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Paving the Way for Sustainable and Inclusive Finance to Support a Resilient Recovery in Malaysia

New sustainable and inclusive finance solutions that Malaysia and other developing countries are tapping into to support a resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be the focus of a week-long finance event jointly organized by Bank Negara...

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Nigeria and WFP pioneer use of rickshaws and boats to get food and cash to coronavirus-affected city hotspots

The Nigerian Government and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched a cash and food assistance programme in the three urban COVID-19 hotspots of Abuja, Kano and Lagos. The Government has released 2,000 metric tons of food from its...

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Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanization for people and planet

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A view of the city of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

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EU, Germany Discuss Future Relations with Britain

Germany’s foreign minister met with the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Monday to discuss the future relations of the 27-member group with Britain after a transition period ends on December 31, 2020.

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