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13 Aug 18
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
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13 Aug 18
Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a $510m financing agreement to enhance secondary education, potentially benefiting 13 million students.
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13 Aug 18
India is helping Afghanistan with a number of projects to boost development and improve capacity building, education, healthcare and governance.
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13 Aug 18
The UK is committed to helping Sudan become a more stable economy with new humanitarian aid, a minister has announced.
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8 Aug 18
Colombia has secured international financing for the development of a $4.3bn metro in the capital.
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7 Aug 18
The World Bank needs to give more practical help on the ground in Afghanistan to implement “badly needed” reforms, a former government official has told PF International.
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6 Aug 18
The G20 has come up with a plan to develop an ‘infrastructure asset class’ to boost global infrastructure. But this is wrong and the focus should be on investing more public money into...
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1 Aug 18
India and Germany have today signed an agreement for €653.7m to continue their partnership with a focus on improving urban development and renewable energy around the world.
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1 Aug 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved more than $375m made up of a loan and grants to help Bangladesh provide electricity to all its citizens.
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27 Jul 18
Brussels has pledged to give €500m to a German scheme that supports railway companies which invest in clean energy.
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27 Jul 18
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with Sudan that will grant the country $41m to modernise its agricultural system.
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27 Jul 18
The World Bank is providing $90m to boost the economic welfare of the Palestinian people, it has announced.
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26 Jul 18
The Asian Development Bank has set out its long-term vision to bolster inclusive and sustainable growth and reduce inequalities across the region.
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25 Jul 18
The US has pledged to give an additional $170m in humanitarian assistance to refugees in Ethiopia.
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24 Jul 18
Rwanda has signed loan agreements worth more than $300m with China and India to fund road building and develop irrigation, officials have said.
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24 Jul 18
Sri Lanka’s president will accept an unconditional $295m “gift” to his country from China despite having formerly suspended Chinese-backed projects over corruption fears.
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19 Jul 18
Kenya’s flagship Chinese-funded railway project has registered losses of $100m in its first year of operation.
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19 Jul 18
Growth in Asia and the Pacific’s developing economies remains stable despite rising trade tensions, an Asian Development Bank report has revealed.
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18 Jul 18
A lack of health care funding is leaving nearly one million people in Iraq without access to basic services, the World Health Organization has said.
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18 Jul 18
The UK is threatening to block aid money to European Union projects after Brexit if Brussels excludes British aid agencies from its work.
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17 Jul 18
Pakistan’s plans to deal with natural disasters are being reinforced by the Swiss Embassy in the country and the Asian Development Bank.
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13 Jul 18
While there is a desire to continue providing international aid, it is important the EU and UK do not reduce their Official Development Assistance because of Brexit, say campaigners Nasim Salad and...
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13 Jul 18
China’s president Xi Jinping has pledged $20bn in loans and $1.6bn in aid to countries in the Middle East to revive economic growth.
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10 Jul 18
The European Commission has approved €90.5m to improve border management and the protection of migrants in North Africa.
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9 Jul 18
The World Bank has approved a $40m grant to improve basic services and social security in Benin.