The commitment was announced amid nationwide protests against racial injustice following George Floyd’s death.
Michael Jordan Makes Massive Financial Pledge to Black Lives Matter Movement
Michael Jordan and his uber-successful Jordan Brand have pledged to donate $100 million over the next 10 years to the Black Lives Matter movement.
IMF halves Bangladesh GDP growth forecast with recovery after September
The International Monetary Fund has halved the GDP growth forecast for Bangladesh in 2019-20 with economic activities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the second half of the fiscal year.
ADB expands trade finance program to support Bangladesh’s private sector
The TFP will work with 12 partner banks in Bangladesh to mobilize private sector capital and fill market gaps by providing guarantees and loans to support trade …
COVID-19:Pakistan Finance Ministry reveals 3 million jobs have been lost
Pakistan’s Finance Ministry on Friday in a written reply to the query of a member of the Senate revealed these figures which are based on the first phase of a survey by the ministry to gauge impact of …
3 million job loses expected in Pakistan due to COVID-19 outbreak
Islamabad, Jun 5 (PTI) Cash-strapped Pakistan is expected to record around 3 million jobs loses due to the coronavirus outbreak, the finance ministry told the country’s Senate on Friday.
Interactive: The multilaterals funding the COVID-19 response in Southeast Asia and Pacific
As countries in Asia slip into a pandemic-induced recession, multilateral institutions have proven crucial in mobilizing and channeling funds to support the COVID-19 response. Devex Analytics takes a …
The British Embassy Ashgabat opens its call for project proposals
The Embassy will provide funding up to $50,000 per project for project ideas that support activities related to Turkmenistan’s national plan to prevent COVID-19.
Turkmenistan, Russia discuss co-op within int’l organizations
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5 By Jeila Aliyeva – Trend: Russia and Turkmenistan have discussed cooperation within the framework of international organizations, in particular the UN, OSCE and others online, …
WFP provides take-home food rations to schoolchildren in Tajikistan as part of its response to coronavirus crisis
English News and Press Release on Tajikistan about Education, Food and Nutrition, Children and Epidemic; published on 05 Jun 2020 by WFP …