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IMF Announces Expedited Appointment of Geoffrey Okamoto as First Deputy Managing Director

March 19, 2020/IMF The IMF Executive Board has approved the expedited appointment of Mr. Geoffrey Okamoto as First Deputy Managing Director, effective March 19, 2020. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva originally proposed his appointment on March 12, 2020 with an effective start date of March 30. “Given the exceptional challenges […]

A Letter to Our Community

March 18, 2020/Mastercard Ajay Banga To the Mastercard Community– COVID-19 has become part of our new reality. At best, we are faced with the new challenges of social isolation and figuring out how to use digital connections to stay close with our family, friends and colleagues and to help our […]

Workplace offers free access to government and emergency services for one year

March 18, 2020/Facebook By Julien Codorniou, vice president of Workplace from Facebook Today, Workplace from Facebook is announcing it will be providing access to its Advanced Tier free of charge for governments and emergency services globally for one year. For these organizations, which are on the frontline of combating COVID-19, […]