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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, released today the fifth edition of its Annual Development

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) ([www.ITFC-idb.org](http://www.itfc-idb.org/)), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, released today the fifth edition of its Annual Development Effectiveness Report titled ‘Embracing disruption to build back better’, addressing the overwhelming disruptive impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the world. The report highlights… Read more on https://itfc.africa-newsroom.com/press/international-islamic-trade-finance-c...

Date Time World Bank Appoints New Regional Director for Central Asia The World Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Tatiana Proskuryakova as the World Bank’s new Regional Director for Central Asia. Based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Ms. Proskuryakova will oversee a dynamic portfolio comprising over 80 projects totaling over $10 billion. The Central Asia program is one of the World Bank’s biggest portfolios in terms of the number of projects and the volume of commitments. Ms. Proskur...

ADBs Private Sector Operations Deliver Crucial Support for Region’s COVID-19 Response in 2020 News Release | 4 May 2021 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (4 May 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed nearly $2.9 billion in 2020 for private sector operations to help companies, employees and poor communities across the region manage the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to ADB’s Private Sector Operations in 2020 – Report on Development Effectiveness. ADB co...

FMD   Angel Gurría is  Secretary-General of the OECD. Gurría came to the OECD following a career in public service, including two ministerial posts. As Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998 and Mexico’s Minister of Finance and Public Credit from 1998 to 2000. As OECD Secretary-General, since June 2006, he has reinforced the OECDs role as a “hub” for global dialogue and debate on economic policy issues while pursuing internal modernisation and reform. Under his leade...

  “Everyone is trying to apply the human rights lens. But unfortunately on key matters of equity, a lot many communities right now are in the rear-view mirror and not being observed through the lens of equity and human rights. This pandemic is uneven around the world and uneven in its impact. It has peeled away the bandages from old wounds of our society and it has also revealed and driven new equities. We are not doing a good job in ensuring that the basic human rights approaches are being ...

UNDP and EY kicked off the global segment of the ‘Istanbul Innovation Days’ (IID) with a collaborative online dialogue to explore the role of stakeholders in politics, business and society for the transition to an inclusive and sustainable future.

Contact 617-495-1161 ​Veronica Zavala MPA 1995 of the Inter-American Development Bank will be available to discuss working at the bank and new realities in international development work post-COVID19 in this small group career chat. Please come with questions! About Veronica:Verónica Zavala is manager of the IDB’s Department for the countries of Central America, Haiti, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic. She also serves as the Bank´s Country Representative in ...

Monday, 1 February 2021, 5:24 pm “We call on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to launch an investigation on the trumped-up case and shoot-to-kill order against Windel Bolinget, an Igorot leader and human rights defender belonging to the Bontok-Kankaey Indigenous People (IP) known for actively defending IP lands and communities against rampant plunder and militarization,” International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) said in a statement. On Mo...