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World Bank’s Kabul-based staff evacuated to Pakistan-internal memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank Group's Kabul-based staff and their immediate families have been safely evacuated to Islamabad, according...
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IMF blocks Afghanistan’s access to SDR reserves over lack of clarity on government
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it suspended Afghanistan's access to IMF resources, including...
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IMF suspends Afghanistan’s access to Fund resources over lack of clarity on government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Afghanistan will not be able to access IMF resources,...
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Analysis-Afghan central bank’s $10 billion stash mostly out of Taliban’s reach
By Karin Strohecker, Simon Lewis and David Lawder LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, but it...
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Now in charge, Tunisian president faces looming fiscal crisis
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - At the Sidi Bahri market in Tunis, shoppers were pleased with...
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Analysis-Taliban gains give investors cause for concern beyond Afghanistan
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The Taliban's rapid advance towards Kabul is not only causing concern about Afghanistan's future...
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IMF keeping ‘close watch’ on Belarus after calls to limit reserve funds for country
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it was monitoring the situation in...
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Ukraine expects next IMF tranche after meeting conditions -president
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine expects to receive a second payment from its $5...
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‘Sooner the better’: Argentina says talks with IMF on track
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Talks between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are advancing, the Argentine representative to the...
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Ukraine president vetoes law on judges qualification commission
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president on Thursday asked parliament to amend a recently approved law that would re-establish a special...
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French envoy slams Lebanon PM for shifting blame on economic collapse
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The French ambassador has rebuked Lebanon's prime minister for saying the country is under siege and blamed years...
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El Salvador’s Bukele seeks 20% minimum wage hike, orders food handouts
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Thursday requested a minimum wage hike of 20% from August, citing...
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Ukraine’s assembly backs law to rein in oligarchs in first reading
KYIV (Reuters) - A draft law which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says will help curb the influence of oligarchs who have...
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Ukrainian parliament approves judicial reforms
KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian parliament approved a draft law on Tuesday that would re-establish a special commission on appointing judges,...
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IMF says Africa urgently needs vaccines to halt repeated COVID waves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - COVID-19 infections in Africa will likely exceed previous peaks within days, underscoring an urgent need to accelerate...
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Sudan to cut government spending, increase social spending
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan will cut its government spending and increase social spending, the cabinet said on Saturday, after completing...
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