Defeating Covid-19 a worldwide effort Jomo Kwame Sundaram ANNOUNCING an independent evaluation of the global Covid-19 response on July 9, World Health Organisation...
Financialisation: Tackling the other virus Jomo Kwame Sundaram THE 1971 Bretton Woods system collapse opened the way for financial globalisation and transnational financialisation....
Trump is seeking re-election come November. – Reuterspix Donald Trump, working class hero? Jomo Kwame Sundaram IN his early February annual State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump typically hailed his...
Moving away from San Francisco? Jomo Kwame Sundaram SEVENTY-FIVE years ago, on June 26, 1945, before the Japanese surrender ending World War II, 50 nations...
Business not as usual ... After two years of economic recession and three months of compulsory confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several stores and restaurants in Buenos Aires are auctioning their furniture and implements, convinced they will not be able to reopen. – AFPpix Reviving the economy Jomo Kwame Sundaram THE Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted most economies. Its full impact will not be felt, let...
Who cares for the care givers? Jomo Kwame Sundaram EVEN before Covid-19, the world was facing a care crisis. The plight of often neglected, under-appreciated,...
Free trade does not lift all boats Jomo Kwame Sundaram ECONOMIC growth is supposed to be the tide that lifts all boats. According to conventional wisdom until...
Passing the buck becomes reckless conspiracy blame game Jomo Kwame Sundaram ALTHOUGH Wuhan local authorities undoubtedly ostracised local medical whistleblowers, notably Dr Li Wenliang,...
All-of-govt approach needed Jomo Kwame Sundaram THE Covid-19 pandemic is widely considered more threatening than any other recent epidemic. Most believe...
Residents practise social distancing at a wet market in Hanoi. – AFPpix Vietnam winning new war against invisible enemy Jomo Kwame Sundaram VIETNAM is the 15th most populous country in the world with 97 million people. According to its Ministry...
IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER COVENEY SAYS ON BREXIT THERE IS A PATHWAY TO ACHIEVING A DEAL IF BOTH SIDES WANT TO PURSUE THAT Reuters 22 Sep 2020 / 19:32
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