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Ivory Coast to create $500m green finance fund — IMF
Among other measures, the Ivorian government announced the fund at the COP29 forum in Azerbaijan, where dignitaries are gathered for the UN's main forum for talks on how to address the perils of climate change.
Vice-President Tiemoko Meyliet Kone says the Ivory Coast government has agreed with the IMF to create a climate resilience facility, establish a carbon market office and adopt a climate change bill among other green measures. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast will set up a green finance fund worth $500 million (sh1.84 trillion) to accelerate the west African country's sustainable growth, the International