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The World Bank And The IMF Racing To Provide Help To Ukraine

The World Bank And The IMF Racing To Provide Help To Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said on Tuesday that they are rushing to offer billions of dollars in extra assistance to Ukraine in the coming weeks and months, citing “major spillovers” from the conflict in Ukraine. According to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass, the fighting is …

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The ECB To Shut The European Unit Of Russia's Sberbank

The ECB To Shut The European Unit Of Russia’s Sberbank

According to Austria’s Financial Market Authority, the European Central Bank has shuttered, the European branch of Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender. The ECB had warned it threatened failure due to a run on deposits following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sberbank Europe, situated in Vienna, is failing and will likely collapse under the European Central Bank’s Single …

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The Russian Economy Suffers As Currency Falls And Rates Rise

The Russian Economy Suffers as Currency Falls and Rates Rise

According to U.S. authorities, sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other states have damaged Russia’s economy in the previous 24 hours by freezing approximately half of the country’s central bank assets. Russians have been hurrying to spend their rubles while withdrawing dollars, euros, and other currencies from banks as the value of their local currency …

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90% of the Ukrainian people might experience Poverty

Ukraine Has Closed Its Airspace To Civilian Planes

On Thursday, Ukraine banned its Airspace from civilian planes. It claimed a significant risk of safety. Meanwhile, Europe’s aviation body warned of the dangers of flying near Russia and Belarus due to military activity. In what looked like the start of a European war, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized military intervention in Eastern Ukraine. Ukraine …

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US and Japan

The West Announces New Sanctions, With More On The Way

On Tuesday, the United States and Japan imposed further sanctions on Russia for sending soldiers into separatist areas of eastern Ukraine. They also threatened to go much farther if Moscow launches an all-out invasion of its neighbour. In one of Europe’s biggest security crises in decades, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, …

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Japan’s Economy Fear Over Rate Hikes In The West

Japan’s Economy Fear Over Rate Hikes In The West

Japan’s finance minister said on Tuesday that the country will monitor how rising interest rates in Western countries influence its economy since higher bond yields would raise borrowing costs for the industrial world’s highest public debt load. Shunichi Suzuki made the statement as the parliament’s strong lower house prepares to adopt the fiscal 2022/23 budget …

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Exclusive US UAE pitch for $4B in investment for climate  

Exclusive US UAE pitch for $4B in investment for climate  

According to a US official, the US and the UAE are seeking an additional $4 billion in worldwide investment in a program started last year to make agriculture more resilient to climate change and cut emissions. The two countries established the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) during the COP26 climate summit in …

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Thailand's Tourism-Dependent Economy Will Rise In Q4

Thailand’s Tourism-Dependent Economy Will Rise In Q4

Thailand’s economy likely will recover in the fourth quarter owing to strong exports and the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, but the suspension of a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors likely slowed the rebound. According to the consensus projection of 12 analysts surveyed Feb. 11-17, growth in the tourism-dependent economy returned last quarter to 0.7 % …

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Indonesia Calls For G20 Cooperation After Recent Conflicts

Indonesia Calls For G20 Cooperation After Recent Conflicts

The Ukraine crisis dominated a meeting of finance ministers from the world’s top 20 countries that began on Thursday. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has warned that “now is not the time” to add new risks to the world’s already fragile economy. Russia’s military presence on Ukraine’s borders has sparked one of the worst East-West …

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China

China To Increase The Use Of Local Currencies In Commerce

China’s central bank governor, Yi Gang, said on Wednesday that as part of initiatives to build regional economic resilience, China will cooperate with Asian nations to increase the use of local currencies in trade and investment. Emerging Asian nations’ progress in utilizing local currencies in trade and investment in recent years has reinforced the region’s …

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Asia's vulnerabilities have resulted in the yuan's volatility

Asia’s Vulnerabilities Result in The Yuan’s Volatility

The Chinese yuan’s retreat from a near four-year high has heightened market fears that a recent era of stability is coming to an end; it potentially exposed regional peers, particularly if US interest rates begin to climb. A stable yuan, together with strong exports and currency reserves, has enabled Asia’s emerging countries to avoid the …

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Beijing Embarks on A New Route in Latin America

Beijing Embarks on A New Route in Latin America

According to observers, Argentina’s participation in the Belt and Road Initiative is a big step forward in Beijing’s deepening connections with Latin America. Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez signed his nation for China’s huge infrastructure initiative. The process happened during a high-profile visit to Beijing last week for the opening of the Winter Olympics; this cleared …

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The Worst of China's Regulatory Onslaught Has Passed

The Worst of China’s Regulatory Onslaught Has Passed

 The worst of China’s regulatory crackdown is gone, according to experts, as Beijing changes its attention to boosting development. This does not imply that regulation, which has swept the internet technology, real estate, and other industries in the previous year, will come to a halt, but it does indicate that there will be fewer dramatic …

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