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Monrovia, Liberia- Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, commended the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for its pivotal partnership in Liberia’s ongoing development. He made the disclosure when he received Mr. Jim Wright, Mission Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, on Tuesday, 24th November 2024. Hon. Ngafuan acknowledged USAID’s extensive contributions that have significantly boosted domestic resource mobilization, enhanced capacity building, and improved the technical performance of Liberia’s overall financial system. Minister Ngafuan stressed the essential role USAID has played through various efforts to strengthen governance, improve public financial management, and…

……𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮, 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐚, 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 (𝟕 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒): As the international COP29 climate talks begin in Baku, Azerbaijan next week, the European Union has suddenly decided to cut its support for forest trade treaties – called Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) — with two African countries in spite of demonstrated results in helping these countries curb illegal logging and strengthen national controls against illicit…

Luther Tarpeh, chairman of Liberia’s ruling Unity Party, called on Liberians to take diplomatic relations and cooperation with the People’s Republic of China very seriously and not to take it for granted. “Let’s not take our relationship with China for granted.“Our friendly relationship with China is very strategic and there are many concrete Chinese projects in Liberia, so let’s respect what China wants to do,” Tarpeh said.The Unity Party chairman was speaking at a one-day seminar entitled “Deepening Cooperation, Working Together for Development” hosted by the People’s Republic of China through its embassy near Monrovia on Friday, November 8, 2024.…

BEIJING – China’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs), excluding State-owned financial enterprises, reported a 1.2 percent year-on-year increase in revenues from January to September of this year, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.Their combined revenues reached nearly 61.06 trillion yuan ($8.56 trillion) during the period, while combined profits reached about 3.25 trillion yuan, down 2.3 percent year-on-year, the data showed.In the first nine months of the year, the Chinese SOEs’ tax and fee payables grew 0.1 percent year-on-year to over 4.41 trillion yuan, the data showed.Meanwhile, the debt-to-asset ratio of Chinese SOEs stood at 64.9 percent at…

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — William Kwame Amakye, who hails from Ghana, typically spends 10 to 12 hours a day in a laboratory. As a postdoc research fellow at the South China University of Technology (SCUT), he is committed to acquiring knowledge and experience in China to advance his career.”I worked in a clinic in Ghana as a nutritionist for two years, and one of the major challenges we face there is the high cost of medicine. Many of the drugs are imported, which drives up healthcare costs,” said Amakye.With the desire to do more to help patients in Ghana,…

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — China on Monday introduced a series of new birth support policies aimed at building a society more conducive to raising children, as the nation confronts profound demographic challenges posed by its rapidly aging population.A directive from the State Council outlines 13 targeted measures to enhance childbirth support services, expand child care systems, strengthen support in education, housing and employment, and foster a birth-friendly social atmosphere.People in flexible and new forms of employment and rural migrant workers, who have already participated in the basic medical insurance scheme for urban workers, will be included in the country’s…

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Monday to review a report on the third round of disciplinary inspection launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting.The inspection results showed that the Party building of central Party and state departments and centrally administered financial institutions has been strengthened, said a statement issued after the meeting.Although new achievements have been made in various areas, problems still exist, said the statement.The meeting called for addressing the issues…

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday emphasized focusing efforts to build the country into a powerhouse in culture by 2035.Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.He stressed continuously developing a socialist culture with Chinese characteristics for a new era.Xi emphasized the importance of upholding Marxism as the fundamental guiding principle, taking root in the extensive and profound Chinese civilization, and adapting to the evolving trends in information technology.Xi underscored developing the socialist culture…

Zwedru, October 17, 2024- In preparation for the UN Day 2024 celebrations and launch of the first UN Hub, a donation of supplies for cleanup of Zwedru City was donated by the UN In Liberia to County authorities.Speaking during the turnover ceremony, Ngonga Margaret Gulavic. Head of RCO noted that these supplies were donated in support of the cleanup exercise that the County authorities was carrying out to give the city a facelift ahead of the UN Hub launch and UN Day on October 24th.The County Superintendent, Honorable Alex Grant expressed his appreciation for the gesture, highlighting the cordial relationship…