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ICRC Sri Lanka COVID-19 response 2020 in pictures Joint ICRC–Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) emergency relief assistance was carried out island-wide with the support of local authorities to improve the daily food consumption of the most vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. ICRC The pandemic brought life to a standstill. The imposition of the countrywide curfew meant that people could not go out to earn a living; those who rely on daily wages were the hardest hit. In...

Government to announce covid-19 vaccine roll out today LISTEN Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Government barring any unforeseen circumstances, will formally announce today the rollout of the vaccination programme for the country, Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. So far the government said it had ordered about 355,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from Europe and it was expected to be available in the country by the middle of March this year to cover about 40 million Ghanaians. The ...

by Charlie Spargo Having secured funding from the North of Tyne Combined Authority, tech company Boxmodel Digital Media has announced the creation of an app which will allow customers to order, collect and pay for food contact-free. The Tyneside-based company is creating the Apple and Android-compatible app in order to support the struggling hospitality sector in the pandemic, ensuring safety for both restaurant staff and customers. Eligible businesses in Northumberland will be able to take ad...

Administration/Finance Job in Netherlands Antilles (The Netherlands), requiring 10+ years of experience, from Netherlands Red Cross; closing on 21 Feb 2021

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will open the 72nd Annual New Year School and Conference tomorrow, Tuesday, January 19th at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra. The School is on the theme, “Building Ghana in the Face of Global Health Crises”. It is being organised by the School of Continuing and Distance Education, College of Education, University of Ghana. The opening ceremony will be chaired by Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse, Chance...

President Akufo-Addo will open the 72nd Annual New Year School and Conference today, Tuesday, January 19 at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.

Program/Project Management Job in Lebanon about Coordination, Protection and Human Rights and Safety and Security, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from DCA; closing on 28 Jan 2021

ROME, Italy, Dec. 17 -- Enel, a natural gas distribution company, issued the following news release: Enel X, the Enel Groups advanced energy services business line, has entered Singapores demand response market. Enel Xs virtual power plant will support the National Electricity Market of Singapore (NEMS), with the aim to improve overall system security and efficiency, as well as deliver cost savings to participating customers/1. Enel X in Singapore will work with global and local commercial as w...

What are the key drivers behind the 14% growth in Islamic finance? The industry returned to strong growth after the slowdown in 2018, when the industry expanded by a more moderate 2% By Shereen Mohamed, ZAWYA The Islamic finance industry saw double-digit growth of 14 percent in 2019 at $2.88 trillion in assets, and it is expected to reach $3.69 trillion by 2024, according to a report by Refinitiv and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of Private Sector (ICD). The industry returned to ...