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BANK OF ENGLAND TELLS LENDERS TO BRACE FOR ECONOMIC STORM
Reuters - July 5, 2022 The Bank of England warned on Tuesday that the economic outlook for Britain and the world had darkened and told banks to ramp up capital buffers…
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CRISIS-HIT SRI LANKA OFFERS FUEL QUOTAS TO FIRMS WHICH CAN PAY IN DOLLARS
Business Standard - July 5, 2022 Bankrupt Sri Lanka is offering a guaranteed fuel quota to any company that can pay in dollars. Potential purchasers must pay as much as a month in advance to…
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HOW AUTONOMOUS MOBILE CLINICS CAN TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
World Economic Forum - July 1, 2022 At least half the world's population lacks access to essential health services and up to a third will remain underserved by 2030. Autonomous mobile…
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INDIA FORCED TO SHIP IN GASOLINE, DIESEL AS SHORTAGES FLARE UP
The Times of India - June 29, 2022 Global energy markets that have thrown up plenty of anomalies in 2022 as flows get rerouted and prices jump just saw a fresh…
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WFP SRI LANKA: SITUATION REPORT 22 JUNE 2022
ReliefWeb - 22 June, 2022 In Numbers 5.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 4.9 million people food insecure 1.7 million people targeted in the Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan…
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EURO ZONE INFLATION HITS RECORD 8.6% AS THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK PREPARES FOR ITS FIRST RATE HIKE IN 11 YEARS
CNBC - 1 July, 2022 Euro zone inflation reached a new record high in June just ahead of the European Central Bank’s first rate increase in 11 years. Headline inflation came in at…
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SRI LANKAN SPRINTER BECOMES FIRST SOUTH ASIAN TO BREAK 10-SECOND BARRIER
The Daily Star - July 3, 2022 Sri Lanka's Yupun Abeykoon became the first sprinter from South Asia to clock sub-10 seconds in men's 100m sprint when he blazed to victory…
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RECORD $82 BILLION DEALMAKING SPREE SEES INDIA DEFY GLOBAL SLUMP
The Times of India - June 28, 2022 Bankers in India recorded their best-ever quarter for mergers and while dealmaking elsewhere slows to a crawl. India saw $82.3 billion pending…
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STAGFLATIONARY GLOBAL DEBT CRISIS LOOMS – AND THINGS WILL GET MUCH WORSE
The Guardian - 30 June 2022 The global financial and economic outlook for the year ahead has soured rapidly in recent months, with policymakers, investors and households now asking how much…
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IMF-SRI LANKA BAILOUT TALKS END WITHOUT A DEAL
The International Monetary Fund has ended talks with Sri Lanka, failing to conclude a deal for a bailout package for the near-bankrupt nation after 10 days.
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