JERUSALEM -- Israel and Morocco have begun discussions on cooperation in several key economy fields, said a statement issued by the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry on Monday.

This follows the normalization agreement signed between the two countries on Dec. 22. (Israel-Morocco-Economic collaborations)

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ADDIS ABABA -- Nearly 3.6 million cars have used two Chinese built expressways in the first five months of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year (EFY) 2020/2021, an Ethiopian official said on Monday.

Speaking to Xinhua, Zahara Mohammed, Communications and Marketing Team Leader at Ethiopian Toll Roads Enterprise (ETRE), said 3,596,852 cars used the 76-km Addis Ababa-Adama toll expressway and the 220-km Dire Dawa-Dewele toll road in the first five months of 2020/2021 EFY, earning more than 4 million U.S. dollars for the country. (Ethiopia-Expressway-China)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's Ministry of Commerce (MoC), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have joined hands to boost online commerce as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced more businesses to move online, said a joint press statement on Monday.

Some 125 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are set to gain grants and training in online commerce through a joint investment of 500,000 U.S. dollars, the statement said. (Cambodia-E-commerce)

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BRASILIA -- Brazilian financial analysts maintained their economic growth forecast for 2020 at 4.4 percent, but upgraded their growth projections for 2021 from 3.46 percent to 3.49 percent, the Central Bank of Brazil said on Monday.

According to the bank's weekly survey of the country's leading financial institutions, analysts maintained projected inflation for this year at 4.39 percent, but reduced their inflation forecast for next year from 3.37 percent to 3.34 percent. (Brazil-Economy) Enditem

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