The European Union (EU) will donate more than 200 million doses of covid-19 vaccine to low-income countries this year, the European Commission announced Thursday, when half of Europeans are already fully vaccinated
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IMF financing for PALOP countries could go up to 45%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced this Thursday that it will increase by 45% the financing limit for low-income countries, among which are most Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa and Timor-Leste
There's a Project wants to help fight school failure in Lusophony
A software program to combat school failure, MAPIE, will be presented on Friday in Marinha Grande, in the Leiria district. The promoter company has the ambition to reach 150 school groups in Portugal and 200 in Brazil by 2022.
"New business creation in the post-pandemic is one of the priorities of the Global Business Fabric"
Five out of ten executives consider new business development as a priority for growth in the post-pandemic
Dubai uses drones to produce artificial rain to combat heat wave
The UAE emirate used drones that released electrical charges into the clouds causing them to group together and form precipitation
Jeff Bezos wants to build space colonies to save the Earth
Jeff Bezos spent about 10 minutes in a rocket and four minutes in a gravity-free environment, but it seems to have been enough to make him dream of life outside of planet Earth
IMF: "Recession would have been three times worse if governments and banks had not acted
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) praises the action of governments and world decision-makers in responding to the crisis, but argues that starting next year it is necessary to focus on reforms for economic growth
Afreximbank raises $8 billion to boost free trade in Africa
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) hopes to raise $8 billion to offset revenue losses some countries will face due to the free trade agreement on the continent
CPLP: "Investment Bank has no legs to stand on
Angolan economist Carlos Rosado de Carvalho "does not believe" in the materialization of an investment bank for the CPLP, defending "urgency" in improving the mobility of people, because the economic actions in the community "work more on a bilateral basis
Meet the most sustainable countries in the world
The United Nations Sustainable Development Report gives the top spot on the podium to Finland. With a score of 85.9 out of 100, it is the country closest to achieving all 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2015
"Economic recovery is almost impossible without more vaccines" - African Union
The African Union's Trade and Industry Commissioner argued this week that economic recovery is virtually impossible without accelerating the vaccination process in Africa, where less than 3% of the population has been immunized
Covid-19: "Delta variant is more worrisome in emerging economies" - Capital Economics
The consultancy Capital Economics said Monday that the rapid spread of the Delta variant of the new coronavirus is more threatening in emerging economies because the rate of immunization is slower, particularly in Africa and Asia