October 28, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to enhance the regulatory framework for derivatives use by registered investment companies, including mutual funds (other than money market funds), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and closed-end funds, as well as business development companies. The new rule and rule amendments will provide […]
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IMF, Banco de España Amend Agreement to Increase Lending to Low-Income Countries by an Additional SDR 750 Million
· The Banco de España agrees to provide an additional SDR 750 million (US$ 1.06 billion) to IMF’s Trust benefitting low income member countries, bringing total contribution to SDR 1.2 billion (US$ 1.7 billion). October 28, 2020/IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF), as Trustee of the Poverty Reduction and Growth […]
A Ghanaian maize farmer thrives on the ashes of destroyed forest
Hundreds of farmers are benefitting from a project that repurposes degraded forest land October 28, 2020/AfDB For years, Christiana Akwabea admired the vast fields she visited in neighboring districts to buy maize for reselling and dreamed of one day owning a plot of land where she could grow the staple […]
