The United Nations and the OECD warned on Monday that the goal of eradicating world hunger by 2030, one of the major sustainable development goals set by the UN, is unlikely to be achieved due to the effects of the current pandemic
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World Bank Makes 4 Billion More Available for Vaccination in Africa
The World Bank announced Thursday that it will provide $4 billion to more than 50 developing countries, half of them in Africa, for the distribution of covid-19 vaccines
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Number of millionaires grows 6.3% worldwide. How does it look for the wealth managers?
Capgemini's World Wealth Report (WWR) 2021 shows that the number of millionaires (or high-net-worth individuals|HNWI) increased by 6.3% worldwide
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Lusophone countries exported 3.8% less to Macau until May
Portuguese-speaking countries exported 3.8% less to Macau in the first five months of the year, compared to the same period in 2020, the Statistics and Census Bureau announced Tuesday
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Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Tuesday sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison for refusing to appear before an anti-corruption commission
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World Bank raises china's economic growth outlook to 8.51TP2Q
The World Bank on Tuesday raised its forecast for Chinese economic growth this year from 8.1% to 8.5% and said a full recovery requires progress on vaccination against the new coronavirus
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African bank wants to deploy 'New Capital' from the IMF in Africa
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) argued last week that the bank should redistribute the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) because it could leverage it four or five times
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South Africa with tight restrictions to contain Delta variant
South Africa has moved to level four restrictions for 14 days as of this Monday. In a communication to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned of the spread and devastation caused by the Delta variant
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Children suffer most from worsening pandemic in Africa
Only 1.5% of the vaccines administered so far, worldwide, have been given in countries on the African continent
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Oxford and AstraZeneca test vaccine against South African variant
Oxford University and AstraZeneca have begun testing in volunteers a vaccine against the Beta variant of the new coronavirus, detected in South Africa