The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $100 million grant to help the Government of Afghanistan respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Gojek, formally known as PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa, today signed a collaboration agreement to conduct joint research on the impact of digitization and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the operations and development of Indonesia’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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Joint venture Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (BFDA) to produce and distribute Mercedes-Benz trucks in China
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The European Commission has approved German plans to set up a scheme under which the German federal and regional authorities can invest through debt and equity instruments in enterprises affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework.
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Invest-NL and European Investment Fund (EIF) sign an agreement under “InnovFin SME Guarantee Facility” to unlock up to €66 million in SME-lending.
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The ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is celebrating its twenty-fifth launch anniversary.
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There is “a deep sense of worry about the grim realities” of life faced by those living in occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN chief said on Tuesday, pointing to the “diminishing prospects of resolving the conflict” with Israel, that has been with the UN since its creation 75 years ago.
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Almost a quarter of a million people have died in Yemen’s war, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on its website on Tuesday, confirming the huge toll from a conflict that has ravaged Yemen’s economy and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the impact of the contemporary forms of slavery, underscoring that such abhorrent practices have no space in the twenty-first century.
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Atlantic Housing Foundation – a non-profit operator of affordable housing communities in Savannah, Georgia – has paid $3,920 in back wages.
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