A Guide on How Russian Oligarchs Dodge Sanctions — Global Issues

A Guide on How Russian Oligarchs Dodge Sanctions — Global Issues

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Opinion by Matti Kohonen (london) Thursday, June 22, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jun 22 (IPS) – The author is Executive Director of Financial Transparency CoalitionThe sanctions against Russian oligarchs who hold billions of dollars have mostly failed to have a real impact beyond freezing a few yachts and properties. So,…

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 Raging Storm for the Developing World that can be Avoided — Global Issues

A Raging Storm for the Developing World that can be Avoided — Global Issues

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Opinion by Isabel Ortiz, Matti Kohonen (london / new york) Monday, October 24, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON / NEW YORK, Oct 24 (IPS) – Finance ministers of the G20 and the world met in Washington, October 10-16, to discuss how to navigate multiple crises, including rising cost-of-living, broken global supply…