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The number of impoverished people in Myanmar has doubled since last year, the United Nations estimates, a stark reflection of the tumult and hardship visited upon a country hit by a coup amid a pandemic.
Before the onset of COVID-19, surveys showed one in four people in Myanmar lived in poverty. Now, modeling by the UN indicates that number has rapidly increased, both because of the effects of the virus and the devastating economic impact of the coup.
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London, 6 April 2021:
UNSMIL revealed yesterday that it had held a preliminary review of the Central Bank of Libya audit.
The review held between 2-5 April, involved a series of meetings between the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Deloitte International, the firm selected to conduct the financial review process, with representatives of the Libyan Presidency Council, Libya’s Attorney General’s Office and both branches of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL). The meetings reviewed and verified the preliminary results of the international financial review of the CBL.
As requested by former head of the Libyan Presidency Council, Faiez Serraj, the purpose of the international financial review is to restore integrity, transparency and confidence in the Libyan financial system and create the conditions for the unification of Libyan financial institutions.
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