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Arab Fund Lends Djibouti $35 Million for Water
14 May 2013 - 10:01 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (Sabahi) — The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) on Sunday (May 12th) agreed to loan Djibouti $35 million USD (6.3 billion francs) for further improvements in the provision of drinking wat
Belarus, Mozambique Discuss Agricultural Cooperation
13 May 2013 - 09:28 by Local Press Report
MINSK (Belarusian Telegraph Agency ) — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Republic of South Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Namibia on concurrent) Andrei Molchan presented credentials to President of
Korea, US Release Joint Climate Change Statement
8 May 2013 - 09:05 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (US State Department) — The Republic of Korea and the United States share the view that anthropogenic climate change represents a threat to the security and sustainable development of all nations.
UK Water, Wastewater Experts Head to Libya
19 Apr 2013 - 09:47 by Local Press Report
TRIPOLI (Libya Herald) — A trade delegation of UK companies from the water and wastewater sectors will be in Tripoli from Saturday for industry meetings. The three-day mission, led by British Water – the trade assoc
Indian Brahmaputra Panel Alert to China Dam Building
16 Apr 2013 - 09:34 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (The Indian Express) — An inter-ministerial expert panel on the Brahmaputra has asked the government to intensify monitoring construction projects in the middle reaches of the river by China.
IDB Announces $617 Million in Development Funding
4 Apr 2013 - 09:17 by Local Press Report
JEDDAH (Arab news) — At the 289th meeting of its board of executive directors convened beginning of the week, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) approved $617 million USD toward funding development projects, which incl
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India to Hold Tri-National Dialogue
3 Apr 2013 - 10:00 by Local Press Report
dhaka (bdnews24.com) — Dhaka is going to host a ‘brainstorming’ dialogue among Bangladesh, India and Bhutan this month to move forward the sub-regional connectivity and hydro power issues with Bhutan and Nepal via Indi
Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund Contributes to New IFC Global Infrastructure Fund
2 Apr 2013 - 09:24 by Local Press Report
BRIC Nations to Form Own Development Bank
27 Mar 2013 - 10:19 by Local Press Report
JOHANNESBURG (Miami Herald) — Leaders of the five BRICS nations fueling global economic growth agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure programs - a direct challenge to the W
Bulgarian Mayor Wants Cross-Border Cooperation to Focus on Infrastructure
25 Mar 2013 - 10:14 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Focus Information Agency) — "I hope very much that the new program about the cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania 2014-2020 will focus more on infrastructure projects and less on virtual measures that leave n
Albania Signs Hydropower Contract for Shala River
22 Mar 2013 - 09:47 by Local Press Report
KIEV (Hydro World) — Power developer Shala Energy sh.p.k.
Jamaica, China Sign $300 Million Infrastructure Agreement
12 Mar 2013 - 09:36 by Local Press Report
KINGSTON (Stabroek News) — For the second time in just over three years, Jamaica has secured a multibillion-dollar infrastructure development programme with China, a government insider has revealed. The US$300-million
Saudi Fund, Morocco Sign $400 Million Development Agreement
12 Mar 2013 - 10:07 by Local Press Report
RABAT (NZweek) — Moroccan ministry of economy and finance and the Saudi Fund for Development on Monday signed an agreement to allocate $400 million USD to Moroccan development projects, the official television Al
Indonesia Needs to Prepare for Early Dry Season
4 Mar 2013 - 11:05 by Local Press Report
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Globe) — Indonesians should prepare for an early onset of the dry season and start conserving water, a Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) official said on Monday. Head of BMKG Mulyon
Waters Corp Opens New Center in Singapore
1 Mar 2013 - 10:28 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Waters Corporation) — Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), a leading analytical science solutions developer and provider headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts, announced today the opening of a new Solution Centre in Sing
EBRD Appoints Head of New Tunisian Office
27 Feb 2013 - 09:25 by Local Press Report
TUNIS (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — The EBRD has appointed Marie-Alexandra Veilleux as the first head of the Tunisian office, a further step forward in the EBRD’s support for the country’s economic development and reform process.&n
Rajawali Bids for Indonesian Water, Road Projects
19 Feb 2013 - 10:41 by Local Press Report
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Globe) — The infrastructure unit of conglomerate Rajawali Corpora is bidding for two toll road projects and two water supply projects in an effort to expand its local business. The unit, Nusantara Infr
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Discuss Cooperation
19 Feb 2013 - 10:27 by Local Press Report
TASHKENT (Trend News Agency) — On Monday, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan's ambassador to Tashkent, Boribay Zheksembin discussed practical issues surrounding the implementation o
Bulgarian City to Upgrade Water Network
18 Feb 2013 - 08:58 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Water World) — The Bulgarian municipality of Targovishte launched a $12.1 million USD project for the upgrade of the city's water supply network, Bulgaria's managing body of the EU-funded operational program En
Red Cross President Committed to Provide Aid to Colombia
15 Feb 2013 - 08:45 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (ICRC) — Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), today concluded a four-day visit to Colombia, the site of the ICRC's largest humanitarian operation in the Americas.&
Guyana Water Announces Several Bids
23 Jan 2013 - 08:28 by Local Press Report
GEORGETOWN (Stabroek News) — The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is on the verge of intensifying major infrastructural works countrywide, heralded by the opening of several bids yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender
EBRD Announces EOI for Kyrgyz Water Project
11 Jan 2013 - 09:31 by Local Press Report
TALAS (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced an invitation for expressions of interest (EOI) for engineering, design and contracts supervision for the Talas Water and Waste
Peru: Only 10 Percent of Water in Rural, Jungle Communities Is Fit for Human Consumption
8 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Only 10 percent of the water supplied to rural and jungle areas in Peru is fit for human consumption, according to a new report from the Ministry of Environment (MINAM).
