WTO & World Bank – Publication on the role of trade in empowering women
London, July 30 (HNA) – The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the World Bank launched the joint publication “Women and Trade: The role of trade in promoting gender equality” at…
EU imposes the first ever sanctions against cyber-attacks
London, July 30 (HNA) – The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber-attacks. These include the attempted…
IMF Blog: Transparency makes central banks more effective and trusted
London, July 30 (HNA) – More transparency and accountability are required to maintain public support to central banks, safeguard the independence and enhance policy effectiveness, underlined in an IMF blog…
WGC/Goldhub: H1 gold demand down 6 percent at 2,076t
London, July 30 (HNA) – Record inflows into gold-backed ETFs offset weakness in other sectors, with consumer demand hit by Covid-19, according to the World Gold Council data, released on…
OECD – Donors agree on aid treatment of debt relief
London, July 30 (HNA) – Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), comprised of 29 donor countries and the EU, have agreed on a method for reporting debt relief…
IMF Blog: If ever there was a time for anti-corruption reforms, it is now.
London, July 29 (HNA) – Corruption, the abuse of public office for private gain, is about more than wasted money: it erodes the social contract and corrodes the government’s ability…
WHO, WIPO, WTO launch study on medical technologies and innovation
London, July 29 (HNA) – The Directors-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO presented a new edition of the Trilateral Study…
ECB extends recommendation for banks not to pay dividends
London, July 28 (HNA) – The European Central Bank (ECB) today extended its recommendation to banks on dividend distributions and share buy-backs until 1 January 2021 and asked banks to…
IMF Blog: Dominant currencies pricing limit exchange rate flexibility
London, July 26 (HNA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a new blog, on dominant currencies and exchange rate flexibility, written by Gustavo Adler, Gita Gopinath, and Carolina Osorio…
DC Federal Court states that Bitcoin is a form of money
Washington, July 26 (HNA) – The virtual currency known as Bitcoin is a form of “money” covered under the Washington, D.C., Money Transmitters Act, a federal court said Friday, Bloomberg…