Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY), Ahmed Ghaleb, held talks on Tuesday with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Yemen, Jeannette Seppen, in the interim capital, Aden, to discuss the latest financial and economic developments in the country and their impact on living conditions and basic services.
The Bulgarian Tourist Union (BTU) will organize a hike for hundreds of mountain lovers, starting from the Ivan Vazov National Theatre to Mt. Cherni Vrah, to celebrate 130 years of organized tourism in Bulgaria.
The World Bank (WB) has provided a grant of $100 million to Madagascar, aimed at improving the performance of the national electricity and water company 'JIRAMA', which is suffering from a severe financial crisis.
IMF Board approves $15.6 billion support package for Ukraine
[01/04/2023 01:28]
WASHINGTON - SABA
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board announced that it has approved a new 48-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of SDR 11.6 billion (about US$15.6 billion) as part of a US$115 billion total support package for Ukraine.
The IFM's decision allows the immediate disbursement of around SDR 2 billion (or US$2.7 billion).
This is the largest amount has been approved for Ukraine since the Russian-Ukrainian war broke out on 24 February 2022.
The approval of the EFF is expected to mobilize large-scale concessional financing from Ukraine’s international donors and partners, to help resolve Ukraine’s balance of payments problem.