In this edition of Sanctions Watch: Local civil society leaders call for the release of central bank assets to Afghanistan; Members of Congress urge Biden to address migration by easing sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, and more.
As EU member states withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty en masse, developing economies should call for an overhaul of many more investment treaties.
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering April 2023: US Rep. Greg Casar says US asset freeze helped create Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis; amid soaring food prices, the US embargo is blocking agricultural exports to Cuba; the World Bank points to sanctions as the cause of sluggish growth in Iran; nuclear envoys call for greater enforcement of UN resolution barring North Koreans from working overseas; the US suggests a total ban of exports to Russia; doctors in Syria say sanctions hinder a
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering March 2023: the World Food Programme fears famine is looming in Afghanistan; senators introduce a bill to end trade embargo on Cuba; Yellen admits sanctions on Iran cause economic suffering and don’t work; Nort
This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies to regulate their activities in the public interest through “trade” agreements, which are binding and permanent.
You have to wonder if job applicants at the New York Times are tested on their mind-reading ability.
The projected cost of building solar manufacturing facilities will be a bit more than 0.1 percent of its GDP over this period.
The paper should not attribute Macron’s alleged concerns about hurting France’s investment climate as an objective fact. It can simply report his or others’ statements to this effect.
Spirit Rosenberg from Great.com interviewed CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot as part of their “Great.com Talks With…” podcast, which seeks to shed light on organizations and experts making a positive impact on the world.
Greece’s economy has recovered modestly from the depths it hit at the peak of its crisis in 2014 and 2015, but with an unemployment rate that is still close to 19 percent, there hardly seems like great cause for celebration.