AfDB Approves $21 Million Financial Package to Zanzibar Urban Water and Sanitation Project
21 Dec 2012 - 10:21 by Local Press Report
ZANZIBAR (African Development Bank) — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on December 19th 2012, a $21 million USD package to finance the implementation of the Zanzibar Urban Water and Sanitation Project in the United Repu
Paraguayan Protesters Block Road for Promised Drought Aid
19 Dec 2012 - 08:59 by Local Press Report
ASUNCION (Prensa Latina) — Riot police clashed today with hundreds of peasants protesting in the Paraguayan department of Misiones to force them to clear a strategic road they occupied due to late subsidies payment.
Malaysia, Indonesia River Border Dispute Continues
17 Dec 2012 - 10:30 by Local Press Report
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Globe) — A senior military officer in East Kalimantan revealed on Sunday that the Indonesian and Malaysian governments were still haggling over the exact location of their shared border along five points be
ADB Plans $137 Million Grant for Tajikistan
10 Dec 2012 - 09:57 by Local Press Report
DUSHANBE (4-Traders) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans a $137 million grant program for Tajikistan to support inclusive growth over the next two years by creating economic opportunities and ensuring greater access
US to Provide Pakistan With $200 Million for Diamer-Bhasha Dam
7 Dec 2012 - 10:03 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (Dawn.com) — The United States has agreed to provide $200 million for preliminary work on the Diamer-Bhasha dam project, says Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh, who left for Pakistan on Thursday after a weeklong v
Yemen Will Be Greatly Affected by Climate Change
6 Dec 2012 - 11:00 by Local Press Report
DOHA (Yemen News Agency (SABA)) — Head of the General Authority for Environmental Protection Eng.
Ecuador Proposes Oil Levy for Climate Fund
6 Dec 2012 - 10:12 by Local Press Report
DOHA (Bloomberg Businessweek) — Ecuador plans to propose a levy on every barrel of oil sold by OPEC members to help fund projects that cut greenhouse gases and protect against the effects of climate change. The proposal will
UK Pledges $2.9 Billion USD in Climate Aid
4 Dec 2012 - 09:59 by Local Press Report
DOHA (Bloomberg ) — U.K.
Asian Nations Must Focus on Green Growth; ADB
20 Nov 2012 - 11:22 by Local Press Report
MANILA (Asian Development Bank) — While advanced economies gradually rebuild their balance sheets, Asia’s emerging markets need to diversify sources of growth to boost GDP, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda s
Sierra Leone Water Company Completes Water Treatment Projects
19 Nov 2012 - 08:57 by Local Press Report
KAILAHUN (Awoko Business) — Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has completed the installation of water treatment plants and its distribution networks at Mile-91 and Kailahun for the provision of safe drinking water for resi
Czech Power Utility Cuts Supply to Albania Waterworks
16 Nov 2012 - 09:50 by Local Press Report
PRAGUE (Fox Business) — Czech power utility CEZ AS on November 16 said its Albanian unit CEZ Shperndarje has cut off electricity supplies to Albania's state-owned water treatment utilities due to unpaid bills totaling $48
Cholera Outbreak Worsening in Guinea-Bissau
14 Nov 2012 - 10:32 by Local Press Report
BISSAU (IRIN) — As cholera case rates decline in Guinea and Sierra Leone, they are on the rise in Guinea-Bissau, with 1,500 cases reported and nine deaths as of November 11, according to the Ministry of Health.&
Over One Million Flooded Pakistanis Need Water, Food: UN
26 Oct 2012 - 09:49 by Local Press Report
new yorK (Associated Press of Pakistan) — Over one million people in flood-affected areas of Pakistan are in urgent need of food and safe drinking water, the United Nations said Thursday as it called for funds to meet t
About 103 Million Nigerians Still Practice Open-Defecation; WaterAid
12 Oct 2012 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
ABUJA (Daily Trust) — About 103 million Nigerians still defecate in the open out of about 223 million people that practice open defecation in Sub-Saharan Africa, WaterAid Nigeria, an international non-governmental organ
Japan to Consider Wastewater Loan to Serbia
19 Sep 2012 - 09:45 by Local Press Report
BELGRADE (b92.net) — Serbian FM Ivan Mrkić and First Deputy PM Aleksandar Vučić met in Belgrade with Japanese Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ryuji Yamane. Mrkić and Yamane agreed during the
Saudi, Singapore Create Joint Company With $27 Million USD Investment
18 Sep 2012 - 09:52 by Local Press Report
RIYADH (albawaba.com) — Saudi Arabia and Singapore yesterday agreed to establish a joint company with a capital of $26.6 million USD for investment in real estate, health, energy, water and IT projects. The agreeme
Service National Water Commission Concerned Over Water Levels in Southeast
28 Dec 2010 - 17:11 by Local Press Report
KINGSTON (Jamaica Observer) — The National Water Commission (NWC) is concerned by the levels of Jamaica's water reserves, particularly in the southeastern part of the country. ".. Frequent showers which
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