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flag Commonwealth chief urges global financial reform and debt resilience amid economic challenges.

flag Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey urged member nations to adopt bold measures to tackle global economic challenges during the IMF and World Bank meetings, highlighting slowing growth, rising debt, and climate risks. flag She called for a reformed global financial system, promoted intra-Commonwealth trade advantages, and launched the “Year of Resilient, Innovative, and Sustainable Debt,” emphasizing tools like blue bonds and the Commonwealth Meridian system. flag Botchwey announced new initiatives including a Resource Mobilization Directorate and expanded digital education funding, urging support for the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation to strengthen the Secretariat’s capacity.

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