The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Thursday completed its first review of Ukraine's $15.6 billion loan program, allowing Kyiv to immediately withdraw $890 million for budget support as it mounts a major offensive against Russia's invasion.
The United States has lifted certain restrictions on Ethiopia in light of progress on human rights, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday.
An end to the Black Sea grains deal would hit the Horn of Africa hard, aid officials said on Monday, warning that another hike in food prices would add to the tens of millions of people facing hunger.
Pakistan hopes a bailout decision from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will come in a day or two, its prime minister said on Tuesday, as the global lender said it was holding talks with the aim of "quickly reaching an agreement".
Indonesia's police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country's drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expand a probe into tainted cough syrups linked to the deaths of more than 200 children across the nation, two top inspectors told Reuters.