March 26, 2020/UBA Plc United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation will provide significant and much needed support to […]
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Securities regulators coordinate responses to COVID-19 through IOSCO
March 25, 2020/IOSCO Members of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, who regulate over 95% of the world’s capital markets, are cooperating closely on their responses to the disruption in capital markets resulting from the macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 on the global economy. The IOSCO Board is committed to ensuring […]
A Call to Action on the Debt of IDA Countries-IMF, World Bank
March 25, 2020/IMF/World Bank The coronavirus outbreak is likely to have severe economic and social consequences for IDA countries, home to a quarter of the world’s population and two-thirds of the world’s population living in extreme poverty. With immediate effect—and consistent with national laws of the creditor countries—the World Bank […]
