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The first six months of the fiscal year 2020-21 saw very slow implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Bangladesh. Data of the Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Ministry of Planning reveals that during the first six months of the current fiscal year, that is from July to December of 2020, only 23.9 percent has been implemented. This implies

ADP spending drop deepest in 11yrs Star Business Report Star Business Report Development spending has marked its highest drop in absolute terms for the first time in 11 years largely due to the government pulling the brakes on implementation of low priority projects. Behind the scenes, the intent is to contain expenditure in tune with sluggish revenue generation for the Covid-19-induced economic downturn. The expenditure in the first half of fiscal 20...

Dealers to set gas price by end January Thursday 31 December 2020 FILE PHOTO: An NP gas station at the O’Meara Road and Churchill Roosevelt Highway intersection in Arima. NP gas stations will be sold to private owners who will be able to set their own gas prices by the end of January 2021. - ROGER JACOB ENERGY Minister Franklin Khan on Wednesday told Newsday he will initiate a free market in the retail sale of gasoline by the end of January, but not on January 1, 2021 as commonly but wrongly ...

December 23, 2020 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated one individual and four entities for their roles in the fraudulent August 9, 2020, presidential election in Belarus and the subsequent violent crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy protests. These designations, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13405, target individuals and entities who are responsible for, or have participated in, actions or policies that undermine ...

Ghana has finalised her UHC roadmap - GHS Ghana has finalised her Universal Health Coverage (UHC) roadmap with a goal to attaining at least 80 per cent coverage of citizens having access to essential health services. Dr Mrs Alberta Biritwum-Nyarko, the Director of Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division, Ghana Health Service (GHS), explained that the UHC’s key objectives include increased access to better-managed quality primary healthcare services. It also seeks for universal access to i...

Ghana has finalised her UHC roadmap - GHS Ghana has finalised her Universal Health Coverage (UHC) roadmap with a goal to attaining at least 80 percent coverage of citizens having access to essential health services. Dr Mrs Alberta Biritwum-Nyarko, the Director of Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division, Ghana Health Service (GHS), explained that the UHC’s key objectives include increased access to better-managed quality primary healthcare services. It also seeks for universal access to inter...