Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 421
Liberian Homes Demolished as Global Leaders Meet
- Inter Press Service
, Jan 31 (IPS) - Fatou Nernee is scavenging through the debris of her home, which was razed to the ground by bulldozers belonging to the Monrovia City Corporation in Liberia. She is looking for something to keep as a treasured memory of a place she called home for over 20 years.
U.S. Firms Stash Tens of Billions in Tax Havens, Govt Says
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (IPS) - The research arm of the U.S. Congress is warning that U.S. corporations' use of tax havens has risen substantially in recent years, with companies offering massively inflated profit reports from small countries with loose tax regulations.
Shell Case Shows Failure of Nigerian Judiciary
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jan 31 (IPS) - The decision by The Hague over Shell's liability for polluting in the Niger Delta shows that justice is possible – but it is extremely hard to achieve if you are taking on a massive multinational, says Amnesty International's Africa programme director Audrey Gaughran.
Building Angolan-Brazilian Ties on Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
LUANDA, Jan 30 (IPS) - Brazil has turned to large infrastructure as a unique way to globally expand its economy and build up its political influence, with the added bonus of furthering the development of small nations. But this strategy is not without its risks.
Washington Urged to Stress Diplomacy in Mali
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (IPS) - As Washington broadens its military "footprint" in the Sahel region of Africa, U.S. analysts are urging the administration of President Barack Obama to devote more effort to diplomacy, especially in Mali.
The Bank Stops Here
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 30 (IPS) - Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but nonetheless it is difficult to miss the irony in the following sentence from a news release, sent out by South Africa's First National Bank on Jan. 17.
Q&A: Raising Tariffs “Common Sense” Not Protectionism
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 30 (IPS) - South Africa has denied that it is taking a protectionist stance to protect its own producers against foreign competition, but says it is justified in boosting tariffs where this is allowed under international trade agreements.
A Fifth of Global Investing Considered “Sustainable”, Industry Reports
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (IPS) - Nearly 22 percent of professionally managed assets around the world can be considered sustainable or responsible, according to a finance industry assessment, the first comprehensive look at the subject.
Debt Crises, a Damocles Sword
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 29 (IPS) - The issue of foreign debt has made a major comeback due to the crisis in Europe, in which many countries had to seek big bailouts to keep them from defaulting on their loan payments. Before this, debt crises have been associated with African and Latin American countries. In 1997-99, three East Asian countries also joined the indebted countries' club.
African Union Unable to Bring Peace to Warring Sudans
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 29 (IPS) - The African Union summit failed to provide a breakthrough in the ongoing negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan when it ended on Monday Jan. 28.
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