Colombia eyes two rate cuts before year-end, finance minister says
Colombia's Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla takes part in an interview with Reuters during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Acquire Licensing Rights…#colombia #ricardobonilla #worldbank #marrakech #morocco #colombian #gustavopetro #israel #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

IMF has reached goal to add $3 billion to trust fund for poorest countries, Georgieva says
World Bank President Ajay Banga, World Bank Secretary Mercy Tembon, Ukraine Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Secretary Ceda Ogada and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva preside over the annual meeting's plenary…#worldbank #ajaybanga #mercytembon #ukraine #serhiymarchenko #imf #cedaogada #morocco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

IMF closes Morocco meetings without consensus on funding terms, conflict language
International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Chair Nadia Calvino and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrive for a news conference during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, following last month's deadly…#worldbank #marrakech #morocco #imf #quotas #ustreasury #peoplebankofchina #pangongsheng #imfc #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What causes earthquakes, and why they're more common in some regions
Earthquakes, large and small, happen every single day along zones that wrap around the world like seams on a baseball. Most don’t bother anybody, so they don’t make the news. But every now and then a catastrophic earthquake hits people somewhere in the world with horrific destruction and immense…#earthquakes #herat #afghanistan #afghan #atlasmountains #morocco #turkey #syria #pacific #atlantic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Soft Landing in the U.S. Could Be Hard for Everyone Else
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned of economic divergence at meetings in Morocco this week. The U.S. economy might be heading for a soft landing. But the rest of the world could be in for a jolt.#morocco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

IMF says recent El Salvador mission was'very productive '
Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Western Hemisphere Department Rodrigo Valdes speaks during an interview with Reuters on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 12, 2023.…#worldbank #marrakech #morocco #elsalvador #imf #rodrigovaldes #salvadoran #nayibbukele #supremecourt #bukele (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is US denying China a bigger voice at the IMF? – DW
China says its voting power at the Fund doesn't mirror the economic clout it has built over the past two decades. But the US, the IMF's biggest shareholder, isn't ready to change the status quo, just yet. China might have to wait longer to enjoy a bigger voice at the International Monetary Fund…#imf #worldbankgroup #marrakech #morocco #treasury #janetyellen #quotas #brazil #ukraine #marksobel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Climate action crucial to reducing poverty, World Bank official says
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- The World Bank will need to tackle global challenges like COVID-19 and climate change together with poverty reduction as those issues exacerbate economic woes, Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg says. Van Trotsenburg spoke with Nikkei while visiting Marrakech for…#morocco #worldbank #axelvantrotsenburg #vantrotsenburg #marrakech (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Climate action crucial to reducing poverty, World Bank official
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- The World Bank will need to tackle global challenges like COVID-19 and climate change together with poverty reduction as those issues exacerbate economic woes, Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg says. Van Trotsenburg spoke with Nikkei while visiting Marrakech for…#morocco #worldbank #axelvantrotsenburg #vantrotsenburg #marrakech (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

WTO chief warns of ‘really big impact’ on trade if Israel-Hamas conflict widens
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she hoped the Israel-Hamas conflict could be ended quickly, warning it would have a “really big impact” on already weak global trade flows if it widened throughout the region. Okonjo-Iweala, in Morocco for this week’s annual meetings of the…#ngoziokonjoiweala #israel #okonjoiweala #morocco #worldbank #middleeast #ukraine #islamist #hamas #gazastrip (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict, climate change
Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious heat and dry land, but also unpredictable rain and devastating flooding. The shocks worsen conflict and upend livelihoods because many people are farmers — work that is increasingly vulnerable in a…#africa #burkinafaso #chad #nigeria #african #worldbank #marrakech #morocco #montana #kenyan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wildfires risk assessment using hotspot analysis and results application to wildfires strategic response in the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco - Boubekraoui H, Maouni Y, Ghallab A, Draoui M, Maouni A.
The objective of our study is to use geospa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to darken already murky global economic outlook, IMF chief says
International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday the “heartbreaking” Israel-Hamas conflict threatened to darken an already murky global economic outlook. “We are closely monitoring how the situation evolves, how it is affecting, especially oil markets,” Georgieva…#israel #worldbank #marrakech #morocco #israeli #hamas #gazastrip #jewish #holocaust #redcross (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Chinese EV Suppliers Invest in U.S. Free-Trade Partners in Bid to Tap American Market
South Korean conglomerate LG Chem has signed deals to build factories with Chinese raw-material suppliers in South Korea and Morocco. SINGAPORE—Chinese battery companies critical to electric vehicles are pursuing deals with U.S. free-trade partners South Korea and Morocco, seeking to tap growing…#southkorean #lgchem #morocco #singapore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Japan, World Bank diversify renewable energy supply chains
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Japan, the World Bank and other partners on Wednesday launched a new project to diversify renewable energy supply chains, as concerns grow over the global reliance on China in critical materials for electric vehicles, solar panels and more. The partnership for Resilient and…#morocco #worldbank #enhancement (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news