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IFAD projects helped 123m rural people across the globe in 2020

The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects were able to reach 123 million rural people across the globe in 2020 including Bangladesh, says a report published on Thursday. The organisation stepped up its fight against hunger, poverty and...

Bangladeshis among IMF-predicted 80m more hardcore poor worldwide

An additional 80-million people of low-income countries, including Bangladesh, are...

Covid 'pingdemic' sharply slows UK’s growth

Britain's rapid economic bounce-back from the Covid-19 pandemic slowed sharply...

Natural disasters coupled with virus variant threatening global supply chains

A new worldwide wave of Covid-19. Natural disasters in China...

IMF increases lending limit by 45pc for low-income countries

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has increased normal limits on...

Delta dims global recovery outlook

A drubbing in world equity markets and a huge flight...

ADB lowers developing Asia’s economic growth forecast

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has marginally lowered its economic...

Italy's exports recover to pre-pandemic levels

Italy's exporters have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to two...

World hunger, malnutrition levels worsen dramatically: UN report

World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with...

Hunger kills 11, COVID-19 kills 7 per minute, Oxfam report says

Eleven people die every minute of hunger, according to a...

US set to add more Chinese companies to economic blacklist

The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to...

Disrupted food systems in South Asia led to resilience building policies  

The severe health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Vaccination leads to faster than expected EU economic recovery

The European economy is recovering better than previously expected, thanks...

Indian tycoons face off in race to green energy domination

Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani's $10 billion entry into renewable energy...

Indonesia's forex reserves climb to $137.1 billion in June

Indonesia's foreign exchange reverses rose slightly to 137.1 billion US...

Rural India sinks deeper into debt as pandemic wipes out work

Asha Devi doesn't remember how many meals she has skipped...

Amazon, Tata raise concerns about India's e-commerce rules

Amazon.com Inc and India's Tata Group have warned government officials...

130 countries support global minimum tax of 15pc

Most of the countries negotiating a global overhaul of cross-border...

Canada's real GDP contracted 0.3pc in April

Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.3 per cent...

International tourism may not fully rebound until 2023: UN Report

International tourism arrivals are set to stagnate this year, except...

European Union to invest €200b in green projects

The countries of the European Union (EU) will invest at...

World Bank approves $400m loan to Philippines

The World Bank has approved a 400- million-US dollars loan...

41.0m people worldwide at imminent risk of famine, WFP warns

Some 41 million people worldwide are at imminent risk of...

World Bank lowers Malaysia's growth forecast to 4.5pc

The World Bank has revised down Malaysia's growth projection this...

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