Egypt plans to sell shares in 32 state-owned businesses, including three banks. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, April 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Cairo, Apr 06 (IPS) – Egypt intends to sell shares in 32 state-owned businesses within a year, including three banks, two military-owned businesses, and numerous…
Financing is vital for growth. Credit: Unsplash / Towfiqu Barbhuiya Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, April 04, 2023 Inter Press Service The writer is UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 04 (IPS) – The…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, April 03, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) – As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at the United Nations, the US continues its war of words with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The rivalry, which extends from…
Opinion by Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (port louis, mauritius) Thursday, March 30, 2023 Inter Press Service PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Mar 30 (IPS) – Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is Former President of the Republic of MauritiusOn 12th March 2023, The Republic of Mauritius celebrates 55 years of post-independence history. It would be an understatement to…
Source: United Nations. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, March 27, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Mar 27 (IPS) – Yes, lower the retirement ages! That is the key message that workers worldwide are conveying to their governments. Rather than increasing retirement ages as many governments are now proposing,…
It’s a struggle for artisanal miners working in South Africa to be legalised due to onerous requirements. Credit: NAAM by Fawzia Moodley (johannesburg) Friday, March 24, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Mar 24 (IPS) – Greed, poverty, irresponsible legal mining giants which exploited and then abandoned South Africa’s mines, together with…
Black Sea Grain Initiative has been renewed – for now. Credit: Ihor Oinua/Unsplash by Alexander Kozul-Wright (geneva) Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Mar 22 (IPS) – Given the complex interplay between geopolitics and financial markets, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent shockwaves across the global economy….
Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, has been attracting hundreds of thousands of Russians since the war in Ukraine started in February 2022. The city is a favored destination where Russians can still travel visa-free. by IPS Correspondent (tbilisi) Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Inter Press Service TBILISI, Mar 21 (IPS) – Since the war…
Opinion by the Editorial Board (washington dc) Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Mar 21 (IPS) – It’s one of the great injustices of this era that countries contributing negligible amounts to global carbon emissions are now feeling the most harrowing impacts of climate change. Pakistan, which makes…
BP’s recent journey points to the need for instruments that influence profits specifically, and notably reconsideration of the controversial price control tool: a climate-driven price cap on oil. Credit: Bigstock Opinion by Philippe Benoit (washington dc) Monday, March 13, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Mar 13 (IPS) – BP, the…
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