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Estonia and Ukraine to Collaborate on Digital ID Development
Estonia and Ukraine have signed a new cooperation agreement in Kyiv focused on fostering an exchange of knowledge in the field of digital transformation.
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- Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Analysis: An Economic Perfect Storm Is Battering Emerging Markets. Debt Crises Loom
The U.S. dollar strengthened to a 20-year high against a collection of foreign currencies this week, spelling more trouble for heavily indebted smaller nations around the world.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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African Development Fund Approves Additional $5.6 Million Grant Funding to Bolster Food Security and Resilience
The funding aims to build the resilience of Mozambique’s food systems in response to the current global food crisis, worsened by the war in Ukraine.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The United States Announces $116 Million in Additional Assistance for Mozambique
USAID will also launch a challenge fund to encourage local agribusinesses to test and expand new business models, develop products, and adopt innovative technologies.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agribusiness, agriculture, crisis, health care, supply chain, WASH
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Fashion Group H&M to Exit Russia Over ‘Impossible’ Situation
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB will start winding down its operations in Russia, having halted all sales in the country in March after Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
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- Entrepreneurship
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Press Release: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and Gazelle Finance Launch Facility to Support Ukrainian Companies Displaced by War
The economic recovery facility will provide technical assistance to Ukrainian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) whose businesses have been negatively impacted by the war.
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- Finance
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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FirstBank Secures $150 Million Afreximbank Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA) To Support Businesses In Nigeria
Afreximbank’s financial support will be accessible to FirstBank customers involved in manufacturing and importing healthcare-related products.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank Approves $474 Million Loan to South Africa for COVID Vaccines
The World Bank has approved a loan of 454.4 million euros ($474.4 million) to help South Africa fund COVID-19 vaccine purchases, the bank and South Africa's National Treasury said in a statement.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- coronavirus, crisis, global finance, health care, loan, vaccines
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