ADB launches first biodiversity and nature bond

BAKU: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued its inaugural biodiversity and nature bond to fund eligible conservation projects across Asia and the Pacific, Trend reports via the ADB.

The A$150 million (US$100 million equivalent), 10-year bond wa…

Nepal president to attend COP29 in Baku

BAKU: President Ram Chandra Paudel will represent Nepal at the 29th UN Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, said Minister for Forests and Environment Aina Bahadur Shahi Thakuri during a recent briefing, Trend reports.

Minister Thakuri emphasize…

Iran releases currency exchange rates for October 29

BAKU: The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) put up an official exchange rate for foreign currencies on October 29, Trend reports via the CBI.

According to the bank’s currency exchange rate, 44 currencies danced downward, while two upward compared to October…

Uzbekistan, EU agree to strengthen cooperation

TASHKENT: Uzbekistan and the EU have agreed to work closely together to ensure a strong upward trajectory of their partnership, wrote Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in a post on X, Trend reports.

“Had a productive meeting with Terhi H…