report in The Daily Star, Dec 9, 2023At least 27.51 lakh more Bangladeshis fell into poverty in 2022 due to the global food price hike and post Covid-19 impacts, according to a paper by a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). “The Covid-19 was the main driver of higher poverty in Bangladesh. But the world price spike in 2022 directly raised the cost of living for many households,” Angga Pradesha, a senior…
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By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, April 05, 2023 at 11:07 PMThe Central Bank of Afghanistan got access to the $1.8 billion in foreign assets, the officials said on Wednesday, adding that the negotiations with the international institutions have been conducted regarding unfreezing of Afghan assets. Speaking at a press conference of annual activities of Da Afghanistan Bank, Mohammad Abas Samih, marketing operation director of the Central Bank, said that more than $9 billion of…