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Philippine President Duterte volunteers to be test subject for Russia-made
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Aug 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he would volunteer to take the Russia-made coronavirus vaccine to test it, and the country's government on Tuesday voiced a readiness to cooperate with Moscow on the vaccine's clinical trials a
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Global economy could lose $108 billion in remittances: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Aug 3 (ANI): Global remittances will fall by 108.6 billion dollars if the Covid-19 economic impact persists throughout the year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday.
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Philippines COVID-19 tally exceeds 100,000 with fourth consecutive record
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [The Phillipines], August 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has exceeded the 100,000 marks with a record 5,032 new infections registered on Sunday, the Health Ministry's data showed.
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ADB, GCF commit to partnership to boost green recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Wednesday agreed to partner toward a 'green recovery' for members confronting the harsh economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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COVID-19 exposes Asian banks' vulnerability to US dollar funding: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 21 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has yet again unravelled global financial markets, putting Asia's financial resilience to the test, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday.
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Philippines calls on China to comply with 2016 arbitral ruling over South
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 14 (ANI): Even as Beijing with its aggressive actions continues to bully its smaller neighbours, the Philippines has publicly called on China to comply with 2016 arbitral ruling which had ruled that China has no 'historic rights over the waters of South China Sea'.
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ADB, IEA renew pact to collaborate on energy sector sustainability and res
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 10 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has renewed a memorandum of understanding with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to scale up collaboration and advance progress on sustainability with an increased focus on energy sector resilience in Asia and the
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ADB, EAA Foundation to work for quality primary education for out-of-schoo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 9 (ANI): India is among the few countries that will benefit following an agreement between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Qatar-based Education Above All (EAA) Foundation to carry out 100 million dollars in joint projects to put out-of-school and at-risk
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Nizamuddin Markaz case: Bail to nationals from Brazil, Australia, Fiji, Ch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to nationals from Brazil, Australia, Fiji, China and the Philippines, who had participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz.
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ADB sells $4 billion 3-year global benchmark bond
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 8 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) returned to the US dollar bond market with the pricing of a four billion dollar three-year global bond, proceeds of which will be part of ADB's ordinary capital resources.
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Philippines warns China of 'severest response' over drills in South China
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 4 (ANI): The Philippines has warned Beijing of "the severest response" if ongoing Chinese military exercises in the disputed South China Sea spill over into Philippine territory.
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ADB becomes observer of Network for Greening the Financial System
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 3 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined the central banks and supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as an observer.
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