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Neighborhood News Digest – 12 December 2023

Afghanistan
US Treasury sanctions former Afghan officials for corruption- The Khama Press
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned two former Afghan officials, Mir Rahman Rahmani ....

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 December 2023

Afghanistan

World Bank to Resume Projects in Afghanistan: Ministry- Tolo News
The Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan said that the World Bank will resume around 45 incomplete projects in the country. The payment for some proj....

Neighborhood News Digest – 13 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 6,000 Afghan migrants return from Pakistan in a single day – The Khaama Press
The Ministry of Migrant Affairs of Afghanistan has reported that more than 6,000 Afghan migrants returned to the country in a si....

Neighborhood News Digest – 03 November 2023

Afghanistan

Afghan refugees forced to leave Pakistan say they have nothing - BBC
Pakistan has started to arrest Afghans as the country begins a nationwide crackdown on foreign nationals it says are in the country illegally. ....

Neighborhood News Digest – 10 October 2023

Afghanistan

2 Pakistan soldiers, 5 insurgents killed in shootout on border with Afghanistan – The Tribune
A group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan on ....

Neighborhood News Digest – 09 October 2023

Afghanistan

Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help – India Today
The death toll from Saturday's powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan rose to 2,000. Several houses were fla....

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 October 2023

Afghanistan

80 Countries Condemn Diktats Against Women In Afghanistan: Report – NDTV
Around 80 countries condemned the diktats issued by the Taliban on Afghan women putting restrictions on them since the group returned to po....

Neighborhood News Digest – 25 September 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Among Top 10 Countries Facing Emergency Level of Hunger: WFP – Tolo News
Afghanistan has been ranked the 2nd top country in the world with more than 1 million of its people suffering from emergency l....

World Bank Reforms and Climate Change

Introduction
There is a growing debate on the reform of multilateral development banks to provide ‘global public goods’. At the behest of G20, an independent review of the Capital Adequacy Framework of multilateral development banks w....

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