Merkel pledges money, doses to help poorer countries vaccinate

[ad_1] BERLIN, May 21 (Reuters) – Germany has committed a further 100 million euros to the COVAX global vaccine initiative and will directly donate up to 30 million surplus vaccine…

Britain’s Sharma urges nations to back draft COP26 deal

[ad_1] GLASGOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s COP26 president Alok Sharma urged other nations on Saturday to ask themselves not what more they could seek in United Nations climate talks…

Sudan to cut government spending, increase social spending

[ad_1] KHARTOUM, June 26 (Reuters) – Sudan will cut its government spending and increase social spending, the cabinet said on Saturday, after completing a raft of rapid economic reforms this…

U.S. lawmakers ask for meeting on WTO waiver with Merkel during Washington visit

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – Nine Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged Germany to drop its “blockade” of a COVID-19 related waiver of intellectual property rights under global trade…

U.N. Security Council to discuss deadly tanker attack off Oman

[ad_1] NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Britain will raise a deadly tanker attack off the coast of Oman during a closed-door United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday, diplomats…

South Africa’s finance minister rules out recession in 2023

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – South Africa will not fall into recession this year despite a gloomy International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast and a contraction in the last three…

IMF working closely with Suriname authorities, looks for progress in China talks

[ad_1] April 13 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is working closely with Suriname authorities to bring their financing program back, while looking for progress in government talks with China,…

Exclusive: To measure progress on sovereign debt, look to actual deals -World Bank’s Malpass

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday said progress on sovereign debt issues would be measured by actual restructuring deals being agreed for Ghana,…

Ghana needs $1.5 bln financial stability fund to ensure liquidity – finance minister

[ad_1] ACCRA, April 13 (Reuters) – Ghana needs a $1.5 billion financial stability fund to ensure appropriate solvency and liquidity, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Thursday, adding that he…

Analysis: Vaccine bond sales to soar to fund COVID-19 shots for poor countries

[ad_1] LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Socially conscious bond investors will be targeted in a coming wave of vaccine bond deals that will seek to provide billions of dollars for…