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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023: ACCELERATING EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, we at the World Bank Group will celebrate women’s achievements and contributions
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IMF BOARD POISED TO APPROVE $2.9 BLN SRI LANKA BAILOUT ON MARCH 20
Reuters – March 7, 2023 The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said Sri Lanka has secured financing assurances from all major bilateral creditors, paving the way for the IMF board…
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GLOBAL OUTLOOK: DEMOCRACY INDEX 2022
EIU – March 2, 2023 The results from the Democracy Index 2022: the good, the bad and the ugly news. The good news is that the global score improved for the…
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THE BEST ISLANDS IN THE WORLD: 2022 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Condé Nast Traveller - 25 October 2022 Islands can be enchanted and secret, as well as safe havens to hunker down on. They can also be fragile – look at Boracay…
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WORLD BANK’S IFC TO PROVIDE SRI LANKA WITH $400 MILLION FINANCING
The Hindu – February 27, 2023 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, said it will provide Sri Lanka with a $400 million cross-currency swap facility to help…
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SRI LANKA’S CRISIS OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESET ITS DEVELOPMENT MODEL
World Bank Blogs - February 27, 2023Sri Lanka is at a critical moment in its history. Years of economic mismanagement, weak governance, poor policy choices, and the impacts of external shocks…
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‘MALL OF THE METAVERSE’: DUBAI ANNOUNCES FIRST VIRTUAL SHOPPING CENTRE
Khaleej Times – 4 February 2023 Dubai’s first virtual mall has been announced. The Mall of the Metaverse will represent Majid Al Futtaim in Decentraland, one of the most advanced…
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TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES DEATH TOLL PASSES 20,000, WORSE THAN THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
CBS News – FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more…
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CHILDREN PULLED FROM RUBBLE AS TURKEY-SYRIA QUAKE TOLL TOPS 8,300
Barrons – February 7, 2023 Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter’s hand have laid bare the human cost of…
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DRIVERLESS BUSES ARE ARRIVING SOON IN THESE 3 EUROPEAN CITIES
The project has a budget of almost $60 million over the course of four years and in 2025, 45 driverless electric minibuses will be programmed to run for a year
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