The Opportunity Fund will invest only in companies led by people of color, and is the first such fund to be created in response to growing protests June 30, 2020/AEC Earlier this month and following the death of George Floyd, SoftBank announced a $100m investment fund for minority-owned businesses. The […]
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SSA Regional Economic Outlook June 2020 Update – A Cautious Reopening
Culled—Proshare June 29, 2020 By IMF The outlook for 2020-21 is considerably worse than expected in April and subject to much uncertainty. It reflects a weaker external environment and measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, which has been accelerating in the past few weeks in several sub-Saharan African countries. Economic […]
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax Invites Public Comments on the Draft Toolkit on Tax Treaty Negotiations
June 29, 2020/IMF The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group – is seeking feedback from the public on a draft toolkit designed to help developing countries build capacity in tax treaty negotiations. PCT’s Draft Toolkit on Tax […]
