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Dec 5, 2024 | 
asianews.network | Chris Humphrey
December 6, 2024JAKARTA – The latest European Union-Asean Business Sentiment Survey reveals that a record 59 percent of European businesses felt that the EU was not playing its part in supporting their interests in Southeast Asia. It was the highest level of dissatisfaction since the survey was launched in 2015.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
opinion.inquirer.net | Chris Humphrey
The latest European Union-Asean Business Sentiment Survey reveals that a record 59 percent of European businesses felt that the EU was not playing its part in supporting their interests in Southeast Asia. It was the highest level of dissatisfaction since the survey was launched in 2015.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Chris Humphrey
The latest European Union-Asean Business Sentiment Survey reveals that a record 59 percent of European businesses felt that the EU was not playing its part in supporting their interests in Southeast Asia. It was the highest level of dissatisfaction since the survey was launched in 2015.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
odi.org | Chris Humphrey
The financial capacity of the World Bank and the other major multilateral development banks will be central to conversations this week at the Annual Meetings in Washington, on how to meet global development and climate investment needs. A key driver of these debates is the recommendations of the G20 MDB Capital Adequacy Framework (CAF) review of 2022. MDBs have collectively generated $300bn-$400bn in additional lending capacity over the coming decade, through CAF reforms.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
globalcapital.com | Chris Humphrey
The financial capacity of the World Bank and the other major multilateral development banks will be central to conversations this week at the Annual Meetings in Washington, on how to meet global development and climate investment needs. A key driver of these debates is the recommendations of the G20 MDB Capital Adequacy Framework (CAF) review of 2022.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
thejakartapost.com | Chris Humphrey
he latest European Union-ASEAN Business Sentiment Survey reveals a record 59 percent of European businesses felt that the EU is not playing its part in supporting their interests in Southeast Asia, marking the highest level of dissatisfaction since the survey was launched in 2015.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
odi.org | Chris Humphrey
This article was originally published by Devex (www.devex.com) The callable capital of the World Bank and other multilateral development banks is the ultimate unknown quantity — but it shouldn’t be. When 44 countries agreed to create the World Bank at the Bretton Woods conference 80 years ago, they knew that financial markets would be suspicious of this strange new nonprofit bank. So governments put their money where their mouth was.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
kinston.com | Chris Humphrey
KINSTON, N.C. – As we approach the Legislative Short Session of the North Carolina General Assembly, I find myself reflecting on the core values and priorities that guide my service to the people of Eastern North Carolina. Our district is a vibrant tapestry of hardworking families, strong communities, and steadfast determination to succeed in all things. It is my honor to represent our shared interests in Raleigh.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Chris Humphrey
SINGAPORE is Europe’s gateway to South-east Asia, not merely by geographical location but through deliberate, visionary strategies that position the city-state as a critical hub for international trade relations. As the first country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to forge a trade deal with the European Union and, more notably, the first to be negotiating a digital trade agreement with the EU, Singapore shines as a beacon of success in EU-Asean relations.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
devex.com | Chris Humphrey
When 44 countries agreed to create the World Bank at the Bretton Woods conference 80 years ago, they knew that financial markets would be suspicious of this strange new nonprofit bank. So governments put their money where their mouth was. Along with paid-in capital, they committed a hefty chunk of “callable capital” to guarantee World Bank bonds. It worked a charm. Within a few years, the World Bank had a AAA credit rating and a stellar reputation with bond market investors.
