development

Sri Lankan President to present first budget since taking charge

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesing will today present his first budget.  Wickremesing took charge of…

8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development to begin

Today marks the start of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). Launched…

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ECOSOC holds High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

The second session of the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF) under the United…

Fengtai Railway Station
Beijing’s Fengtai railway station to reopen

Beijing’s Fengtai Railway Station will resume services today following a four-year reconstruction.  The expanded station…

Uttarakhand will hold a 2022 budget session today
India’s state of Uttarakhand convenes budget session

The legislative assembly of the Indian state of Uttarakhand will convene today for its budget…

Nordic-African summit
Finland to host Nordic-African summit in Helsinki

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto hosts the first day of an informal meeting of Nordic…

The 9th Africities Summit begins today in Kisumu, Kenya
9th Africities Summit begins in Kenya

The 9th Africities Summit will begin today in Kisumu, Kenya and run until May 21.…

Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova to visit North Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Vice President Iliana Iotova begins a two-day trip to North Macedonia today. Iotova’s plans…

Japan led TICAD 2022 meeting begins

The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) ministerial meeting begins today. Today’s meeting aims…

China: Evergrande subsidiary Scenery Journey to repay $235 million

Chinese developer Evergrande Group’s subsidiary, Scenery Journey, is to repay $235 million in coupon payments…