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Corals and coral reefs are found around the islands and atolls of the Pacific. In Vanuatu, the government, with the support of SPC, implemented a coral reef climate change adaptation project based on coral gardening. Photo credit: SPC by Catherine Wilson (sydney) Saturday, November 05, 2022 Inter Press Service Sydney, Nov …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reacted to the claim by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, that her ministry was not informed of the redesign N200, N500, and N1,000 denominations of the country’s currencies carried out by the Central Bank of Nigeria.   Recall …

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National planning, Zainab Ahmed, has distanced herself from plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria to redesign some of Naira notes.   Recall that on Wednesday, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced that the bank will be redesigning the N200, N500 and N1000 denominations …

UK Chancellor and Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked by British Prime Minister Liz Truss.   He was fired over the controversy of his much-criticized economic package.    “British Prime Minister Liz Truss has fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, the BBC reported on Friday, October 14, shortly before …

Dmitry PoshidaevMany UN agencies have a very specific thematic focus: they are dealing with women, children, health care, or other important issues. However, the UNCDF can get engaged in a variety of various thematic areas, provided that there is a financial solution that can be used to address a specific …

A Narc-Kenya MCA aspirant for Muthara Ward (Meru county), Benson Thuranira has been arrested by the police in Nakuru community of Kenya for allegedly robbing an M-Pesa shop (a mobile money shop).    Thuranira was arrested on Thursday afternoon, May 26, following a tip-off from the members of the public.   …

Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning has suspended Ahmed Idris, the accountant general of the federation indefinitely.    In a letter dated May 18, 2022 and issued two days after his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N80 billion fraud, Ahmed said the suspension “without pay” …

A rainy day in the camps under COVID-19 lock-down, Maina IDP camp, Kachin, Myanmar. Credit: UNICEF/UNI358777/Oo. Opinion by Navid Hanif (united nations) Monday, April 18, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (IPS) – As the world is rocked by a confluence of crises, the global economic outlook for 2022 …

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