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When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the official sector responded by implementing support measures and adopting expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Prudential authorities provided regulatory relief
in various ways,2 with the aim of maintaining an adequate flow of credit to the real economy, while preserving financial stability.
The EU bank’s total lending to Polish cities has reached more than PLN2 billion since January and new operations are in the pipeline
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EIB signs €30 million agreement with Asper Investment Management for its Dorothea investment vehicle, which will acquire and build at least four district heating projects in the Netherlands.
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a CZK 1.3 billion loan (equivalent to €48 million) with Středočeský kraj, the Region of Central Bohemia in Czech Republic, to improve healthcare, transport, social care and education infrastructures, as well as to increase energy efficiency of public buildings.
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €50 million to the Autonomous Community of Navarre to strengthen its capacity to respond to the COVID-19 health crisis. The EU bank financing will enable the Spanish region to adapt its healthcare infrastructure to meet the additional costs generated by the pandemic.
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In application of the term sheet of the Debt service suspension Initiative (DSSI) also endorsed by the G20, the Paris Club recognized that the Republic of Madagascar is eligible to benefit from the initiative.
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The second round of formal negotiations for a multilateral agreement on investment facilitation for development, held on 8-9 October 2020, showed a high level of engagement by participating members who found significant common ground to advance in line with the agreed agenda. Participating members — currently 105 — engaged in a constructive discussion with a
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Latin America and Caribbean is the region hardest hit by the COVID-19 Pandemic, casting a spotlight on the need to protect the population while putting economies back on track. This will require a combination of public health measures and economic management, according to a new World Bank Report.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is not just impacting health, livelihoods, and economies. It has demonstrated—with deadly effect—that national borders offer little protection against some calamities. The pandemic has underscored the deep connections between economic systems, human health, and global well-being. And it has focused our efforts on building systems in countries that will better protect all
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In response to an urgent need for greater debt transparency, the latest edition of the International Debt Statistics (IDS) report provides more detailed and more disaggregated data on external debt than ever before in its nearly 70-year history—including breakdowns of what each borrowing country owes to official and private creditors in each creditor country, and
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