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How bad will the Ebola outbreak impact West African economies? Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are the worst affected. As the death toll rises, the World Bank warns that unless the disease is contained quickly, the economic impact will be devastating. Jean-Philippe Prosper from the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, tells us more.
There's fury in Spain as Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, seeks to rewrite the rules of fair trade. Next, an embarrassing sex scandal for America's secret service - it emerges some agents may have been distracted from the job at hand. Finally, we meet the growing number of Greeks forced to turn their backs on a country wracked by poverty in search of a better life in the Big Apple.
Abidjan, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- Ivory Coast hosted Thursday a high-level meeting in collaboration with the World Bank on the 20th replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA-20).The event is attended by several African heads of state. (Camera: LEGNAN KOULA). B-ROLL OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST.
Interpol has warned that criminal organizations are planning to infiltrate or disrupt supply chains related to COVID-19 vaccines. But that's not the only way bad guys might try to cash in on the coming global vaccine bonanza. According to Business Insider, groups may try to sell counterfeit or expired vaccines, on a small-scale or a large-scale basis. Criminals may also try to 'sell' vaccines online, in an attempt to steal personal data and credit card numbers. They may also try to extort companies, or hold supply chains hostage in return for ransom money. Finally, they could do a better job than governments at vaccinating neighborhoods, thereby installing themselves as a semi-legitimate, parallel government.
In tonight's edition: The rapidly-spreadingcoronavirus outbreak is expected to push sub-Saharan Africa intorecession in 2020 for the first time in 25 years, the World Bank says. In Cameroon's Douala a door to door medical inquiry has kicked off in a bid to track down potential contractors of COVID-19. Hospitals are on high alert for a surge in admissions. And finally six scientists in Senegal race to develop a ventilator that can be created locally.
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