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Vietnam's prime minister appears to have survived a leadership challenge this week over his handling of the poorly-performing economy.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Japan have launched a three-year project to improve external sector statistics in Asia and Pacific countries.

Burkina Faso and Cameroon have joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. As 112th and 113th members of the Global Forum they will participate in the peer review process which encourages all countries to adopt effective exchange of information in tax matters.

Demonstrators started a fire outside the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon Monday night, protesting government plans to increase austerity measures.

“This special event was the first of its kind and participants discussed the implications and possible policy responses to a number of global adverse shocks and, in that context, the benefits of financial sector deepening.

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and South Korea's Minister of Strategy and Finance Jaewan Bahk at signing ceremony announcing a new World Bank Group office in Korea and a $90 million joint World Bank-Korea financial facility to support developing countries.

A view of one of many bridges over the Danube River connecting the two sides, Buda and Pest, of Hungarian capital, Budapest.

Protest against oil exploration in Virunga National Park at Total annual meeting in Paris.

"Long-distance animal transport causes suffering to animals and increases costs for consumers. Unlike the Commission, we believe that animal transport requires immediate action, in particular to reduce the numbers of animals transported and transport times", said rapporteur, Janusz Wojciechowski (ECR, PL).

"The EU's trade policy needs a game-changer: a free trade agreement with Japan. The huge untapped trade potential could boost the EU's GDP, create jobs and increase exports. That is why I recommend launching negotiations.