In the dusk of neoliberalism, a new narrative is needed to untangle the moral and political trade-offs of our times. Piergiuseppe Fortunato* On May 4th 1979, Margaret Thatcher entered 10 Downing Street in London as a British prime minister. The time had finally come to put into practice her political …
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WBG, IMF, WHO and WTO urge G20 to provide vaccines for developing countries
Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online The Heads of the World Bank Group (WBG), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Health Organisation (WHO), and World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Thursday called for an urgent action to stem the rising human death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organisations demanded halting divergence …
Read More »Trump’s Phase One Deal with China, misunderstands global trade
The US-China trade deal undermines the interests of the broader global community in favour of the arbitrary whims of great powers. When it all falls apart and takes out remaining parts of the current trade order with it, even Trump may find that the United States is worse off. Yukon …
Read More »44 countries agree to launch temporary mechanism for ‘trade disputes’
Davos – Times of Egypt: The European Union (28 countries) and 16 other countries agreed today Friday, to establish a new mechanism for settling trade disputes. This is due to the suspension of the settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization from playing the role; as a result of American …
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