Liberalisation undermines agriculture and sustainable development

Agriculture plays a critical role in the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thus, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) notes, "From ending poverty and hunger to responding to climate change and sustaining our natural resources, food and agriculture lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda."Yet, for such a...

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The appetite for investing abroad isn't reflected within

Earlier this year proposals for overseas investments by seven large businesses were approved. Until now, only DBL Group, fast becoming a conglomerate, has pumped in $ 100 million in Africa while others are grumbling at lengthy and tardy processes. All this in the midst of renewed calls by would-be-investors not...

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Lessons from America's forgotten default

One of the most pervasive myths about the United States is that the federal government has never defaulted on its debts. Every time the debt ceiling is debated in Congress, politicians and journalists dust off a common trope: the US doesn't stiff its creditors.There's just one problem: it's not true....

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