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World Bank mobilises emergency financing package of more than $700M for Ukraine

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

The World Bank board of executive directors approved on March 8 a supplemental budget support package for Ukraine, called Financing

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American Citizens Abroad launches 5-Day ‘Voice Your Vote’ challenge encouraging overseas voting

August 24, 2020August 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

American Citizens Abroad (ACA), the Washington DC-based non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organisation representing Americans living and working overseas, has launched its

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Covid-19: IMF sees global economy contracting sharply in 2020 ‘worse than in 2008/09 crisis’

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by –3 per cent in

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An Easter in Wymondham, Norfolk: April 2020

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 David Clark

A sense of calm envelopes the town. People are out in the sunshine avoiding each other, but taking their exercise.

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World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a ‘pandemic’

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 VOANews new coronavirus

The World Health Organization determined Wednesday that the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic and warned that the worst

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IMF says can help countries address economic impact of coronavirus

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that it is working closely with its development partners—World Bank, World Health Organization, and

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OECD: World economy faces gravest threat since global financial crisis as coronavirus spreads

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The coronavirus Covid-19 presents the global economy with its greatest danger since the financial crisis, according to the latest Interim

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WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency

January 30, 2020February 28, 2020 VOANews new coronavirus

The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak that has spread from China to 18 other countries a global

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World Jewish Congress president: ‘Speeches are not enough to stop antisemitism’

January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder told Deutsche Welle in a January 27 interview marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Speeches

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