Tag: World Bank
Escape from Protection: The Catastrophe of Conserv...
Posted by Nash Landesman | Apr 18, 2018 | Americas, News & Analysis, Politics | 0 |
US Tariff Wars Penalize Chinese Development and African Futures
by Dan Steinbock | Aug 30, 2019 | Africa, Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US
In the coming months, some of the worst collateral damage of US tariff wars will occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The adverse impact is likely to be aggravated by US protectionism, which shuns economic integration in Africa.
Genocide of the Greek Nation
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 21, 2018 | Economy, Europe, Viewpoints
The declaration that the Greek crisis is over just means that there’s nothing left to extract from the Greek people for the interest of the foreign banks.
Why Philippines Economy Is Thriving, Despite IMD
by Dan Steinbock | May 28, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis
According to the 2018 IMD World Competitiveness report, Philippines ranking plunged nine notches. In reality, competitiveness indexes often fail to capture disruptive change.
Escape from Protection: The Catastrophe of Conservation in Panama
by Nash Landesman | Apr 18, 2018 | Americas, News & Analysis, Politics
Typified by The Nature Conservancy and The World Wildlife Fund, Global Conservation as such is really an arm of colonialist foreign policy going back at least a century, and its fundamental aims have not changed.
Why US Reengagement Is Critical to Zimbabwe’s Debt Arrears Clearance Strategy
by Chido Munyati | Mar 4, 2016 | Africa, News & Analysis
It is not likely that Zimbabwe’s debt arrears clearance plan will succeed without the support of the U.S.
The Evil Empire Has the World in a Death Grip
by Paul Craig Roberts | Feb 24, 2016 | Economy, Reviews, US, Viewpoints
Today the only difference between capitalism and gangsterism is that capitalism has succeeded in legalizing its gangsterism.
The Truth About BRICS
by Devon Douglas-Bowers | Aug 21, 2015 | News & Analysis, Regions, US
James Corbett discusses whether BRICS is truly a ‘resistance’ organization and how we can fight back against the powers that be.
BRICS Development Bank an Instrument for Globalization
by Kerry R Bolton | Jul 14, 2015 | Asia Pacific, Essays
Is the BRICS development bank being established as an act of rebellion against the existing world financial order?
Israel’s Courtship of African Countries: An Emotional Thing
by Mary Serumaga | Jul 7, 2015 | Africa, Middle East, News & Analysis
It is becoming increasingly obvious that elected African leaders have been neutralized as players on the world stage.
Telecom Investments Threaten Privacy Rights in Burma
by Rachel Wagley | Feb 4, 2014 | Asia Pacific, Viewpoints
The World Bank may be dangling the prospect of affordable cell phones in Burma at the expense of...