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Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan signs issuing bank pact with IFC

Dawn 08 May 2024
The IFC’s Global Trade Finance Programme (GTFP) has been operating in Pakistan since 2005 ... Follow Dawn Business on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook for insights on business, finance and tech from Pakistan and across the world.
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Maktoum bin Mohammed opens second edition of Dubai FinTech Summit

Bitcoin World 08 May 2024
The Dubai FinTech Summit exemplifies this commitment by bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers from around the world to discuss the future of finance.
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Economic Coordination Committee approves 400,000 tonnes increase in wheat procurement target

Dawn 08 May 2024
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Olympic Boxing faces its 'worst nightmare'

RNZ 08 May 2024
World Boxing will need more countries to join the new international body if the sport is to be a part of the Los Angeles 2024 Olympics ... New Zealand is a member of World Boxing ... Boris van der Vorst, World Boxing President stated after the meeting.
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Bank of Africa teams up with Bank of Palestine to boost economic ties

The National 08 May 2024
The organisations also agreed to develop banking co-operation, in particular, in trade finance and correspondent ... Ajay Banga lays out vision for World Bank and its expanded scope of climate financing.
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Crypto Gems: Top crypto assets to watch & buy in May 2024

The Times of India 08 May 2024
Ondo Finance (ONDO) facilitates the tokenization of ...
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Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and IFC Enhance Collaboration Through Co-Lending Platform

MENA FN 08 May 2024
(MENAFN - Bensirri PR) Kuwait City, May 7, 2024–The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) announced ... .
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Russia Bans U.S.-Funded Rights Group Freedom House

Moscow Times 08 May 2024
Freedom House says it supports and provides funding to local democracy activists and civil liberty groups in more than 30 countries, receiving much of its financing from the U.S ... Your support, no matter how small, makes a world of difference.
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ECC approves 400,000 tonnes increase in wheat procurement target

Dawn 08 May 2024
... Authority to clear matured liabilities of the contractors, and Rs3.2bn to the finance division as rupee cover for the World Bank-funded Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project (FIIP).
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PM Shehbaz orders formation of Pakistan Skill Company to train overseas Pakistanis

Dawn 08 May 2024
... equipped with world-class professional technical skills ... Follow Dawn Business on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook for insights on business, finance and tech from Pakistan and across the world.
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Forget The Price Dip: Ethereum Network Activity Hints At Imminent Takeoff

NewsBTC 08 May 2024
This surge suggests a renewed interest in the Ethereum ecosystem, potentially driven by factors like the burgeoning Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space and the ever-evolving world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).
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Ghana court hears challenge to contested anti-LGBTQ law

Voa News 08 May 2024
The bill sparked criticism from several countries, including the United States, as well as concern from Ghana's finance ministry, which warned of a risk of losing billions of dollars in World Bank funding ... .
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Editorial: Sliding cedi could pick up after IMF board approval of second review

B & FT Online 08 May 2024
Corporate demand, coupled with a strong U.S ... Coupled with the afore-mentioned, current total government financing in FX from the World Bank complex does not quite match the loss in FX inflow from offshore bilateral and the commercial sources ... ....
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Ex-PM Kakar denies blaming provinces for wheat import

Dawn 08 May 2024
QUETTA ... “The [caretaker] government planned to import wheat, allowing the private sector to do so ... Follow Dawn Business on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook for insights on business, finance and tech from Pakistan and across the world. .
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Richie Sambora says he would

The Daily Mail 08 May 2024
Who says you can't go home? Certainly not Richie Sambora ... 'If he gets [his voice] back, I’ll go play ... 'I swear to God ... 'The world needs it… We need hope.' ... It's not finance, it has nothing to do with. The world could use it ... The Bon Jovi Story ... Read more ... .
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