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African Development Bank joins World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDB)s to support trade finance amid COVID-19 crisis

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, multilateral development banks have stepped up their trade finance programs to support essential imports and key exports The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has joined the World Trade Organisation and other multilateral development...

European Travel Bans are counter-productive and hurting the Oil & Gas Sector’s ability to support Africa’s Economic Recovery

Restrictions of visa issuance are de facto preventing a lot of projects to move forward and to successfully contribute to the recovery of the continent The continuation of travel restrictions and suspension of visas and travel between Africa and Europe...

African Development Bank to launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement

The supplement revises the growth projections and outlook for Africa for 2020 and 2021 and highlights the impact of COVID–19 on Africa’s socio-economic landscape The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will launch its African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement in a live...

US farmers scramble for help as COVID-19 scuttles immigrant workforce

Any delays in the harvest could send prices higher The novel coronavirus delayed the arrival of seasonal immigrants who normally help harvest U.S. wheat, leaving farmers to depend on high school students, school bus drivers, laid-off oilfield workers and others to run machines...

Venezuela gold: UK High Court rules against Nicolás Maduro

The UK High Court has ruled against Venezuela's government in a legal battle over access to $1bn (£820m) of gold stored in the Bank of England. It said the UK had "unequivocally recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president",...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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