Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 524
Obama’s Half-Pivot to Asia
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 29 (IPS) - President Barack Obama's recent tour of Asia was an opportunity to reenergise his foreign policy after a series of setbacks in the global arena.
Debt and Dirty Energy Weigh Heavy on Puerto Rico's Utility
- Inter Press Service
SAN JUAN, Apr 28 (IPS) - Everyone in Puerto Rico agrees that the island's ailing Electric Power Authority (PREPA) is badly in need of an overhaul, both in engineering and economic terms.
Caribbean Fears Loss of "Keystone Species" to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
CODRINGTON, Barbuda, Apr 26 (IPS) - A marine biologist has cautioned that the mass deaths of starfish along the United States west coast in recent months could also occur in the Caribbean region because of climate change, threatening the vital fishing sector.
Going Beyond the Arms Trade Treaty to Secure Peace in Africa
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 25 (IPS) - Even as countries around the world have started to sign on to and ratify a landmark international treaty that would for the first time regulate the international trade in conventional weapons, experts here are warning that the treaty in itself will not be able to maintain peace and security in Africa.
Brazil Assumes Leadership in Future of Internet Governance
- Inter Press Service
SÃO PAULO, Apr 25 (IPS) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law an Internet bill of rights just before her opening speech at an international conference on Internet reform in the southern city of São Paulo Wednesday.
Q&A: Investment and Research Key to Resilient African Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 25 (IPS) - There is urgent need to increase the proportion of climate finance for adaptation in Africa by increasing public sector budgets for agriculture and exploring partnerships with the private sector.
OP-ED: As EU Reconsiders Russian LNG, Qatar Waits in Wings
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 25 (IPS) - Throughout the Ukraine crisis, European Union (EU) leaders have become more vocal about their interest in reducing Europe's consumption of Russian natural gas. As a result, Qatar — the world's number-one provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) — is well positioned to play a more influential role in Europe's energy landscape.
Post-Rana Plaza, Global Investors Pushing for Systemic Change
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 24 (IPS) - A coalition of 134 institutional investors are calling for global corporations to institute new transparency policies throughout their supply chains and to step up assistance to survivors and families still suffering a year after a major fire led to the collapse of a garments factory in Bangladesh, despite repeated warnings from workers.
Chilean Tax Reform Shifts Toward Income Redistribution
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Apr 24 (IPS) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's proposed tax reform is seen as the cornerstone of her ambitious social programme and a sign of a new shift in fiscal policy towards redistribution of income.
Zimbabwe’s Struggle to Formalise the Informal
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Apr 24 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's extensive informal sector could help boost government revenue if regularised, but this won't happen unless the government creates incentives for the informal sector to register, economists say.
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