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  1. IMF Executive Board Approves US$1.3 Billion under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility for Cote d’Ivoire The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) Arrangement for Côte d’Ivoire. Reviews under the 30-month RSF arrangement with a total access of SDR975.6 million (about US$1.3 billion or 150 percent of Côte d’Ivoire’s IMF quota) will coincide with reviews of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangements approved in May 2023 (for an amount of about SDR2,601.6 million, or 400 percent of quota). Read
  2. Germany: EIB Commits €500 Million Loan To Back Research And Development At Evonik The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a framework loan of €500 million to Evonik, the second largest chemical company in Germany and one of the largest worldwide. The loan will be used to finance European research and development activities at the company, which firmly integrated sustainability into all elements of its corporate strategy in 2022. Read
  3. UK Signs Trade Pact With Second Biggest US State – Texas UK and Texas sign a trade pact to boost investment and trade cooperation. Read
  4. DOJ Sues Health Plans and Their Alliance for Concealing Overpayments for Military Managed Care Program The United States filed a complaint alleging that six health plans participating in the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP) program, as well as their trade group, the US Family Health Plan Alliance, violated the False Claims Act by knowingly retaining erroneously inflated payments for healthcare services the health plans contracted to provide to retired military members and their families. The United States has also reached a settlement with Department of Defense (DOD) contractor Kennell & Associates Inc., a consulting firm, related to the conduct. Read
  5. Cyberattack On Healthcare Claims Processor Costing Hospitals $2B A Week In Cash Flow, Data Show Hospitals, health systems and medical practices are beginning to feel the financial impact of a cyberattack on a widely used payment processor, as proprietary Kodiak Solutions data show that claims to payers have dropped by more than a third since the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare. Read
  6. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on March 15, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on March 15, 2024 Read
  7. Confidence in Vaccines Has Plummeted in Africa Since the Plandemic Public confidence in vaccines has plunged across sub-Saharan Africa since the COVID-19 plandemic, according to a study of 17,000 people, across eight countries. Read
  8. National Association of Realtors Abandons Automatic Commission to Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuits The biggest real estate cartel in the nation just agreed to eliminate the mandatory 6% commission on real estate sales and pay a $420 million fine. Read
  9. EOS Group, IFC Partner to Resolve Non-Performing Loans, Boost Lending in Poland A new €275-million platform in Poland will help financial institutions resolve their non-performing loans (NPLs), freeing up capital for new lending, allowing individuals and businesses to restore their creditworthiness, and bolstering the country's banking sector. Read
  10. Tech Support Scammers to Pay $26 Million Two tech support companies will pay $26 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked tens of millions of dollars from consumers, particularly older consumers, by duping them into buying computer repair services in violation of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule. Read
  11. Zionists Slaughter More Palestinians Drawn to Food and Water Sadistic Zionist killers just carried out what may turn out to be its second bloodiest slaughter yet of innocent civilians over the crime of simply trying to survive. Read
  12. Global Child Deaths Reach Historic Low In 2022 – UN Report The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). Read
  13. EIB Global Partners with Rawanda's Bank of Kigali on Climate Finance The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the Bank of Kigali recently signed a €100 million sustainable agriculture financing initiative that will support farmers and agricultural businesses across Rwanda to better withstand the economic, social and business impacts of climate change. Read
  14. The Government Of Lao PDR And UNICEF Partner on Child Development and Health Ministry of Planning and Investment on behalf of The Government of Lao PDR and UNICEF convened in Vientiane this week to assess progress and align future strategies to address emerging challenges for children in Lao PDR. This critical gathering marked the beginning of the Mid-Term Review of the UNICEF Lao PDR Country Program, set against the backdrop of various global challenges and upcoming opportunities for children. Read
  15. £35 Million Authorized For British Semiconductor Scientists And Businesses On International Chip Research British semiconductor researchers and businesses now have enhanced access to research funding backed by the UK government and Horizon Europe, now the UK has joined the EU’s ‘Chips Joint Undertaking’. Read
  16. Army Hotel Manager Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Steal Government Property And Commit Bribery A U.S. citizen who served as U.S. Army hotel manager in South Korea pleaded guilty yesterday to a conspiracy involving the theft of government property and influencing the award of hotel contracts in exchange for bribes from a South Korean company. Read
  17. FDA Seeks $7.2 Billion to Enhance Food Safety and Nutrition, Advance Medical Product Safety, and Strengthen Public Health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is requesting $7.2 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 proposed budget. Read
  18. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on March 14, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on March 14, 2024 Read
  19. First Humanitarian Aid Ship Nears Gaza The big question about the new food and medical supply vessels nearing Gaza by sea is whether enough will ever get to those most in need, and before far more die. Read
  20. NIH Scientists Find Weak Points on Epstein-Barr Virus Studies of interactions between two lab-generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and an essential Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) protein have uncovered targets that could be exploited in designing treatments and vaccines for this extremely common virus. Read
  21. Cost Of Living In The U.S. Grows 4% Year Over Year The 2024 U.S. Household Bill Pay Report found that the average amount consumers spend per year on household bills grew 4% year over year. The Bill Pay Economy™ of 2024 amounts to $4.46 trillion, of which $3.35 trillion are the ten most essential household bills. Read
  22. GSA, Johnson Controls Collaborate On RRBITC Electrification Initiative Johnson Controls International (NYSE: JCI), a multinational conglomerate that produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings, announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has successfully secured funding to support our electrification project at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (RRBITC) in Washington, D.C. Read
  23. Russia Goes All-In on Drone Weapons Russia recently opened the newest of a series of dedicated spaces to accelerate the advanced development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other drones. Read
  24. $450 Million In Funding Authorized to Upgrade Nation’s Coastal and Inland Waterway Ports The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $450 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding (PIDP). Investments made under the PIDP focus on modernizing the Nation’s coastal and inland waterway ports as well as strengthening its supply chains and economic security for generations to come. Read
  25. Infections From These Bacteria Are On The Rise. New Blood Test Cuts Diagnosis Time For those with underlying conditions, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can infect the lungs, causing symptoms similar to tuberculosis. Read