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International
7/31/2022 10:47:18 AM
Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe has formally invited MPs to join an all-party unity government to revive the bankrupt economy by undertaking painful reforms, his office said Sunday.
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World
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International
7/29/2022 3:24:45 PM
The World Bank said Friday it would not offer new funding to Sri Lanka unless the bankrupt island nation carried out "deep structural reforms" to stabilise its crashing economy.
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World
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International
7/17/2022 7:58:27 PM
More than 1,000 Italian mayors signed a petition Sunday urging Prime Minister Mario Draghi to rethink his resignation and steer the country through the choppy waters of rampant inflation, EU reforms and war.
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World
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Region
7/10/2022 1:49:54 PM
US President Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision in a newspaper opinion piece, insisting that he had long supported reforms and sought to ``reorient but not rupture'' relations with a longstanding strategic partner.
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World
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Region
6/23/2022 1:54:37 PM
The head of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Thursday rejected conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for a new loan to bail out the country's struggling economy.
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World
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Region
6/21/2022 9:52:44 PM
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday urged the International Monetary Fund to take into account the social impact of any economic reforms it may demand as part of a bailout package.
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World
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International
6/17/2022 4:16:13 PM
The European Union's executive arm recommended on Friday granting Moldova, a tiny, non-NATO country that borders Ukraine, EU -candidate status, marking the beginning of its path to joining the 27-nation bloc that will be contingent on a series of key reforms.
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World
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Region
6/16/2022 10:57:06 AM
Tunisia's main labour union holds a vast public sector strike Thursday to demand salary hikes and concessions on looming reforms, upping pressure on a president already facing a string of crises.
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World
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International
6/11/2022 5:14:46 PM
Thousands of people were expected to demonstrate across the United States on Saturday for tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the country, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked reforms.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/5/2022 9:56:52 PM
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Sunday with a delegation from the World Bank Executive Directors the Egyptian government’s latest economic reforms as well as the preparations for hosting the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27).
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Egypt
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Politics
6/2/2022 10:34:39 PM
Egypt’s economic reforms have enabled the country’s economy to withstand various crises, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a speech on Thursday during the inauguration of the annual meetings of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group.
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World
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International
5/16/2022 6:53:46 PM
Sri Lanka's new prime minister on Monday proposed privatizing the country's loss-making national airline as part of reforms aimed at solving the country worst economic crisis in decades.
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Business
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Economy
5/15/2022 10:49:09 PM
Egypt is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new cooperation programme to support the country's comprehensive economic reforms and an agreement is expected to be reached within a “very few months,” Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday.
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Sports
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World
4/23/2022 10:34:24 PM
Bayern Munich's decade of dominance in the Bundesliga has fuelled calls for reforms to make the German top flight more exciting, with even end-of-season play-offs being suggested as a possible solution.
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World
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Region
4/5/2022 1:54:05 PM
Kuwait's government resigned on Tuesday, just months after its formation, opening up new uncertainty as the tiny country grapples with a worsening political crisis that has blocked critical economic and social reforms.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/28/2022 5:48:07 PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson affirmed on Monday in a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the UK’s keenness to continue cooperating with Egypt in its efforts to confront climate change and any measures it takes to boost the economy.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/24/2022 10:39:57 AM
Egypt said on Wednesday that it has requested discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a new programme that "possibly includes additional financing" to support the country's plans for comprehensive economic reforms.
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Business
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Economy
3/23/2022 8:19:46 PM
Egypt has officially requested support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement the country’s comprehensive economic program amid the ongoing global challenges, the IMF announced on Wednesday, without revealing further details.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/23/2022 12:56:00 PM
You can be forgiven if you felt that Monday was like a rerun of November 2016. Then, the government announced the launch of a raft of economic reforms and the pound lost half its value overnight. This time round, the Egyptian pound has again slid in the face of government announcements, depreciating by 16 per cent in one day.
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World
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International
3/19/2022 7:38:25 PM
Pope Francis released his long-awaited reform program of the Holy See bureaucracy on Saturday that envisages greater decision-making roles for the laity and gives new institutional weight to efforts to fight clerical sex abuse.
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