Cattle Turn Into New Currency Amid Inflation in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

Cattle Turn Into New Currency Amid Inflation in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

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Forty-year-old Admire Gumbo has invested in cattle back home in Zimbabwe’s rural Mwenezi district. The picture shows Gumbo’s cattle in Mwenezi. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/ IPS. by Jeffrey Moyo (mberengwa) Friday, November 25, 2022 Inter Press Service MBERENGWA, Nov 25 (IPS) – In 2007 as inflation walloped the Zimbabwean currency, rendering it…

the Power of Connections and their Consequences — Global Issues

the Power of Connections and their Consequences — Global Issues

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Opinion by Simon Commander, Saul Estrin (london) Thursday, November 24, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Nov 24 (IPS) – In our recent book, “The Connections World: The Future of Asia”, published by Cambridge University Press in October 2022, we argue that mutually beneficial links between dynastic business houses and political elites…

A Looming Debt Crisis is Threatening Global Health Security. It is time to Drop the Debt — Global Issues

A Looming Debt Crisis is Threatening Global Health Security. It is time to Drop the Debt — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jaime Atienza, Charles Birungi (geneva) Monday, November 21, 2022 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Nov 21 (IPS) – In this moment of profound challenge in international relations, it was understandable that the conclusion of the G20 meeting left leaders feeling relieved that the meeting took place without a breakdown. Leaders…

G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues

G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues

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Opinion by Matti Kohonen (london) Friday, November 18, 2022 Inter Press Service The G20 summit motto was “Recovering Together, Recovering Stronger” yet the Joint Declaration failed to deliver any alternatives to the wave of austerity engulfing the world. It ignored the option of raising enough tax revenues from large corporations, taxing…

A History Lesson about War and Greed — Global Issues

A History Lesson about War and Greed — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm) Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Nov 16 (IPS) – The past is never dead. It’s not even past.                                          William FaulknerLike most armed conflicts the Ukrainian war intends to establish hegemony over a certain area, in rivalry with other usurpers. Russian propaganda pinpoints the…

Market Lords, Much More than a War, Behind World’s Food Crisis — Global Issues

Market Lords, Much More than a War, Behind World’s Food Crisis — Global Issues

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In each of the three global food crises studied, financial speculation has caused steep increases in prices, making food inaccessible to hundreds of millions of people. Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, November 11, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Nov 11 (IPS) – While grain exports continue to regularly flow…

Towards a New Approach to Development Cooperation? — Global Issues

Towards a New Approach to Development Cooperation? — Global Issues

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Opinion by A.H. Monjurul Kabir (new york) Thursday, November 10, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 10 (IPS) – We are living in a world where both our bilateral and multilateral achievements, consensuses on human rights and social justice, and our resolve to public good are being tested like never…