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After COVID-19 crisis countries face significant fiscal challenges

Governments have taken unprecedented fiscal action in response to the COVID-19 crisis, but countries will need to support economic recovery in the face of...

D(air) to dream of a cleaner future for your city

In 2019, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) made recommendations for Kazakhstan to improve how it raises awareness on...

First International Day for Clean Air calls for decisive global action to beat air pollution

With extreme air pollution events on the rise, global efforts to reduce pollution and its effects will receive an advocacy boost when, for the...

European Green Deal: New initiatives to boost the organic farming sector

The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on its future Action Plan on Organic Farming. This sector will play an important role...

Madagascar: World Bank Provides $75M to Mitigate the Impacts of COVID-19 and Support Recovery

The World Bank Board of Directors recently approved a US$75 million development policy operation for Madagascar to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.   The Madagascar COVID-19 Response Development Policy Financing will help close a financing gap caused by...

OPCW: Alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader a ‘grave concern’

The allegation that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a Cold War-era nerve agent is “a matter of grave concern”, the head...

World Bank Approves $86M to Improve Access to Financial Services for MSMEs in Malawi

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors recently approved an $86 million credit for the Malawi government to increase access to financial services and...

Investment guide for the automotive sector in Colombia

Guide for Investors: Colombian Automotive Industry has been published by ProColombia, the Colombian government’s agency charged with promoting domestic and foreign investments and exports,...

CAR: World Bank Group launches New Country Partnership Framework

Today, the World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework to support the Central African Republic for FY21-FY25.  A $50-million grant from the International Development Association...

Future forward: The entertainment and media industry reconfigures amid recovery

Consumer habits can take a lifetime to learn – but just a lockdown to lose. According to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2020–2024, the...

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