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Getting sustainable debt right
News, Kevin P. Gallagher & José Antonio Ocampo & Kunal Sen, Published on 19/05/2025
» A slowing global economy, rising trade tensions, and increased risks of recession could mean a perfect storm for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) burdened by high sovereign debt. Faced with exorbitant borrowing costs and an increasingly jittery international environment, these countries' potential for economic growth and development will be severely curtailed.
Act now to end food insecurity
News, Kate Hampton & David Miliband, Published on 20/11/2023
» In London today, the United Kingdom hosts the Global Food Security Summit and launch a new strategy for international development. Despite pressing crises like the conflict in Gaza, we must stay focused on other parts of the global system, where ongoing crises of hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity demand an urgent response. Faced with immense suffering around the world, we need a UK government that is willing and able to offer solutions.
Queen Elizabeth II to be interred privately Monday
News, Angus MacSwan and Farouq Suleiman, Published on 16/09/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II will be interred at a private ceremony at Windsor Castle after her state funeral next week, Buckingham Palace said yesterday.
Migrants' plight
News, Postbag, Published on 16/02/2022
» Re: "Migrant workers get a raw deal," (BP, Feb 7).
OIC is partly to blame
News, Published on 14/02/2022
» Re: "OIC assures on insurance", (Business, Feb 7).
Brit tosses Thai wife off balcony
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/04/2020
» A British tourist has been arrested after allegedly throwing his Thai wife off a balcony after becoming aggravated due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Tourist saved from jungle
News, Published on 04/03/2020
» An American tourist who lost his way in thick jungle near Nai Thon beach in Phuket's Thalang district was rescued on Monday, dehydrated and exhausted after an eight-hour ordeal in the humid forest.
When bombers turned into butterflies
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/08/2019
» There have been an increasing number of news events lately serving as reminders that I am a bit on the ancient side. Last month it was the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing and it was rather disturbing that most of my colleagues were either too young to remember it, or in most cases hadn't even been born.
Can the World Bank ever redeem itself?
News, Devesh Kapur & Arvind Subramanian, Published on 05/12/2018
» In recent years, as the World Bank's financing role has been eclipsed by the rise of private capital and a surge in money from China, its leaders have been desperately seeking a new mission. And interminable reorganisations, politicised appointments and the changing priorities of successive presidents have contributed to the perception that the institution is less than functional. But can that change?
Facebook is really avoiding the issue of antitrust
News, Alex Webb, Published on 29/11/2018
» The headline of The New York Times's eye-opening Nov 14 investigation into Facebook Inc's handling of the past year's torrent of bad news was "Delay, Deny and Deflect".