ADB, XacBank Sign Private Sector Loan to Support MSMEs in Mongolia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and XacBank signed today a $30 million
A loan agreement—as part of a financing package which includes cofinanciers—to
support expansion of...
Managing forests with community participation in Kenya
“It’s always better to involve us,” says
Kibarisho Leintoi, a 36-year-old Masai mother of eight children. “Even though I
cannot read or write, I know what...
Consumers and businesses to save money thanks to new EU cross-border payments rules
As of today, consumers and businesses in
non-eurozone Member States will enjoy cheaper cross-border payments in euro.
New EU rules will ensure that all cross-border payments...
SDG 7: Win-Win for Ending Energy Poverty and Protecting the Climate
In 2015, the climate and development agendas crossed paths with the
adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and the Paris Agreement.
While climate change...
AIIB Invests USD500M to Support Turkey’s Urban and Energy Infrastructure
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors
recently approved two investment projects in Turkey totaling USD500 million.
These projects will help the country advance...
UNECE and FAO support ecosystem restoration in Eastern and South-East Europe
Countries in Eastern and South-East Europe
need to develop viable solutions and goals for forest landscape restoration, as
well as learn how to tap into the...
Sharp rise in women-owned businesses in Central America
The share of women-owned businesses in
Central America rose by almost 60 per cent (from 13.9 to 24.5 per cent) between
1991 and 2018, according to...
UN: New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’
A new law in India which expedites citizenship for certain
religious minorities has been criticized by the UN human rights office for
being “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.”
The...
India and IEA hold workshop on EV charging infrastructure
The IEA, together with the India Bureau of Energy Efficiency and the Electric
Vehicles Initiative, held a high-level workshop on policy
frameworks to deploy electric vehicle...
Andaz Brand Debuts in Dubai With the Opening of Andaz Dubai The Palm
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today the official opening of Andaz Dubai The Palm. Joining Andaz hotels in top destinations around the world, such as
Amsterdam, London,...