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Ecuador’s debt payments not affected by Luxembourg asset freeze – government says

FX Empire 09 Aug 2022

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso promised in June 2021 to pay compensation to Perenco after the World Bank’s International Centre for Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled Ecuador had unlawfully ended a production-sharing agreement with the company.

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Enugu Beats 35 Other States in Primary Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria

This Day 09 Aug 2022

Achonu disclosed that ONE Campaign, which is also a global movement “pressuring political leaders to support policies and programmes that are saving lives and improving futures”, National Advocates for Health, Nigeria Health Watch, Public Private Development Centre, World Bank ...

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Ecuador says debt payments not affected by Luxembourg asset freeze

Reuters 09 Aug 2022

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso promised in June 2021 to pay compensation to Perenco after the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled Ecuador had unlawfully ended a production-sharing agreement with the company.

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‘We have taken Arbitration to Other African Countries’

This Day 09 Aug 2022

I am also a Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, UK (CEDR) Accredited Mediator, and a designated representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Arbitration Panel of the ICSID (International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes), World Bank, Washington DC ... ßI must also make an observation, about our banking system.

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Gabriel Resources Ltd. 2022 Second Quarter Results

Eagle-Tribune 09 Aug 2022

(together "Claimants"), remain focused on concluding their arbitration case against the Romanian State ("Respondent") under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID"), part of the World Bank ("ICSID Arbitration") ... UNESCO World HeritageOn ...

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Questions raised over Reko Diq deal

Dawn 07 Aug 2022

QUETTA ... In a statement, he said copper and gold reserves in Reko Diq were considered to be one of the largest in the world and the project was valued at $260 billion ... In 2019, World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) had imposed a penalty on Pakistan for unlawful denial of mining ... .

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Apex Clean Energy Accelerates Transition to IPP Through Refinancing

The Joplin Globe 02 Aug 2022

As a leading bank in the German financial capital of Frankfurt with total assets of € 212 bn, Helaba employs approximately 6,300 people at 18 locations in Germany and around the world ... Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual ...

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Analysts expect swift resolution to Ecuador-Perenco dispute

Reuters 02 Aug 2022

A Luxembourg bailiff had ordered banks to freeze ... The government pledged in June 2021 to honour the debt, awarded to Perenco by the World Bank's International Centre for Investment Disputes (ICSID), which ruled Ecuador had unlawfully ended a production-sharing agreement.

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Barrow lays foundation stone for Applied Science, Engineering and Technology University

The Point 01 Aug 2022

He thanked the World Bank for the foresight of designing a programme linked to the Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE) initiative to positively influence development.

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Exclusive-Luxembourg banks told to freeze Ecuador assets amid Perenco dispute, documents show

FX Empire 01 Aug 2022

Ecuador’s government pledged in June 2021 to honor the debt, awarded Perenco by the World Bank’s International Centre for Investment Disputes (ICSID) which ruled Ecuador had unlawfully ended a production-sharing agreement with the company ... The banks named included Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and HSBC.

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Exclusive: Luxembourg banks told to freeze Ecuador assets amid Perenco dispute

Reuters 01 Aug 2022

Ecuador's government pledged in June 2021 to honor the debt, awarded Perenco by the World Bank's International Centre for Investment Disputes (ICSID) which ruled Ecuador had unlawfully ended a production-sharing agreement with the company ... The banks named included Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and HSBC.

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Ghana Digital Innovation Fund to provide grants to innovators—Minister

Ghana News Agency 29 Jul 2022

She said the Government through its partnership with MTN and the World Bank was working to expand the Centre with new state-of-the-art and infrastructure as well as retooling the Regional Innovation Centres across the country into mini tech hubs ... "The Centre has enhanced the drive ...

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Research meet from Nov 14

The Times of India 26 Jul 2022

Bhubaneswar ... The meet, this year, will see research papers from World Bank-funded centres of excellence, said OSHEC sources. Start a Conversation . .

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Odisha Research Conclave to be held at Ravenshaw this year

The Times of India 25 Jul 2022

Bhubaneswar. The Odisha State Higher Education Council (OSHEC) will conduct a three-day Odisha Research Conclave-2022 at Ravenshaw University Cuttack starting from November 14 ... Congratulations! ... “This time, research papers will come from World Bank funded centres of excellence,” said the sources from OSHEC ... .

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Africa’s top public health body gets $100 million from World Bank

FX Empire 22 Jul 2022

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa’s main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will receive $100 million from the World Bank to help African countries prepare for, detect and respond to disease outbreaks ... The World Bank said in a ...