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Spring edition of  Serbia Fashion Week will be held from April 26th to 30th in Novi Sad. At two locations: the Novi Sad Fair and the SKCNS “Fabrika”, the audience will see many fantastic fashion shows, exhibitions, seminars and accompanying programs. The most popular designers from Serbia will present their new collections, but also from the region of the former Yugoslav republics and countries from all over Europe. During the evening of the grand opening of Serbia Fashion Week, part of the “European Capital of Culture 2022” project this year, will be a fashion show by Slovenian designer Sanja Veličković.…

Through the RSA Academies project, we demonstrated that we’re not simply a ‘think-tank’ but we’re committed to impact on the ground. RSA Academies was a major investment in developing the potential and success of young people. We began our engagement with the academies programme with our sponsorship of the RSA Academy in Tipton, Sandwell, in 2008. Following the early success of that initiative, we were inspired to go further. We established RSA Academies in late 2011, in the flourish of activity that followed the 2010 Academies Act, which encouraged good and outstanding schools to become academies, and opened the door to…

IBAT is pleased to be working closely with the new Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) in Tyler with the goal of minimizing the ongoing impact of card fraud and financial crimes. The Director of the Center, Adam Colby, has reached out to us on a number of occasions to get contact information for specific banks with “actionable intelligence” and time-sensitive threats. This outreach could include a variety of information from investigations, the dark web and other sources and may also include a request for information to assist in an investigation. Recent examples have included stolen and counterfeit checks, re-encoded cards…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved the establishment of a €4 million Africa Circular Economy Facility to drive integration of the circular economy into African efforts to achieve nationally defined contribution (NDC) targets. The Facility, a multi-donor trust fund, will operate over a period of 5-years and will receive an initial support of €4 million from the Government of Finland and the Nordic Development Fund(link is external). The board approval took place on 30 March 2022. The circular economy is a model of production and consumption that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials…

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 11, 2022/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $5.5 million technical assistance grant to kick-start the roll-out of the flagship Desert to Power (https://bit.ly/3O29ZC1) initiative in the Eastern Sahel region countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan. Known as the East Africa Regional Energy Project, it will be financed through the ADF-15 Regional Public Good window of the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group. The project will develop technical studies for regional solar parks and associated battery storage near regional energy interconnectors, high-voltage cables…

Inspired by the luxury city of Dubai, the two entrepreneurs Georges and Marianna wanted to recall and connect the best of Italy following the theme of Expo Dubai 2020 “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” Georges Italo-Lebanese and Marianna, Italian from Puglia, after being promoters of important initiatives during Expo Milano 2015, he as Consul in the Zimbabwe pavilion has promoted the famous and popular CrocoBurger and ZebraBurger, she promoter of the Fashion Lab Mad Mood Milano Fashion Week, have been able to combine Italian excellence in a bite worth 2000 dirhams (about 500 euros). The “Golden Italian Bite” based on:…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 13, 2022/ — Africa s still grappling with the crisis of energy poverty—a problem that is only becoming more acute as a result of a decline in investment and a lack of adequate infrastructure. It is possible that renewable energy sources, despite their widespread availability across the continent, will fall short of meeting Africa’s electricity demands (https://bit.ly/38OB1wL) in the short to medium term, leading to either the continued use of oil and gas or the emergence of even more people living in energy poverty (https://bit.ly/3rq8sft). Numerous stakeholders have advocated for the continued presence of oil and gas, at least…

Nineteenth edition of  Serbia Fashion Week, part of the “European Capital of Culture 2022” project this year, will be held from April 26th to 30th in Novi Sad at two locations: Novi Sad Fair and SKCNS “Fabrika”. Serbia Fashion Week is a world-famous project organized by the National Fashion Chamber of Serbia, which is the official member of the European Fashion Council (EFC). This is the 5th biggest fashion week in Europe and the biggest one in South-East Europe. Serbia Fashion Week is providing new opportunities for Serbian designers and confirming its leadership position in the region of Eastern Europe,…

Walking amidst a faded world, models move fearlessly with the self-assurance that can only come from being cloaked in beautiful armor. Zooonek’s Unek collection provides such armor, as it shields the wearer in a stunning ray of light and wonder. Such strikingly gorgeous designs can only come from Zooonek’s designer, Geoffrey Owens. “Zooonek is based on a puppy that is lost in the jungle, and the animals are trying to help Zooonek out of the jungle. The puppy represents me, trying to navigate through the jungle of life. The people are my guide to lead me to my destiny,” Geoffrey…

Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Yacine Fal, the African Development Bank Group’s Acting Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, on Monday signed the protocol of agreement for the African Union Institutional Capacity Building Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The project is expected to bolster the AU’s efforts to implement  Agenda 2063. Adopted in 2015,  Agenda 2063(link is external) is the African Union’s vision for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena. The project cost, amounting to $11.48 million, is being…