Day: March 15, 2023
Open Society Announces $1.7 Million to Support Middle East and North Africa Debt Swap for Sustainable Development
Amman, March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Open Society Foundations today announced that they are giving $1.7 million to a United Nations initiative in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) that seeks to catalyze increased public spending on achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by negotiating reduced national debt service payments. Importantly, […]
ACAMS Launches Scholarship Program for Korean Professionals Seeking Anti-Money Laundering Training
CAMS Scholarship recipients will train on strategies to identify, trace, and report criminal activity threatening financial institutions across the globe WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As part of its efforts to support the fight against financial crime throughout the Asia Pacific region, ACAMS is launching a new scholarship program for South Korean compliance […]
Green Climate Fund approves new projects worth $145.3 million for climate action in Bolivia, Cambodia and The Philippines
_: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) decision to approve funding for three new projects in Bolivia, Cambodia and the Philippines, valued at $145.3 million.The national initiati…
Age fraud: How African football is trying to combat it
_: In January this year, Cameroon dropped 32 players from their under-17 men’s national team squad after they failed age eligibility tests.It wasn’t the first such incident. Back in 2016, just under half of Nigeria’s under-17 team were ruled out of an …
Murder case against MP postponed
The case against Member of Parliament, Sibusiso Kula, related to the murder of his wife, has been postponed in the Orkney Magistrate’s Court.Kula was arrested and denied bail in February after his wife, Jennifer, was found with a stab wound on her back…
Proudly SA gears up for Buy Local Summit
Proudly South African is gearing up to host the #BuyLocalSummit2023, which will take place on 27 and 28 March at the Sandton Convention Centre.The theme is ‘Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs through Localisation’.The Summit and Expo, which enters i…