News
20 December 2023, 08:15
Aboriginal residents of Shepparton establish thriving sport, education and cultural centres to boost their community.
20 December 2023, 08:15
An earthquake in northwest China has killed at least 118 people and left hundreds of others injured.
20 December 2023, 08:15
A volcano in Iceland has started erupting after weeks of earthquake activity
20 December 2023, 08:15
Houthi rebels have attacked several vessels in one of the world's busiest maritime corridors.
20 December 2023, 08:15
Yemen’s Houthis will not cease attacks on ships in the Red Sea, despite the US announcing a maritime protection force
20 December 2023, 08:15
At least 29 people killed in attacks on a residential area in Rafah in southern Gaza and 13 at refugee camp in north.
20 December 2023, 08:15

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 20 (IPS) - The World Bank insists commercial finance is necessary for achieving economic recovery and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but does little to ensure profit-hungry commercial finance serves the public interest.

By failing to address pressing challenges within their purview, the second-ever Bretton Woods institutions’ (BWIs) annual meetings on the African continent, in Marrakech in October 2023, set the developing world even further back.

Read the full story, “World Bank Enables Private Capture of Profits, Public Resources”, on globalissues.org

19 December 2023, 08:15
Preview Dmitry Medvedev’s son Ilya found himself on the bloc’s Ukraine-related blacklist, along with 60 other citizens of Russia and Belarus
Read Full Article at RT.com
19 December 2023, 08:15
Preview A volcano on southwestern Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula has begun erupting following weeks of earthquakes
Read Full Article at RT.com
19 December 2023, 08:15
Preview Only about three in ten Americans believe that US President Joe Biden is paying adequate attention to the issues that concern them most
Read Full Article at RT.com