Day: June 29, 2022

Bangladesh

The World Bank approved a $1.03bln loan package for infrastructure projects in Bangladesh and Nepal to improve regional trade. Out of the $1.03bln, $753mln will

Vietnam

According to Vietnam’s General Statistics Office, the country’s GDP expanded 7.72% YoY in Q2 2022, beating the government’s 6% to 6.5% target. Exports grew 21%

Argentina

Another debt crisis is already brewing in Argentina, just two years after it exited its latest default. Investors have been reluctant to roll over maturing

Mexicos

Mexico’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.27% in May from 4.0% in the previous year, more than market expectations of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the economically active population

Africa

The World Bank will double its funding to $6.2bln to support educational reforms in the Western and Central African region by 2025.

Namibia

Germany will provide a $170mln loan package to support economic development in Namibia. The loans will be used to fund the Namibia Water Sector Support

Tanzania

The AfDB will provide a $125.2mln loan package to address Tanzania’s water shortages in three districts in the Dodoma region. So far, the AfDB has

South Africa

Germany will provide an additional $317mln to the $8.5bln climate finance deal offered to South Africa to transition away from coal. The initial $8.5bln was

Serbia

Serbia’s Debt Management Agency announced that it will only offer Serbian dinar-denominated debt for Q3 2022. The agency had offered euro-denominated bonds in local auctions every

Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s energy minister confirmed that an agreement was reached between his country and Kazakhstan to export energy from the Rogun dam. In May, Uzbekistan announced that

Ukraine

The IMF said the war in Ukraine and the high inflationary environment pose new challenges to the country, which saw the IMF lower its growth

Russia

Russia’s reliance on foreign software to run its factories, farms and oil fields is turning into one of the biggest problems for the domestic industry

Russia

On Tuesday, Russia vowed that its assault on Ukraine would continue until the country surrenders. President Putin said that Ukraine’s forces’ only option was to

Pakistan

Pakistan’s PM said the IMF combined its seventh and eighth installments of the country’s EFF arrangement and will disburse around $1.9bln in the coming days.

India

India’s central bank will roll over some of its foreign exchange derivative contracts as it seeks to slow the pace of the rupee’s decline. The

China

China reduced quarantine times for inbound travelers to seven days from fourteen days, the biggest shift in the country’s Covid-19 zero policy. On Monday, China

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s government approved a proposal allowing foreign oil-producing companies to import oil and start retail operations in the country. Sri Lanka’s GDP contracted 1.6%

Russia

NATO moved one step closer to bolstering its eastern front with Russia after turkey dropped its opposition to Sweden’s and Finland’s bids to join the