Egypt's central bank held its benchmark interest rate unchanged.

On Aug. 19 in Beijing, China’s science minister Yin Hejun met Chilean foreign minister Perez to discuss deepening China–Chile science and innovation cooperation. Yin said the two countries’ science strategies are highly aligned, creating broad scope for expanded, institutionalized cooperation that has developed under bilateral leadership. China expects technology cooperation to support both countries’ economic and social development. Perez affirmed the partnership’s results, called tech cooperation a core element of the comprehensive strategic relationship, and said Chile is willing to increase researcher exchanges and deepen practical collaboration.

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