2022-11-11 3133325b8555d421336cac5f1633968a5bff7ad5 /feed/2022/11/11/the-food-and-agriculture-organization-forecasts-that-global-spending-on-food-imports-will-reach-an-all-time-high-of-us The Food and Agriculture Organization forecasts that global spending on food imports will reach "an all-time high" of US$1.94 trillion by the end of the year, a 10 percent increase from the previous year, as a result of rising food prices caused by currency depreciation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 1668241454 2022-11-11 e484c37456417b99d9a9163262c214dd02c631b4 8 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 116 /wiki/2022%20russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine 2022 food crises 1 /wiki/2022%20food%20crises Food and Agriculture Organization 2 /wiki/food%20and%20agriculture%20organization US$ 37 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar currency depreciations 71 /wiki/currency%20appreciation%20and%20depreciation high-income countries 172 /wiki/high-income%20country spending on food 14 /wiki/food%20prices 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 food crises Food and Agriculture Organization US$ currency depreciations high-income countries spending on food 2022 food crises 2022-08-8 34becbff136f66663bbb794a64b598453acb0a42 /feed/2022/08/8/the-pentagon-announces-that-it-will-send-ukraine-an-additional-1-billion-military-assistance-including-tens-of-thousan The Pentagon announces that it will send Ukraine an additional $1 billion military assistance, including tens of thousands more munitions and explosives. This is the largest aid to the country since the start of the invasion. 1660082439 2022-08-8 053bd779c530e73305c907e4a5191124a9a0a807 2 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine US$ 2 /feed/2022/08/8/the-pentagon-announces-that-it-will-send-ukraine-an-additional-1-billion-in-military-assistance-including-tens-of-thou The Pentagon announces that it will send Ukraine an additional $1 billion in military assistance, including tens of thousands more munitions and explosives, the largest such aid package to the country since the start of the invasion. 2022-05-11 5ea35af92c9ae96dedccb81a55c4be7beff0d5de /feed/2022/05/11/ukrainian-military-forces-recapture-several-settlements-north-of-kharkiv-driving-russian-troops-to-less-than-a-dozen-m Ukrainian military forces recapture several settlements north of Kharkiv, driving Russian troops to less than a dozen miles from the Russian border. 1652288766 2022-05-11 6f084bc64cf7d4f44bc20c0ffea9c088cf5c8546 4 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /feed/2022/05/11/ukrainian-military-forces-recapture-several-settlements-north-of-kharkiv-driving-russian-troops-to-less-than-a-dozen-mi Ukrainian military forces recapture several settlements north of Kharkiv, driving Russian troops to less than a dozen miles from the Russian border. 2022-03-10 de7765566f49857bb99d84d004c7f7975f16ce00 8 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /feed/2022/03/10/us-bank-goldman-sachs-announces-that-it-is-closing-its-operations-in-russia-becoming-the-first-major-wall-street-bank U.S. bank Goldman Sachs announces that it is closing its operations in Russia, becoming the first major Wall Street bank to leave the country following the invasion of Ukraine. 2021-10-25 7b53a5bfdd509464902c2ae91a48eeaa63d6ddf3 42 US$ 1 /feed/2021/10/25/hours-after-the-coup-d-etat-in-sudan-the-united-states-department-of-state-suspends-700-million-worth-of-aid-to-the-co Hours after the coup d'état in Sudan, the United States Department of State suspends $700 million worth of aid to the country until the restoration of the civilian government. 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The tabloid however suppressed the story. 2014-09-15 c40e16a002f0c50a707906238061c0875cd110ae 2 US$ 1 /feed/2014/09/15/information-technology-company-cognizant-agrees-to-buy-health-care-information-company-trizetto-corporation-for-us-27-b Information technology company Cognizant agrees to buy health care information company TriZetto Corporation for US$2.7 billion. /feed/2022/11/11/the-food-and-agriculture-organization-forecasts-that-by-the-year-s-end-global-spending-on-food-imports-will-have-increa AFP via ''The Economic Times 11 4f9cd610af90587b96a01951b2cfad70f22ba4f9 11 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/global-food-import-bill-to-jump-to-record-1-9-trillion-uns-fao/articleshow/95448743.cms 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization forecasts that by the year's end, global spending on food imports will have increased by 10 percent from the previous year to reach "an all-time high" of US$1.94 trillion, due to currency depreciations and the war in Ukraine. "The bulk" of this increase in spending will be by high-income countries while food import "volumes are also expected to rise."