A global manufacturer of condoms is warning that rising costs and disruptions caused by the conflict in Iran could soon push retail
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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The REIT’s renewed focus on the needs of the communities where its properties operate is paying big dividends for stores, shoppers and the company itself.
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In only his fifth NASCAR Cup Series season, Chase Elliott is proving himself a road course master, easily besting the field Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval and more importantly, the 24-year old continues to establish himself as a perennial championship contender.
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Problems with dangerous and unauthorised parking at a popular country park could soon be a thing of the past after workers from a nearby Highways England improvements scheme stepped in to help.
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The government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions, the Chancellor announced today.
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Amid escalating hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights appealed on Friday for an urgent ceasefire and for greater protection to be given to those caught up in the violence.
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