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African Development Bank ADB President Akinwumi Adesina gestu stanley cup res as he addresses a press conference in Ahmedabad on May 20, 2017, ahead of the ADB Annual General Meeting.The African Development Bank will hold its 52nd Annual General Meeting in the western Indian state of Gujarat from May 22-26, the first time the event has been held in India. Some 4500 delegates including Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the organisations 54 member countries and 26 non-member countries are expected to attend. AFPAfricans are seeing a steady improvement in the quality of their lives, with some countries even nearing world averages, says a wide-ranging report outMondayon the continentrsquo future stanley website .While large portions of the continentrsquo 1.2 billion people live in poverty, many of Africarsquo 54 nations have made significant progress in health, education and standard of living.Article continues after this advertisement At stanley spain least a third of African countries have now achieved medium to high levels of human development, said the report published by the African Development Bank, referring to a composite measure of a nationrsquo condition.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderNorth Africa has the highest levels, approaching the world average, but all sub-regions have seen steady improvementr Ipkv NCH PH creates NCH Help as part of CSR
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines mdash; The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board RTWPB agreed on Monday to suspend the implementation of the recent P10-wage hike in Western Visayas but only in areas affected by supertyphoon Yolanda Haiyan , said Ponciano Ligutom, Department of Labor and Employment regional director.Areas where the P10 wage hike would be suspended should be certified by the Office of Civil Defense and local disaster risk reduction and management councils, Ligutom said.The moratorium will be in effect for six months and subject for review before the period ends stanley website to determine if there would be a need to extend the suspension of the wage hike, according to Ligutom.Article continues after this advertisement Ligutom declined from identifying the areas to be covered by the moratorium, saying the OCD would be in the best position to name them.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video o mugs stanley f drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFOPCSO: Still no takers of Ultralotto 6/58, Superlotto 6/49 jackpotsNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationYolanda has badly hit northern Negros and northern Panay.The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Western Visayas earlier called for a moratorium on the P10 wage increase following extensive losses from supertyphoon Yolanda.A P10-wage increase was implemented in the region starting Nov. 29.In a Dec. 6 letter to Liguto stanley uk m, the PCCI Western Visayas said a moratorium on wage increases should be |