Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Lisa Allen will resign from her position, as the district faces a financial crisis that could lead to a state takeover.KCRA 3…
Read more SCUSD Superintendent Lisa Allen to resign amid financial crisis, source saysIllicit financial flows. Credit: IPS Opinion by Khalid Saifullah (new york) Friday, October 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – Khalid Saifullah, Fellow, Save Bangladesh…
Read more To Put a Stop to Siphoning off Money, Start with DataOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 11 (IPS) – Marginalised and dominated economically by the Global…
Read more The Global South in the New Cold WarLAGOS, Nigeria — The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent’s rich supplies of oil or…
Read more African Development Bank chief criticizes opaque loans tied to Africa’s natural resourcesSneksy | E+ | Getty Images Rent prices are coming down in some areas, but not at the pace needed to relieve tenants struggling to pay rent. Half…
Read more Rental markets are softening, but half of U.S. tenants spend more than they can afford, Harvard report findsOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 20 (IPS) – The World Bank insists commercial finance is…
Read more World Bank Enables Private Capture of Profits, Public ResourcesOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – With the US Fed raising interest rates,…
Read more Rich Nations, IMF Deepen World StagnationBig bank CEOs will likely convey deposits and earnings are stable to lawmakers on Wednesday, according to a major financial services executive. Thomas Michaud, CEO of Stifel company…
Read more Big bank executives will assure lawmakers the industry's crisis is over, KBW CEO Thomas Michaud predictsSuicide rates doubled in Venezuela during the harshest years of its humanitarian crisis. Males between the ages of 30 and 50, a productive age when it is very…
Read more Suicides, Another Face of the Crisis in VenezuelaJosé Lonardi stands in his tiny candy and beverage shop in downtown Buenos Aires. Customers, he says, have lost all reference points for the price of products in…
Read more Argentines Get Used to the Fact that Inflation Can Always Get WorseCredit: Tomás Cuesta/Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov 03 (IPS) – For many of Argentina’s voters…
Read more Argentina: Unpalatable Choices in Election Plagued with UncertaintyOn residential streets of Caracas with little traffic it is possible to see cars that have been abandoned by their owners for years. They probably migrated from Venezuela…
Read more Migration Puts the Brakes on Venezuela’s VehiclesTabeth Gowere (76) makes extra cash from weaving plastic waste. A group of seniors started weaving plastic out of a need to improve the environment and make some…
Read more Seniors Thriving Through Plastic Waste in ZimbabweOpinion by Patricia Scotland (london) Monday, September 18, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Sep 18 (IPS) – The author is Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralIn today’s increasingly interconnected world, marked by grave…
Read more We Must Act to Bridge the Gap Between Words and DeedsOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 26 (IPS) – Currency values and foreign exchange rates change…
Read more Exchange Rate Movements Due to Interest Rates, Speculation, Not FundamentalsEven as they face their own challenges abroad, Zimbabweans living overseas say they can not consider heading back home to face the economic challenges – especially now with…
Read more Greener Pastures Not So Green for Zimbabweans in the DiasporaShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email UBS Group AG, with over $5 trillion in invested assets, is Switzerland’s largest bank. The…
Read more How UBS became Switzerland’s mega bankLong wait at the border between Sudan and Egypt. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, May 25, 2023 Inter Press Service CAIRO, May 25 (IPS) – The…
Read more As Game of Thrones Rages in Sudan, the Neighbors Pay the PriceOpinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Monday, May 15, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, May 15 (IPS) – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)’s latest interest rate hike comes before…
Read more Reserve Bank of Australia Review Fails Ordinary AustraliansEgypt plans to sell shares in 32 state-owned businesses, including three banks. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, April 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Cairo, Apr 06…
Read more Privatization: Egypts Only Weapon To Survive the Repercussions of the War in Ukraine
