By Global Issues Sydney and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 02 (IPS) – Colonial-style currency board arrangements have enabled continuing imperialist exploitation decades after the end of formal colonial rule. Such neo-colonial monetary systems persist despite modest reforms. Read the full story, “Neo-Colonial Currency Enables French Exploitation”, on globalissues.org → Source: Neo-Colonial Currency Enables French Exploitation
By Global Issues MONTREAL, Aug 02 (IPS) – The 24th International AIDS Conference is taking place in Montreal, July 29 to August 2.This week, the global HIV response community is gathering in Montreal to address the crisis of stalling progress that is putting millions of people in danger. Read the full story, “To End AIDS, […]
By Global Issues Redding Conn, USA, Aug 01 (IPS) – About seven years ago, I started working on a project with Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC. It was originally supposed to be a memoir: the story of Abed, the mild-mannered accountant who would rid the world of poverty, as told by the […]