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UAE central bank sees COVID-19 increasing money-laundering risks By Reuters

UAE central bank sees COVID-19 increasing money-laundering risks By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: High-rise towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates June 18, 2019.REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo 2/2 DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates central bank sees increased risks of illicit financial flows emerging…

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Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit By Reuters

Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit By Reuters

© Reuters. Sugar apples are displayed in a market in Recife June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it…

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Andrew Cuomo’s initial refusal to resign echoes executive harassment dilemmas for employers

Andrew Cuomo’s initial refusal to resign echoes executive harassment dilemmas for employers

President Joe Biden and many other public leaders called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after an official report in August concluded that Cuomo had “engaged in conduct constituting sexual harassment under federal…

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Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of the Siberian tundra. Colossal has received US$15 million in initial funds…

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Joint EU-US Press Release on the Global Methane Pledge

Joint EU-US Press Release on the Global Methane Pledge

European Commission Press release Brussels, 18 Sep 2021 The European Union and the United States announced the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to be launched at COP 26 in November…

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UAE can go completely cashless by 2030; Bahrain’s cashless payments surge by 65% in August hitting almost $744m

Published on September 13, 2021 401 Views Print UAE can go completely cashless by 2030; Bahrain’s cashless payments surge by 65% in August hitting almost $744m The payments landscape in the Middle East is heavily…

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Canadian governor outlines next phase of policy

Canadian governor outlines next phase of policy

The Bank of Canada intends to move to a policy of keeping its sovereign debt holdings “roughly stable”, governor Tiff Macklem told business leaders on September 9. He did not lay out a timetable for when…

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ARM-Harith lance un fonds d’infrastructures climatiques urbaines de 250 millions $ pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest

ARM-Harith lance un fonds d’infrastructures climatiques urbaines de 250 millions $ pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest

(Agence Ecofin) – La résilience des infrastructures aux chocs climatiques est l’un des enjeux majeurs de l’adaptation en Afrique. Elle permet en effet de réduire le coût des dommages endurés suite aux événements climatiques extrêmes.…

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L’Angola s’est mis en quête d’un partenaire pour la gestion et l’exploitation des infrastructures d’Angola Telecom

L’Angola s’est mis en quête d’un partenaire pour la gestion et l’exploitation des infrastructures d’Angola Telecom

(Agence Ecofin) – En 2019, le gouvernement angolais a initié un vaste programme de transformation économique à travers la restructuration de plusieurs entreprises publiques. Contrairement à plusieurs sociétés du secteur télécoms, qui ont été privatisées,…

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Mexican president pitches regional block similar to European Union By Reuters

Mexican president pitches regional block similar to European Union By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bolivian President Luis Arce gives a speech during his visit to Mexico’s Senate building in Mexico City Mexico March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 2/2 By David Alire Garcia and Noe…

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