Updates

Saudi Fund for Development Marks the Completion of the $31 Million Banjul International Airport Project in The Gambia

Vice President of the Gambia praised the SFD loan, which will increase airport capacity by over 40% and support economic development November 18, 2021/Aetoswire The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently took part in an official inauguration ceremony to mark the completion of the Banjul International Airport Rehabilitation and Development […]

Immediate Policy Action is Needed to Curb the Long-Run Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Lives and Livelihoods of Nigerian Households, says New World Bank Report

November 18, 2021/World Bank COVID-19 has hit countries with a health and economic shock whose effects will be felt far into the future. In countries, like Nigeria, that already faced complex development challenges, the pandemic continues to affect health outcomes, human-capital accumulation, household poverty and coping strategies, and labor-market dynamics. […]

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Proxy Rules Governing Proxy Voting Advice

Proposed Rules Would Address Concerns by Investors and Others that the Current Rules May Impede and Impair the Timeliness and Independence of Proxy Voting Advice November 17, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose amendments to its rules governing proxy voting advice.  The proposed amendments aim […]