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Opinion / #World Bank
Ahead of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Annual Meeting in Bangkok, frontline nations call for financial liberation from the debt traps and failed prescriptions of International Financial Institutions.
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Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s climate justice test
Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice.
Southeast Asia’s nuclear push locks countries into long-term strategic alignments, reshaping regional autonomy as major powers compete for influence.
After developing country governments invested hundreds of millions of dollars, CASA-1000 in Central Asia has effectively failed before transferring a single watt of energy. The international institutions that conceived, financed and promoted it must be held accountable.
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