European Commission and European Investment Fund launch €75 million BlueInvest Fund
The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund,
part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), to launch the BlueInvest Fund
today. During the...
‘Spectre of poverty’ hangs over tribes and indigenous groups
Indigenous and tribal communities are around three times more likely to
face extreme poverty than others with women “consistently at the bottom of all
social and...
AI Will Transform Financial Services Industry within Two Years
A new survey released by the World Economic Forum and the Cambridge
Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) finds nearly two-thirds (64%) of
financial services leaders expect...
EPIC approach to sustainability and climate resilience to expand across Africa
Representatives from 22 African cities are visiting Durban to receive
training on a pioneering initiative that matches real-world challenges in
cities with local university students. The...
Belgium: Keep up reforms to increase employment and productivity growth
Belgium’s tax, labour, pension and
education reforms have improved the potential for stronger, sustainable and
inclusive growth over the long term. Keeping up this momentum on...
Creating energy and fighting waste in Yemen
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is considered to be among the worst in
the world. In 2019, 80 per cent of Yemen’s people were in...
Future EU-UK relations: Next steps
The UK leaving the EU is not the end of cooperation. Soon talks will start
to determine how the two will work together on anything...
The UK’s Struggle to Find Skilled Workers Due to Brexit
If you are a
worker in the UK and are looking to change job, now may be the right time to
polish your CV and start...
Redistribution of seats in the European Parliament after Brexit
As of 1 February, the number and distribution of seats in the Parliament
changes following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
From 1 February, the...
Security Council renews Central African Republic arms embargo
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed the arms
embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR) and
extended the mandate of the expert
panel assisting its sanctions committee for the country.
Thirteen of the 15 Council members voted in favour...