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Global Economic Crisis Strangling Progress for Poor, Warns U.N. Development Chief
Date: November 10, 2022
By Laurie Goering SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Decades of development progress are at risk as economies are pushed backward by climate change losses, the COVID-19 economic fallout, a growing cost-of-living crisis, and soaring debt and inflation, the U.N. development chief said at COP27 in Egypt. “We essentially document a regression – and...
EU Countries Seek Common Stance on Climate Compensation for COP27
Date: October 24, 2022
By Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ministers from European Union countries will attempt on Monday to agree their negotiating position for this year’s U.N. climate talks, including on the contentious topic of compensation for the damage climate change is inflicting on the world’s poorest. The EU, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse...
Britain Launches Trade System for Developing Countries
Date: August 16, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has launched a scheme to extend tariff cuts to hundreds of products, such as clothes and food, from developing countries, part of London’s post-Brexit efforts to set up systems to replace those run by the European Union. In June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wanted to start a new trade...
Debt for Climate – the Solution That Marries Economic Recovery With Climate Action?
Date: April 13, 2022
A debt-for-climate approach could be one way to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while supporting developing countries to tackle climate change, according to leading insurer Atradius UK. In its latest economic research report, Atradius found that many developing countries are facing a triple crisis in 2022. The impact of the pandemic is being...
Ignoring WHO Call, Major Nations Stick to Vaccine Booster Plans
Date: August 5, 2021
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New Miga Report: FDI Into Developing Countries Expected to Increase by 17 Percent in 2010
Date: December 30, 2010
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