March 7, 2016/AfDB On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016, the Office of the African Development Bank’s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, has launched a report on “Women’s Resilience: Integrating Gender in the Response to Ebola.” The AfDB-commissioned study brings to light a topic that has […]
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AfDB, World Bank host High-Level Panel on concessions and contracts in the natural resource sector in fragile situations
March 4, 2016/AfDB The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank jointly hosted a High-Level Panel session on March 3, 2016. The session was part of the World Bank’s Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum, which took place from March 1-3, 2016 in Washington, DC. The natural resource sector is […]
Oil hits 2016 high above $40; glut warnings resurface
Mon Mar 7, 2016/Reuters By Barani Krishnan Brent crude rose on Monday, hitting a 2016 peak above $40 a barrel as investors rotated more assets into raw materials, with oil buying encouraged by talk that OPEC producers want a higher anchor price after a selloff that has lasted nearly two […]
