China’s declining growth is set to affect Nigeria’s economy, the International Monetary Fund has revealed. IMF stated that because China has forged deep economic ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past 20 years, its recent declining growth may affect growth in Nigeria by 0.5 percentage points on …
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Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Thursday, February 02, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 02 (IPS) – Few policymakers ever claim credit for causing stagnation and recessions. Yet, they do so all the time, justifying their actions by some supposedly higher purpose. Now, that higher purpose …
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Kathleen Mogelgaard Opinion by Kathleen Mogelgaard (washington dc) Friday, November 11, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Nov 11 (IPS) – Global population is about to reach 8 billion, a mere 11 years after it reached 7 billion. The official Day of 8 Billion is observed by the UN November 15, …
Read More »Are negotiations over detained Americans slowing the fight for democracy in Venezuela? | CNN
Bogota CNN — A growing number of US citizens are being detained in Venezuela – and though exactly how many is unknown, the detentions could give authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro leverage in frosty relations with Washington. Since 2019, the US and dozens of other countries around the world have said …
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