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Exclusive-U.N. aims to launch new Afghanistan cash route in February: U.N. note
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations aims to kickstart this month a system to swap millions of...
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U.N. has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but...
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Argentina’s Fernandez set for China, Russia tour after IMF accord
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez will begin an overseas tour on Tuesday including visits to Russia and...
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Dial down the Russian war talk to save our economy, Ukraine tells West
By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president wants weapons and loans at a time of problems...
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Poor nations pay highest debt service in 20 years -campaigners
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Developing countries are paying more to service their debt than at any other time in the past...
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Sri Lanka looking to attract forex through new policies
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka will introduce new laws to attract investments over the next three years while...
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Explainer-Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is facing its most serious financial...
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Sri Lanka’s president asks China to restructure debt repayments
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked China to help restructure debt repayments as part of...
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Lira on four-day skid as Ankara struggles to hold confidence
By Ezgi Erkoyun and Nevzat Devranoglu ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish lira fell as much as 6% on Thursday, extending...
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For struggling Afghan family, the next meal is a matter of faith
By James Mackenzie, Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Ali Khara BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - As winter sets in, Afghan widow Kubra...
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Afghan Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms
KABUL (Reuters) - Senior Taliban officials appealed on Saturday for international help to combat a deepening economic crisis that has...
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A year of war in Ethiopia batters investors and citizens
By Maggie Fick and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018, Ethiopia was...
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Congo an economic ‘bright spot’ in Africa, says IMF chief
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo is a rare "bright spot" in Africa's economic performance as high commodity prices...
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Sudan cut off from $650 million of international funding after coup
By Aidan Lewis, Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan was unable to access $650 million in international...
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Pakistan receives $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan on Saturday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the...
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Islamic countries to meet on Afghanistan crisis on Dec. 19
By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign minister called on Saturday for a fresh effort to stop neighbouring...
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Russia-led fund in talks with Belarus on aid but wants reforms
By Andrey Ostroukh and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russia-led Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) is in...
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Lira collapse leaves Turks bewildered, opposition angry
By Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Anxious Turks struggled to keep up with a bewildering collapse in...
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In test, U.N. skirts Taliban to pay Afghan health workers
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has paid nearly $8 million in salaries to some 23,500...
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Russia signals not ready to let Afghanistan’s Taliban into U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - No-one is in a hurry to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's government, Russian...
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