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Pfizer to provide 10 million courses of COVID pill to developing countries -the Global Fund

Pfizer Inc is expected to provide around 10 million courses of its highly effective COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid to low- and middle-income countries this year, according to an official with the Global Fund, a healthcare NGO working to buy the pills from the drugmaker.

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Saudi PIF Sets Framework for Green Financing

Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, laid out plans on Monday for raising green debt as the world's top oil exporter strives to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060. The Fund published the green finance framework that will allow it to tap world markets to issue…

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IMF Calls for Structural Economic Reforms in Tunisia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission concluded virtual talks on Tunisia by calling on the authorities to implement structural economic reforms. Tunisian sources reported that the Fund stressed the need to reduce subsidies on essential goods such as petrol and staple foods, adding that state resources should be invested in…

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Increase funding or abandon hope of ending malaria, TB and Aids, UK warned

Global Fund urges UK and other donors to pledge billions to get efforts to end diseases by 2030 ‘back on track’ after catastrophic impact of Covid

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia to Provide Financial, Logistical Support to Investors in Tourism

Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Development Fund said it was ready to partner with the chambers of commerce and the relevant sectors to promote the tourism industry and achieve projects’ sustainability. The Fund aims to enable one of the most vital sectors in the Kingdom, attract tourism investments and stimulate developments, in…

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Saudi Crown Prince Says 4% of Aramco Shares Moved to Sovereign Wealth Fund

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the transfer of 4% of Saudi Aramco shares to the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday. The Crown Prince said the state remains the largest shareholder in Saudi Aramco after the transfer process,…

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Saudi Sukuk Issuance to Increase by 37 Percent

Saudi sukuk issuances increased by 37 percent during the past year on an annual basis, according to S&P Global Ratings. The announcement was made as the global credit rating agency, Moody’s, assigned the Public Investment Fund (PIF) with a first-time issuer rating of A1 and a scorecard indicated rating of…

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One-third of ₹10,990 crore in PM CARES fund spent: ‘20-’21 audit

₹3,976 crore spent during 2020-21; ₹100 cr promised for vaccine development not allotted

The Hindu

Guardian documentary The Black Cop nominated for a BAFTA Film Award

The Black Cop, a short film commissioned by Guardian Documentaries and supported by the BFI Doc Society Fund (awarding National Lottery funding), has been nominated for a BAFTA Film Award.

The Guardian - UK

OPEC Fund Provides $1.5 Bn in New Development Financing

The OPEC Fund for International Development committed $1.5 billion to global development last year, focused on helping its partner countries to increase economic resilience strengthen economic growth and job creation through support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The OPEC Fund, which marked its 46th anniversary on 28 January,…

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Recovery disrupted: IMF cuts global economic growth forecast

Cut to global forecast largely reflects downward revisions to US and China outlooks.

Al Jazeera

Lebanese Cabinet Meets after Hiatus, amid Friction over Budget

The Lebanese cabinet met on Monday for the first time since October, convening after Iranian-backed Hezbollah ended a boycott but with the powerful group and others objecting to a draft budget that was the main agenda item. With Lebanon mired in one of the world's sharpest financial crises, Prime Minister…

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