Major World Events by Morning of December 15
Major World Events by Morning of December 15
🟠The South African Reserve Bank reportedly plans to reform the cash system to ensure continued cash access for low-income and rural communities, even as cash usage is projected to decline by 30–40% with rising digital payments;
🟠Kenya is set to approve a National Infrastructure Fund on Monday at a cabinet meeting to attract investment in key sectors, reduce reliance on traditional borrowing, and advance its long-term economic development strategy, according to local media;
🟠Construction has begun on Afreximbank’s new headquarters in Egypt—a modern, energy-efficient complex that will serve as a hub for African economic cooperation, the bank revealed;
🟠Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty affirmed Egypt’s full support for the Malian government’s efforts to combat terrorism and extremism during a phone call with his counterpart Abdoulaye Diop;
🟠At least 21 people died on Sunday in Safi, on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, due to flash floods following heavy rainfall that caused water to seep into numerous homes and businesses;
🟠The Russian CB’s lawsuit against European depository Euroclear in the amount of $226.4 billion due to EU attempts to steal Russian frozen assets has gone to court, the Moscow Arbitration Court told Sputnik;
🟠Ukraine’s NATO membership is no longer on the agenda, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said;
🟠Russia provides the necessary political support to Venezuela and believes a logical solution to the current situation in the southern Caribbean will be found, a Russian diplomat said.
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