In 1996 the IMF and the World Bank launched an initiative aimed at reducing the debt burden for some 41 heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), whose total debts amount to about 10% of the Third World ...
Your guide to the most important world stories of the day Essential analysis of the stories shaping geopolitics on the continent The latest news, analysis, and data from the country each week ...
Every time I go to Singapore to visit my son and his family, I can’t help but wonder how a small island about the size of Metro Manila but half its population and with no natural resources can be a ...