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Auditors have been given new information to help them with their forensic audit of the Bank of Lebanon, which is required to secure funding.
Berlin will tie reconstruction funding to the formation of a new reformist government, sources said.
IMF grants $174m emergency loan to South Sudan
The IMF has given millions in a loan to South Sudan
Sudan pays $335 million to victims for terror delisting
Sudan has paid an agreed-upon $335 million to compensate victims of past anti-US attacks as part of a deal for removal from the US terror ...
Sudan 'eligible for debt relief' after US deal
Sudan received more than $1 billion from the United States, prompting the World Bank and IMF to confirm it is now eligible for debt ...
Lebanon PM-designate says new cabinet needed to stem crisis
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that a cabinet urgently needed to be formed to deal with the country's desperate economic situation.
With Lebanon in freefall, what comes next?
The Lebanese currency hits new lows on a daily basis and the political parties are in a state of atrophy.
Biden signs huge stimulus bill ahead of coronavirus speech
President Joe Biden signed a massive $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill ahead of giving a national address where he was set to urge "hope".
Jordan prime minister announces major government reshuffle
Jordan has suffered economic hardships following the coronavirus crisis.
US denies weighing sanctions against Lebanon Central Bank chief
Anti-corruption expert Gina Chammas criticised the US and international institution for working with corrupt Lebanese officials for over three ...
Tunisians protest amid political standoff
Tunisia's main parliamentary bloc Ennahdha rallied thousands of people Saturday in a demonstration.
In bankrupt Lebanon, thieves go for manhole covers
Manhole covers are being stolen for their scrap metal value by people suffering the catastrophic economic downturn.
Sudan floats currency, part of measures to overhaul economy
The move was a key demand by the International Monetary Fund.
Western powers warn Iran against 'dangerous' inspections limit
European powers and the US warned Iran against carrying out a threatened limit to UN nuclear agency inspections.
Hariri meets Qatari emir during visit to Doha
Lebanon’s Prime Minister designate met with Qatar’s Emir during a two day visit to the Gulf country.
Egyptian arrested for advertising son for sale on Facebook
Egyptian police arrested a man who advertised his infant son for sale on Facebook, according to local media.
Nigeria creates $2.6 billion infrastructure company
Nigeria’s president has announced the creation of a multi-billion dollar company to finance infrastructure projects.
Iran presidential candidate says Biden foreign policy continues 'Trumpism'
Hossein Dehghan dimmed hopes for a thaw in US-Iran relations.
Lebanon's Hariri and France's Macron discuss Lebanese crisis
Macron has been spearheading international efforts to rescue Lebanon from its deepest crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.
Afghanistan's female entrepreneurs face battle to survive Covid-19 pandemic
Following the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, women in Afghanistan, who already had a tough time getting their businesses off the ...
Egypt is using charity to paper over coronavirus failures
Comment: In the Mersal Foundation, we see the best and the worst of Egypt; the work of extraordinary people failed by their state, writes Sam ...
IMF says vaccines to fuel Mideast recovery
The International Monetary Fund has warned that a delay to the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine with further hurt the region's economies.
France's Macron will visit Lebanon to break political stalemate
Macron has been spearheading international efforts to rescue Lebanon, once a French protectorate, from its financial meltdown - its deepest ...
What's fuelling Lebanon's lockdown protests?
More than half the population lives below the poverty line, while the Lebanese pound has lost more than 80 percent of its value against the ...
Morocco's repayment plan indicates optimism in the kingdom about its coronavirus recovery plan.
The IMF's board approved the release of a second tranche of aid valued at $1.67 billion for Egypt.
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