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for comprehensive reform of the global financial architecture to ensure affordable, predictable and vulnerability-sensitive financing for developing countries.","category":"Macroeconomics","source_url":"https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/global-financial-system-needs-extensive-reform-4277286","source_name":"The Daily Star","related_sources":[{"name":"Bangladesh Post","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxNQXBrRTJCNXpnT21zY3o4akV2NDJwMldKNDB1dUxvdlRjZU9UdFpoME8yUk5VTXcyTnFrYjl6TVpCQjdGS3dCU0Q5ejE2M0s0YXV3U1Y5eHZPU3VhN0NaN0xYLTlVMDF6MlpfcU5ya0pqeGZzV2hxTmF4dFF5YmdXcXY3TU1zcVpUNVEzSVB1Y3EzSFd5NFBsSHlHREsweWpqUDFhNFlwdFVRUQ?oc=5"},{"name":"United News of 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