Devex Newswire: EU makes another pass at selling its Belt-and-Road rival

Today we take you to Brussels, where the European Commission is working to launch an infrastructure investment plan to rival Beijing’s famous Belt and Road initiative. But questions abound: Is it real? Is it new? And is it what low-income countries want and need?

Also in today’s edition: Eliminating hepatitis C comes with a price tag, and WHO’s historic new regional chief.

First though, UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, said in a situation update Wednesday that it urgently needs fuel if it is to continue its humanitarian work in Gaza, which is under Israeli bombardment.

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