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Scuba divers have discovered the largest trove of gold coins ever found off Israel’s Mediterranean coast – about 2,000 pieces dating back more than 1,000 years, the country’s antiquities authority said on Tuesday.

“The largest treasure of gold coins discovered in Israel was found in recent weeks on the seabed in the ancient harbour in Caesarea,” the authority said in a statement.

The International Finance Corporation has signed an agreement with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development SA to invest in The First MicroFinanceBank of Afghanistan (FMFB-A), which was recently incorporated as the first full-service financial institution in Afghanistan.FMFB-A will provide credit and savings products to small businesses. The agreement marks IFC's first investment in Afghanistan since 1973.