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Donors eye Dec. 10 decision on shifting frozen funds for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have agreed to decide about a transfer...
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U.N. seeks record $41 billion for aid to hotspots led by Afghanistan, Ethiopia
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for a record $41 billion to provide life-saving...
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Exclusive-World Bank backs using $280 million in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan
By Arshad Mohammed and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's board has backed transferring $280 million from a...
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Exclusive-World Bank works to redirect frozen funds to Afghanistan for humanitarian aid only -sources
By Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank is finalizing a proposal to deliver up to $500 million...
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U.S. Treasury’s Adeyemo, Qatari leaders discussed Afghanistan humanitarian needs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo and senior Qatari leaders this week discussed their shared interest in...
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World Bank aims to replace canceled ‘Doing Business’ report in two years
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank plans to unveil in about two years a replacement for its flagship...
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G20 leaders have reached deal on climate language in final communique – source
ROME (Reuters) - The leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have reached an agreement on the wording of...
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World Bank’s Malpass says G20 must speed up work on debt of poor countries
By Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday called on leaders of the Group of...
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‘Just give us our money’: Taliban push to unlock Afghan billions abroad
By John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central...
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G20 wants 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up pandemic task force
By Jan Strupczewski and Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) -Finance and health ministers from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) said...
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Biden criticizes Sudan’s junta, deaths climb in anti-coup protests
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Doina Chiacu KHARTOUM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and United Nations dialled up the pressure on Sudan's...
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China urges World Bank, IMF to help Afghanistan
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the World Bank and International Monetary Fund...
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U.S., Indonesia call for new G20 forum to prepare for next pandemic
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies should create a forum to facilitate global coordination for the...
Read moreSchool children storm Congo parliament over teacher strike
By Stanis Bujakera KINSHASA (Reuters) - Hundreds of school children stormed Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament on Thursday demanding the...
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World Bank seeks $100 billion in donations to address ‘tragic reversals’ in development
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank hopes to raise $100 billion in donations for...
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Analysis-Sudan coup drama lays bare distrust between civilian, military leaders
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) - When Sudanese authorities announced last month that they had averted a...
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Exclusive-Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans -sources
By Robin Emmott, John O'Donnell and Jonathan Landay BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to...
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Exclusive-Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell – document
By John O'Donnell and Rupam Jain FRANKFURT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Afghan central bank ran down most of its U.S. dollar...
Read moreU.S. and Egyptian officials discussed two-state solution, Tunisia, Sudan and more -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other...
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Zambian president to meet IMF, World Bank in Washington
LUSAKA (Reuters) -Zambia's president is due to meet officials at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, his...
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