3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (706+ words) TANDO ALLAHYAR, Pakistan (AFP) " Beneath the scorching sun in Pakistan's southern mango belt, labourers balance on tree branches, working at a swift pace to throw the freshly picked fruit into sacks held ready by farmhands waiting below. Though mango season…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (477+ words) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extended its Staff-Monitored Programme with Haiti through June 2027 as rising oil prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East add fresh pressure on a country already battling gang violence, political instability and a…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (726+ words) WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) " Nigel Chalk, the director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Washington is "deeply concerned" that tourism-dependent Caribbean economies will be hardest hit by rising oil prices due to the ongoing Middle…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (714+ words) FARMERS across the Caribbean are facing growing uncertainty as the escalating Middle East conflict continues to disrupt global energy and agricultural supply chains, driving up costs and threatening food security across the region. The latest geopolitical tensions, sparked by instability…...