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29th Mar 2024

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Barbados becomes world's newest republic

Barbados has gained its independence, after 396 years of rule by the British, The Guardian reports. Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president by the chief justice and took the oath of allegiance to her country, replacing the British Queen as head of state. A handover ceremony was attended by Britain's Prince Charles and the singer Rihanna, who is Barbadian.

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EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that's one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.

'Swiftly dial back' interest rates, ECB told

Italian central banker Piero Cipollone in his first monetary policy speech since joining the ECB's board in November, said that the bank should be ready to "swiftly dial back our restrictive monetary policy stance."

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