AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoGlobal Finance & SDGs: UN SDG Moment adviser Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir urged reform of the global financial architecture so developing countries get affordable, predictable, vulnerability-sensitive funding, with longer-term support and a stronger voice for vulnerable states. Benin Economy & SDGs: Benin’s Minister of Economy and Finance Aristide Médénou pointed to rising domestic revenue, an SDG bond issued in 2021, and gains in water access and jobs from an industrial zone. Benin Education & Skills: Sèmè City Institute of Technology (SCITI) and France’s URCA signed to launch a Sustainable Engineering master’s track, while UNIBEN also denied “half-salary” claims and said full pay was released. Sports & Youth: Nigeria’s Flamingos opened WAFU B U-17 Girls’ Cup with a 4-2 win over Ghana, and NIS partnered with UNIBEN to train sports administrators. Football Spotlight: Benin coach Gernot Rohr says he’ll ask Lionel Messi to sign his 2018 World Cup jersey ahead of the Oct. 6 farewell friendly in Buenos Aires. Benin Governance & Football: FBF lifted sanctions on referees, and Benin’s online tax system is set to expand to Parakou, Comè and Lokossa.
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