Africa’s Growth Is Not Permission To Cut The Lifeline
The IMF upgraded Africa’s growth outlook while warning that aid cuts, inflation and the next shock could still turn resilience into a very expensive compliment.
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Poverty Reduction Does Not Need An Oil Rig Logo
The United States wants the World Bank back in upstream oil and gas, because apparently development finance needed a fossil-fuel loyalty program.
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Bangkok’s Protesters Would Like A Word With The Spreadsheet
Outside the IMF and World Bank meetings, protesters are talking about life under economic pressure. Inside, debt warnings make that conversation impossible to dismiss.
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Ireland’s Striking Workers Have Bills That Cannot Be Paid In Praise
Wednesday's public-service walkout is a reminder that essential work still has to come with a wage people can live on.
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Reform’s Rotten Apples Keep Finding The Candidate List
ITV's undercover reporting raises a familiar question for populist parties: when does a vetting failure become an organizational choice?
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