The Board of Cultural Council has now decided on this year's contribution to culture throughout the country. Around SEK 1.3 billion goes to 20 regions via the cultural collaboration model.

More people in more diverse communities across the country will benefit from investment of €80 million in the arts this year, the Arts Council said today.

The Afreximbank announced the decision at the opening of Creative Africa Exchange, a two-day event co-organized by Times Multimedia, the Afreximbank and the Rwandan government. “Creative industries can be potent vehicles for more equitable, sustainable and inclusive growth strategies for African economies,” said Afreximbank’s president Benedict Oramah.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $30.9 million in grants to support 188 humanities projects in 45 states and the District of Columbia.

Almost €2 million euro in funding, which will go towards promoting Irish arts internationally, has been announced by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

The added value of China's copyright industry reached 6.63 trillion yuan (about 951 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, accounting for 7.37 percent of the country's GDP, according to the China Academy of Press and Publication Tuesday.