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Tunisia's president is targeting migrants to divert attention from serious domestic problems – a classic tactic

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied recently called for urgent measures against illegal immigration of sub-Saharan African nationals. He said they were a source of “violence, crime and unacceptable acts”. His comments were condemned by the international community and the World Bank paused talks over its future engagement with Tunisia. They also…

The Conversation

Costa Rica ponders ways to sustain reforestation success

Costa Rica went from having one of the world’s highest deforestation rates in the 1980s to a nation centered on ecotourism

The Independent UK

World Bank Halts Talks with Tunisia over President's Anti-migrant Remarks

The World Bank is pausing talks over its future engagement with Tunisia following anti-immigrant comments made by the country's president, Kais Saied, according to an internal message to staff seen by AFP.

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World Bank halts Tunisia program amid migrant crackdown

The World Bank suspends work with Tunisia over a spike in racist attacks fuelled by an inflammatory speech by President Kais Saied. In Nigeria, the opposition party leads peaceful protests in condemnation of the electoral commission's handling of last month's flawed presidential election. And a few hours after the Michelin…

France 24

World Bank halts Tunisia program over president's migrant remarks

WASHINGTON - The World Bank is pausing talks over its future engagement with Tunisia following anti-immigrant comments made by the country's president, Kais Saied, according to an internal message to staff seen by AFP.

Bangkok Post

A Month after Quake, Survivors Need Shelter, Sanitation

One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10% funded, hampering efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis, a United Nations official said Monday. The…

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Hundreds of thousands of survivors still need help a month after deadly Turkey earthquakes

An appeal for $1bn (£832m) to assist people across the country is only 10 per cent funded, UN official says

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A month after quake, survivors need shelter, sanitation

A United Nations official says one month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people continue to have “extensive humanitarian needs,” including shelter and sanitation

The Independent UK

How town at the epicentre of Turkey’s 1999 earthquake was rebuilt

As Turkey reels from last month’s tremors, Golcuk’s reconstruction could offer glimpse into what needs to happen now.

Al Jazeera

Earthquakes Caused $5.1 Bln in Damage in Syria, World Bank Estimates

The deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last month caused about $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, the World Bank said on Friday, furthering destruction in a country already devastated by years of civil war. The current value of damaged and destroyed buildings and infrastructure is estimated…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SOS diaspora: How Lebanese abroad help their country survive crisis

As their country sinks deeper into a financial crisis, more Lebanese people depend on money sent by relatives living abroad to survive. Remittances sent by the Lebanese diaspora, one of the largest in the world, partly explain why Lebanon has not yet descended into social chaos or full-scale revolt, despite…

France 24

How to finance global survival

We must face, and act upon, an inconvenient truth. The impact of human activities on Earth's geology and ecosystems is threatening the foundations of life on our planet and decades of progress in human development.

Bangkok Post

Turkey's Erdogan indicates May elections to go ahead despite quake

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that his government still intends to hold elections a month earlier than scheduled despite an earthquake last month that devastated parts of southern Turkey.

France 24

70% of dealmakers say that investment managers share culpability for FTX

Investors have historically been made out to be victims in court when a startup implodes. But investors think VC firms share some responsibility.

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The Independent UK

Turkey intends to hold elections on May 14 despite quake

Turkey's president has indicated that his government intends to hold elections in May despite an earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkey

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan to Raise Import Duties on 130 Items

The Sudanese authorities have raised customs duties on 130 commodities, including gasoline and wheat, to cover the expected deficit in this year's budget. The tariff hike, which immediately entered into force, would increase the prices of many imported and local goods amid the country's stagflation. The Customs Authority stated that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank: Feb. 6 Quakes Caused $34.2 Bln in Damage in Türkiye

The two major earthquakes which hit Türkiye on Feb.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Toxic Smog: Iran Criticized for Winter ‘Air Pollution Catastrophe’

In Iran this winter, hospital emergency rooms have been full, schools regularly closed, and many people unable to work or even leave their homes due to toxic smog, which a leading United Nations expert is calling an "air pollution catastrophe". Dirty air is a chronic problem in Iran. Many of…

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Manchester Evening News

UK will be poorer than eastern Europe if Tory ‘low wage doom-loop’ continues, warns Keir Starmer

According to Labour's analysis of World Bank data, it predicts that wealth prospects in Britain are set to be surpassed within the next 20 years by eastern European rivals

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Germany’s economic miracle: it was built on debt relief

Editorial: Cancelling loans put the Wunder into Wirtschaftswunder. Treat poor nations the same today

Asharq Al-Awsat

G20 Warns War Repercussions Exacerbate Global Economy Fragility

Finance ministers of the world's largest economies on Saturday strongly condemned Moscow's war on Ukraine, with only China and Russia refusing to sign a joint statement. India, the current chair of the Group of Twenty (G20), was reluctant to raise the issue of the war, but Western countries insisted they…

Reuters

Yellen says World Bank nominee's credentials will overcome selection criticism

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she believes the strong qualifications of the U.S. nominee to lead the World Bank, ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, will overcome any criticism of the selection process.

Radio France Internationale

Stalemate as China seeks to soften G20 statement on Ukraine war

G20 finance ministers struggled on Saturday to agree a joint closing statement after their talks in India, with China seeking to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, according to officials.

Bangkok Post

China ‘seeks to water down’ Ukraine statement

BENGALURU, India: G20 finance ministers failed on Saturday to agree on a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, as China sought to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, officials said.

Reuters

Analysis-Incoming World Bank chief faces tests before he gets to climate

Ajay Banga, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to run the World Bank, will face a tough slate of issues around the institution's finances and capital structure from the get-go, thorny problems he must address as he reshapes the bank into a force for combating climate change on top of its…

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