by user_matias | Nov 24, 2023 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
October 19, 2023 – LILI YAN ING JAKARTA – On October 28-29, Japan will host the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka. The primary focus of the gathering will be improving supply-chain resilience and strengthening export controls on critical...
by user_matias | Jan 22, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
December 15, 2023 – NAVIKA MEHTA DEHRADUN – The existence of “women’s issues” reflects the simple fact that we live in a man’s world. Over the course of centuries, research and policies focused on men became the default, whereas initiatives that account for women are...
by user_matias | Jan 22, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
December 15, 2023 – MARÍA ALEJANDRA VÉLEZ BOGOTÁ – When Colombia’s first leftist government came to power in August 2022, many hoped that the country’s drug strategy would shift dramatically. President Gustavo Petro campaigned on a promise to move away from the...
by user_matias | Jan 25, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
January 23, 2024 – NISHA ARUNATILAKE COLOMBO – The World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law Index has documented a persistent gender pension gap in rich and poor countries alike. This is partly because of gender-based legal disparities, such as a...
by user_matias | Jan 25, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
January 23, 2024 – ASHWINI DESHPANDE NEW DELHI – In China, the painful custom of binding young girls’ feet to alter their shape began in the tenth century and continued for a millennium, until it was outlawed in 1911. Although the practice did not truly...
by user_matias | Mar 18, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
February 20, 2024 – SELVA DEMIRALP ISTANBUL – Eight months after a surprise return to orthodox economic policies, Turkish officials are continuing to signal their commitment to reform. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has raised interest...
