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The Reporter's Notepad: World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings kick off, with a senior bank official finally offering some details about a $10 billion fund the board of directors approved earlier this month. URN Daily has the details and more.
Just The Facts: Ukraine is the favorite candidate to join the EU. Yellen confirms US plans to lend $20 billion to Ukraine. The UN says Ukraine's population has dropped by 10 million in a decade. And more.
Here's What They Think: A Ukrainian newspaper argues that the US needs to shift away from the "escalation avoidance" paradigm while a Turkish media outlet expresses concerns about the "practicalities and trade-offs" of Ukraine's "victory plan."
Sober Second Opinion: The Brookings Institution asks whether military aid to Ukraine should focus to defensive systems ahead of possible shifts in diplomacy and the war.
The Rebuilder's Social: The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine says"70% of all iPhones in Ukraine are smuggled." Per Aarsleff offers "modern sewerage repair solutions" for Mykolaiv, and Dentons publishes a guidebook to electronic identification (eID) means and trust services in Ukraine. And more.
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