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Historic funding round values OpenAI at $157 billion

Observer Online Desk

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, secured $6.6 billion in new funding, propelling its valuation to $157 billion and cementing its ...

Intel and US to finalise $8.5b in chips funding by year-end

Sept 28: Intel and the US government will likely finalise $8.5 billion in direct funding for the chipmaker before the ...

Interim govt to build ERL-2nd unit with overseas funding

Staff Correspondent

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 15: The interim government has decided to construct the second unit of state-owned Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) with ...

WB, ADB urged to continue funding reasonable projects

Business Correspondent

The interim government has suggested multilateral lenders continue financing existing projects that are reasonable, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said on ...

Should Dhaka go for self-funding for Teesta Project?

Md Tanvir Rahman

The Teesta River, a vital waterway in northern Bangladesh, has long been a lifeline for agriculture, livelihoods, and biodiversity in ...

Saber calls for increased climate funding for BD

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has urged for increased climate funding for vulnerable countries like Bangladesh.He ...

Rich nations unmet funding pledges stymie BD climate action efforts: Saber

Special Correspondent

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Wednesday said the world must act, and commitments of rich ...

Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding

LONDON, May 6: Three of the biggest global health funders have joined forces for the first time in a $300 ...

Emirates pledges funding for research, emissions reduction

Business Desk

Emirates has become an industrial partner of the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA), based at the University of Cambridge. The new ...

Top French university loses funding over pro-Palestinian protests

PARIS, Apr 30: The Paris region authority sparked controversy Tuesday by temporarily suspending funding for Sciences Po, one of the ...

IMF approves $1.1 bln funding for Pakistan

Observer Online Desk

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved $1.1 billion in funding for Pakistan on Monday, the agency said ...

Youths call for discontinuation of funding for fossil fuels

Special Correspondent

Young activists under the banner of "Global Climate Strike" are urging an end to fossil fuel usage and a shift ...

Japan to resume funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency

Observer Online Desk

Japan is preparing to resume funding to the UN's crisis-hit Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which coordinates nearly all aid to ...

US Senate passes government funding bill, averting shutdown

WASHINGTON, Mar 23: The US Congress approved a funding bill Saturday in a rare show of cross-party unity, keeping federal ...

Finland to resume funding to UNRWA

Observer Online Desk

Finland will resume funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, its foreign trade and development minister said on Friday, ...

Israel says Canada, Sweden wrong to resume UNRWA funding

Observer Online Desk

Israel on Saturday slammed Canada and Sweden for resuming aid to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, reiterating claims ...

UN pledges funding for climate actions in Bangladesh: Saber

Observer Online Desk

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Monday said the United Nations (UN) will provide substantial funding ...

No alternative to adequate funding to deal with climate impacts: Hasan

Diplomatic Correspondent

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said the flow of climate financing for the developing countries is gradually shrinking but it is ...

No alternative to adequate climate funding for developing countries: Hasan

Observer Online Desk

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has said there is no alternative to strong global partnerships, collective action and inclusive funding for ...

Google announces €25 million in funding for AI training in Europe

Observer Online Desk

Google launched an artificial intelligence (AI) initiative in Europe, announcing €25 million in funding to support training, reports Euronews. The ...

Messi match organisers deeply regret no-show, cancel funding bid

HONG KONG, FEB 5: Organisers of a Hong Kong football match which drew boos after star man Lionel Messi failed ...

Banks, non-bank financers discuss PPP project funding

Business Correspondent

The PPP Authority at Ministers Office held a workshop on "Engagement of Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions in PPP Projects ...

US House panel recommends $17.6 billion in military funding for Israel

Observer Online Desk

Legislation providing $17.6 billion in new military assistance to Israel as it wages war against Hamas was unveiled on Saturday ...

Donor countries halt funding to UN agency in Gaza

PARIS, Jan 30: At least 12 key donor countries have said they will halt funding to the UN agency for ...

Japan suspends funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency

Observer Online Desk

Japan said it is joining other countries in suspending funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following Israeli charges ...

UN urges reversal of funding pause for Palestinian agency, vows accountability with staffers

UN officials urged countries to reconsider a pause in funding for the UN agency for Palestinians on Sunday, vowing that ...

Australia, Canada, Italy, UK suspend UN agency funding after Israeli allegations

OTTAWA, Jan 27: Australia, Canada, Italy and the British government have suspended their funding to the UN agency for Palestinian ...

Australia, Canada and Italy suspend UNRWA funding after Israeli allegations

Observer Online Desk

Australia, Canada and Italy have suspended their funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, after Israel accused several employees ...

Australia, Canada suspend UN agency funding after Israeli allegations

Observer Online Desk

Australia and Canada have suspended their funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, after Israel accused several employees of ...

Private sector funding key to climate transition: WB chief

The World Bank is working to slash how long it takes to get financing projects off the ground as part ...