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11 Feb 21
The Philippines hopes to secure $23.7bn in financing from external sources in 2021, to bridge its budget deficit and provide funds for “priority projects”, the Department of Finance has said.
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18 Mar 20
Chad is paying back a $100m loan from Angola with thousands of cattle, the Angolan state-run newspaper has reported.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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20 May 19
The Pacific Games will help Samoa record robust growth this year as tourism boosts the economy of the small island state.
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21 Aug 18
China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
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17 Jan 18
The Asian Development Bank’s co-financing approvals went down to $9.5bn in 2017 as a result of a delay in expected projects, according to preliminary figures.
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19 Dec 16
Ukraine is to nationalise its largest lender, PrivatBank, in order to prevent a potential financial system meltdown triggered by the collapse of an institution deemed too big to fail.