America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Africa Malawi The World Muslim League inaugurated one of its largest water projects in Africa in Malawi, which will benefit six regions; the project uses solar energy for sustainability and includes storage units and pumps
America Costa Rica The country has solidified its position as a leader in attracting Foreign Direct Investment, ranking first in Latin America; last year the country attracted $3,788 billion in FDI, a 20% increase from 2022, contributing 4,5% to its GDP
Africa Libya The German Ambassador to Libya emphasised his country's readiness to provide all support for the success of the political process and to realise the aspirations of the Libyan people by conducting elections and achieving lasting stability and peace
Africa Nigeria Inflation in Nigeria fell to 33,40% in July 2024 from 34,19% in June on a year-on-year basis; this is the first time the country's inflation has fallen since December 2022, when it stood at 21,34%
America Colombia Colombia, along with Brazil and Mexico, is in talks with Venezuela's government and opposition after a contested election, urging adherence to the law, as the opposition is challenging the results declaring Nicolás Maduro the winner
Africa Namibia After waiting for more than three years for their redundancy payments following the liquidation of the national airline, Air Namibia, the former employees will receive the payments following a High Court decision
Oceania Kiribati Ruth Cross Kwansing, one of the 18 women candidates out of 114 vying for one of the 44 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Kiribati's national elections, believes that 'government inefficiencies' have prevented an improvement in citizens' living standards
Oceania New Zealand The Climate Change Commission presented its first progress assessment of the national adaptation plan, examining its effectiveness and implementation, founding that it is not happening at the scale or pace needed; it also contains 9 recommendations
Europe Romania The first public maternity hospital built in Timișoara in the last 50 years was inaugurated on the campus of the Timișoara County Hospital
America Ecuador A nighttime curfew has been set, restricting movement between 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM in over 20 sectors across four provinces, to address rising insecurity
Oceania Papua New Guinea Six citizens will travel to Australia for specialised training to enhance Papua New Guinea's entry into the global organic market through a collaboration between the Australian government and Paradais Review Services, a PNG-based accreditation provider
America Barbados The criminal justice system will implement new rules by the end of September to speed up the processing of criminal cases
Europe Italy The UN Refugee Agency, which expressed serious concerns about Italy's agreement to process the asylum claims of some migrants in reception centres in Albania, will monitor the first three months of the agreement