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International Funding

Child Rights

Summit of the Future: Time to Rethink ‘Outdated and Ineffective’ International Financial Architecture

Only 44 delegations were present when the IMF was founded, compared to the current IMF membership of 190 nations. Yet developed countries continue to...

OWSA Contributor - 24 September 2024

Climate change

Climate Finance: ADB Commits $2 Billion Annual Aid to Pakistan

ADB President Asakawa’s meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif witnessed the signing of agreements for two major projects: the Sindh Emergency Housing Reconstruction...

OWSA Contributor - 19 September 2024

Accountability

Bangladesh Seeks US Support for Economic Reforms and Asset Recovery

According to Yunus's press team, the interim government has established six commissions within weeks of taking office to tackle issues such as vote rigging,...

OWSA Contributor - 16 September 2024

Finance and Economy

Maldives’ Central Bank Assures Debt Repayment Capability Amid Credit Rating Downgrades

The government has committed to implementing the recommended measures proposed by the rating agencies and is actively working on cost-cutting strategies within state-owned enterprises...

OWSA Contributor - 13 September 2024

Finance and Economy

Sri Lanka Seeks BRICS Membership and New Development Bank Access

Sri Lanka’s potential membership in BRICS and the NDB aligns with its broader strategy of integrating into global trade frameworks. The country has been...

OWSA Contributor - 11 September 2024

Asia Pacific

Half Of All ADB Lending Will Go To Climate Finance by 2030

By setting ambitious climate finance targets and expanding its private sector engagements, ADB is positioning itself as a leading force in the global fight...

OWSA Contributor - 11 September 2024

Accountability

Is the UN Ready for a Second Trump Presidency?

According to a report on CNN last October, Trump was quoted as saying that if elected again to the White House, he would reinstate and...

Inter Press Service - 4 September 2024

Asia Pacific

China–Nepal Strategic Partnership Stumbles over BRI and Boundary Issues

China's attempts to change its relations with Nepal into a strategic partnership, focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative and the Boundary Management System,...

East Asia Forum - 3 September 2024

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