Still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in all EU countries
In the context of the first European Gender Equality Week, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) released its 2020 Gender Equality Index this...
Workshop teaches financial institutions and SMEs how to attract climate funding
The Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank, in partnership with climate change consultancy Natural Eco Capital, recently organized two...
AIIB Support Helps Keep Russia’s Railways on Track
To help alleviate the temporary liquidity constraints caused by the decline of long-haul passenger transportation and deferred client payments against the backdrop of the...
Vast majority of crimes against journalists yet to be resolved: UNESCO
Even though 2020 saw a “slight decrease” in the rate of impunity for crimes against journalists, 87 per cent of such cases worldwide were...
EU provides €100 million to Mozambique for education, health and social protection
The European Commission and the Government of Mozambique have today signed a budget support programme worth €100 million to respond to the socio-economic impacts...
OECD announces candidates for next Secretary-General
The OECD today issued an official list of candidates nominated by Member countries for the position of Secretary-General of the Organisation. The OECD Council...
ADB Ramps Up Support for Renewable Energy in Maldives
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $7.74 million concessional loan and a $2.73 million project grant to scale up the ongoing project,...
Europe’s nature under threat as world suffers worst year on record for forest fires
The Joint Research Centre of the Commission presented the 20th edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and...
COVID-19: Remittance Flows to Shrink 14% by 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis continues to spread, the amount of money migrant workers send home is projected to decline 14 percent...
First FIN-SMART Roundtable on Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport
More than 50 leaders from the financial, public and private sectors participated in the first “Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport (FIN-SMART) Roundtable” on 27 October....