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22 Sep 17
The Swiss National Bank and the National Bank of Belgium have both agreed to lend millions of dollars to support low-income countries, in partnership with the International Monetary Fund.
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22 Sep 17
The Asian Development Bank has approved two loans, totalling $1.1bn, to strengthen Indonesia’s energy sector and promote growth and development.
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20 Sep 17
The Bangladesh government and the Asian Development Bank signed a $200m loan agreement yesterday, to strengthen urban infrastructure, service delivery, and management in Bangladesh’s...
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18 Sep 17
India has started building its new bullet train line, largely funded by a 0.1% interest loan from Japan.
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15 Sep 17
The United Nations has called for governments around the world to end austerity to rebalance global economy and “put people before profits”.
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14 Sep 17
Africa is receiving a declining share of the global official development assistance, advocacy and campaign organisation ONE says.
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14 Sep 17
The world’s six largest multilateral development banks increased their climate financing in developing countries to $27.4bn in 2016, up from $25bn the year before.
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12 Sep 17
A £1.5bn cross-government fund ing developing countries respond to crisis through research and science needs to be more focused, an aid watchdog has said.
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6 Sep 17
Denmark ranks top of the 27 richest countries committed to ing developing nations, followed by Sweden and Finland, according to a think-tank’s latest annual development index.
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5 Sep 17
European Union auditors have praised the first trust fund set up by the EU to assist a developing country.
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31 Aug 17
Ghana is to receive $94.2m from the International Monetary Fund for a programme that aims to restore debt sustainability and macroeconomic stability and foster a return to high growth and job...
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31 Aug 17
Inadequate water supply and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa region around $21bn a year in economic losses, the World Bank has said.
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29 Aug 17
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed the creation of national green financing vehicles to promote environmentally and financially sustainable infrastructure investments.
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24 Aug 17
The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $400m loan to support renovation and electrification work of an urban railway in Argentina.
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24 Aug 17
People are being driven by the effects of drought to flee Central America into the United States, the World Food Programme has said.
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24 Aug 17
The World Bank has denied reports that it was financing a €1bn project to electrify a railway in Iran.
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23 Aug 17
The African Development Bank Group has banned China’s Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) from bidding for contracts for at least a year after a corruption probe.
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22 Aug 17
China’s proposed ’belt and road’ network of surface and sea links to Europe will need measures in place to prevent the spread of epidemics, World Health Organisation director-...
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21 Aug 17
Sri Lanka would be able to meet its current and future electricity demand by use of renewable energy by 2050, according to a joint study by the UN Development Programme and Asian Development Bank.
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21 Aug 17
The World Bank has signed a zero-interest $200m credit with Myanmar to with programmes that include better public debt management, increased tax collection and stronger public finance management.
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21 Aug 17
Africa cannot “develop in the dark”, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has said, explaining the bank’s emphasis on investment in electricity.
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18 Aug 17
The Asian Development Bank and the Green Climate Fund have signed an agreement that will allow the bank to increase its climate financing in developing member countries.
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15 Aug 17
The international community must act now to stop the spread of cholera in war-torn Yemen, the UK’s international development secretary has said.
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15 Aug 17
The Asian Development Bank has issued two types of green bond, raising $1.25bn to finance climate change projects.
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11 Aug 17
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan Bangladesh $200m to strengthen municipal infrastructure, service delivery and governance in 35 localities.
22 Sep 17The Swiss National Bank and the National Bank of Belgium have both agreed to lend millions of dollars to support low-income countries, in partnership with the International Monetary Fund.
22 Sep 17The Asian Development Bank has approved two loans, totalling $1.1bn, to strengthen Indonesia’s energy sector and promote growth and development.
20 Sep 17The Bangladesh government and the Asian Development Bank signed a $200m loan agreement yesterday, to strengthen urban infrastructure, service delivery, and management in Bangladesh’s...
18 Sep 17India has started building its new bullet train line, largely funded by a 0.1% interest loan from Japan.
15 Sep 17The United Nations has called for governments around the world to end austerity to rebalance global economy and “put people before profits”.
14 Sep 17Africa is receiving a declining share of the global official development assistance, advocacy and campaign organisation ONE says.
14 Sep 17The world’s six largest multilateral development banks increased their climate financing in developing countries to $27.4bn in 2016, up from $25bn the year before.
12 Sep 17A £1.5bn cross-government fund ing developing countries respond to crisis through research and science needs to be more focused, an aid watchdog has said.
6 Sep 17Denmark ranks top of the 27 richest countries committed to ing developing nations, followed by Sweden and Finland, according to a think-tank’s latest annual development index.
5 Sep 17European Union auditors have praised the first trust fund set up by the EU to assist a developing country.
31 Aug 17Ghana is to receive $94.2m from the International Monetary Fund for a programme that aims to restore debt sustainability and macroeconomic stability and foster a return to high growth and job...
31 Aug 17Inadequate water supply and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa region around $21bn a year in economic losses, the World Bank has said.
29 Aug 17The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed the creation of national green financing vehicles to promote environmentally and financially sustainable infrastructure investments.
24 Aug 17The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $400m loan to support renovation and electrification work of an urban railway in Argentina.
24 Aug 17People are being driven by the effects of drought to flee Central America into the United States, the World Food Programme has said.
24 Aug 17The World Bank has denied reports that it was financing a €1bn project to electrify a railway in Iran.
23 Aug 17The African Development Bank Group has banned China’s Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) from bidding for contracts for at least a year after a corruption probe.
22 Aug 17China’s proposed ’belt and road’ network of surface and sea links to Europe will need measures in place to prevent the spread of epidemics, World Health Organisation director-...
21 Aug 17The World Bank has signed a zero-interest $200m credit with Myanmar to with programmes that include better public debt management, increased tax collection and stronger public finance management.
21 Aug 17Africa cannot “develop in the dark”, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has said, explaining the bank’s emphasis on investment in electricity.
15 Aug 17The international community must act now to stop the spread of cholera in war-torn Yemen, the UK’s international development secretary has said.
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