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1 Mar 22
Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine has led to yet more sanctions and financial assistance for the embattled Kiev authorities, with huge economic impacts predicted.
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25 Feb 22
The Bank of Russia has taken emergency measures in the face of tumbling Russian currency and asset values, which fell after president Vladimir Putin announced troops were invading Ukraine and Western...
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16 Feb 22
Afghanistan’s central bank has criticised the US for planning to use $7bn of its assets that Washington froze last year, saying they are owned by the people and would not have been used by the...
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14 Jan 22
Kazakhstan’s president announced he will set up a public fund to help improve the lives of the country’s poor in the wake of recent violent unrest.
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11 Jan 22
United Nations agencies are asking donors for a record sum of aid to help people in Afghanistan through a political and economic crisis.
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25 Aug 21
The World Bank has stopped funding aid programmes in Afghanistan in light of the Taliban taking control of the country.
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29 Jul 21
US troops are leaving Afghanistan with poor growth prospects amid increasing violence and the devastating impact of Covid-19, a watchdog has said.
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21 Apr 21
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking more than $4bn in damages from Uganda, whose military spent five years in conflict in the neighbouring country.
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15 Oct 20
The South Sudanese government is preparing to take out a loan to inject money “into the market”, hoping to fight rampant inflation plaguing the economy.
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24 Jan 20
Improving security in the Central African Republic provides the war-torn country with an opportunity to stabilise its economy and boost growth, according to the World Bank.
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10 Jan 20
A flagship UK government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
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6 Nov 19
Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
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31 Oct 19
The increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong in recent months have resulted in its economy falling into its first recession in a decade, the government announced today.
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23 Oct 19
Somalia is progressing with economic reforms and hopes to have its debts wiped soon, the country’s finance minister has said.
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7 May 19
The impact of conflict on fragile states has become the new development frontier, according to the World Bank.
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26 Apr 19
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that more than £11m of public funds have been spent by the UK in legal fees relating to the rendition of the Libyan dissident Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his...
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28 Feb 19
Countries in central Asia should work together to minimise the impact natural disasters have on their budgets and finances, a forum has heard.
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25 Feb 19
The UK government is to provide an additional £200m of aid to Yemen, where millions of people are suffering in what has been called the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”.
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20 Feb 19
Brazil and the US will deliver humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border by the end of the week, a spokesperson from the Latin American country has said.
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15 Feb 19
The UK has donated £6.5m to deliver medicines and clean water to people affected by the crisis in Venezuela.
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15 Feb 19
International donors should make education for Rohingya refugees a priority, leading NGOs said as the UN launched an appeal for hundreds of millions of pounds in aid of the crisis.
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23 Jan 19
The UK is giving £2.5m to support the United Nation’s peace process in the war-torn country of Yemen.
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22 Jan 19
The European Union has announced its highest-ever initial humanitarian budget to tackle conflicts and climate change worldwide.
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15 Oct 18
The European Commission will provide €100m to the Somali budget over the next two and a half years to support reforms in the country and strengthen government institutions.
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7 Sep 18
Africa’s troubled Lake Chad region is to receive $2.5bn to help tackle extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict.
1 Mar 22Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine has led to yet more sanctions and financial assistance for the embattled Kiev authorities, with huge economic impacts predicted.
16 Feb 22Afghanistan’s central bank has criticised the US for planning to use $7bn of its assets that Washington froze last year, saying they are owned by the people and would not have been used by the...
14 Jan 22Kazakhstan’s president announced he will set up a public fund to help improve the lives of the country’s poor in the wake of recent violent unrest.
11 Jan 22United Nations agencies are asking donors for a record sum of aid to help people in Afghanistan through a political and economic crisis.
21 Apr 21The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking more than $4bn in damages from Uganda, whose military spent five years in conflict in the neighbouring country.
15 Oct 20The South Sudanese government is preparing to take out a loan to inject money “into the market”, hoping to fight rampant inflation plaguing the economy.
24 Jan 20Improving security in the Central African Republic provides the war-torn country with an opportunity to stabilise its economy and boost growth, according to the World Bank.
10 Jan 20A flagship UK government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
6 Nov 19Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
31 Oct 19The increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong in recent months have resulted in its economy falling into its first recession in a decade, the government announced today.
23 Oct 19Somalia is progressing with economic reforms and hopes to have its debts wiped soon, the country’s finance minister has said.
7 May 19The impact of conflict on fragile states has become the new development frontier, according to the World Bank.
26 Apr 19A Freedom of Information request has revealed that more than £11m of public funds have been spent by the UK in legal fees relating to the rendition of the Libyan dissident Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his...
25 Feb 19The UK government is to provide an additional £200m of aid to Yemen, where millions of people are suffering in what has been called the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”.
20 Feb 19Brazil and the US will deliver humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border by the end of the week, a spokesperson from the Latin American country has said.
15 Feb 19International donors should make education for Rohingya refugees a priority, leading NGOs said as the UN launched an appeal for hundreds of millions of pounds in aid of the crisis.
22 Jan 19The European Union has announced its highest-ever initial humanitarian budget to tackle conflicts and climate change worldwide.
15 Oct 18The European Commission will provide €100m to the Somali budget over the next two and a half years to support reforms in the country and strengthen government institutions.
7 Sep 18Africa’s troubled Lake Chad region is to receive $2.5bn to help tackle extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict.
