Career civil servants at Israel’s finance ministry are rebelling because they say billions of dollars in Covid aid is being used to serve prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, instead of supporting the economy. Several respected bureaucrats have resigned, while others have openly discussed plans to leave after clashing with finance […]
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DEAL REACHED. French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire (L) applauds past French Treasury Managing Director Odile Renaud-Basso (R) as they attend a European Union finance ministers meeting by videoconference in Paris on April 9, 2020. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP BRUSSELS, Belgium – European Union (EU) finance ministers agreed a 500-billion-euro […]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Loading… The Ministers of Finance from the Intergovernmental Authority (IGAD) member states have committed to raise emergency fund to combat COVID-19 and mitigate its adverse economic effects. The IGAD Executive Secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyehuconvened a video teleconference for the Finance Ministers on Thursday following the meeting of the […]