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  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    Behind the Words: How IMF and World Bank Discourse Sustains Neoliberal Agendas and Shapes Advocacy in the Arab Region

    Introduction "We Can Do Better"1International Monetary Fund (IMF), Annual Meetings 2024 Curtain Raiser, IMF News, October 2024, available at https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2024/10/17/sp101724-annual- …

    Source: Arab Reform Initiative - Center-left
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    Sustaining transregional cooperation: Lessons from Asia and the Pacific and Latin America

    As part of the second High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries, I had the privilege of moderating a panel discussion on Strengthening Global and Regional South-South Cooperation.  A question from the audience stuck with me: How could we sustain …

    Source: Eco-Business - Neutral
  • Published on 03:43 GMT

    Has UN become obsolete? Why India needs its own sphere of influence

    Donald Trump has just signed an executive order withdrawing the US from 66 global organisations, more than half of them affiliated with the United Nations. Enter the most controversial strategic neologism of this brand new year: the Donroe Doctrine. “The …

    Source: Firstpost - Center-right
  • Published on 06:47 GMT

    Action to Leave No One Behind

    A new point during this period was that assistance was expanded to near-poor households and vulnerable groups affected by natural disasters, unemployment, or illness. A new point during this period was that assistance was expanded to near-poor households …

    Source: Vietnam Pictorial - Pending
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    Bangladesh economy to grow 4.6%, inflation to ease to 7.1% in FY26: UN report 

    Bangladesh's economy is expected to grow 4.6% in the current fiscal year (FY26), up from an estimated 4.1% a year earlier, before rising further to 5.4% in FY27, according to a United Nations report. But the projected growth still remains short of pre- …

    Source: The Business Standard - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    Kyrgyzstan Under the Khanstitution: 5 Years On

    Kyrgyzstan enters 2026 with the uneasy calm that follows a storm. The parliamentary elections of November 2025 passed almost unnoticed: streets that once boiled with protest are now empty of opposition rallies, and media outlets – pressured by new laws – …

    Source: The Diplomat - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    100% FDI in Insurance: A Push in a Deadly Direction

    The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has just got Parliament to pass a legislation permitting up to 100% foreign equity-ownership in India’s insurance sector. This, the Prime Minister has announced, marks the beginning of a major “reform” in India’s …

    Source: NewsClick - Left-wing
  • Published on 06:05 GMT

    OPINION: India’s water offensive & Pakistan’s strategic drift

    While Pakistan rema-ins consumed by internal political churn, economic challenges, and reactive diplomacy, India has quietly but decisively shifted the balance on one of the most existential fronts for Pakistan: water security. Using the 2025 Pahalgam …

    Source: Business Recorder - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 6, 2026

    Around 20% of land in Central Asia is degraded — UN Report

    09:53, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Roughly one-fifth of all land in Central Asia, including Tajikistan, is classified as degraded. According to the latest UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report, Global Environment Outlook 7 (GEO-7), the figure stood at 20.2% in …

    Source: Asia Plus - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 8, 2026

    It’s time to revive plans for an Asian Monetary Fund

    In 2025, with the United States’ tariff policy targeting trade deficits with many of its Asian trading partners, headlines focused on how trade flows would be diverted out of Asia. Yet, we should pay more attention to how investors’ jitters could also …

    Source: Asia Times - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 7, 2026

    US Expands Visa Bond List to Include Bangladesh, Tonga, and Kyrgyzstan, Among Other Asian Countries

    Days after adding Turkmenistan and Bhutan to the visa bond list, the U.S. State Department added 38 more countries. While the pilot program largely targets countries in Africa, the latest expansion includes countries in Central Asia, South Asia, and the …

    Source: The Diplomat - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    Exports cement role as central pillar

    Exports cement role as central pillar Vietnam’s export prospects for 2026 remain positive on the back of recovering major markets, with attention increasingly shifting to value-added content and economic self-reliance. At a ceremony on December 25 to …

    Source: Vietstock - Pending
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    In rugged Kyrgyzstan, smallholder farmers turn hardship into hope

    Urinisa Tillabaeva can harvest her tomatoes and other crops several times a year, thanks to her new greenhouse. Photo: WFP/Almaz Tchoroev Urinisa Tillabaeva proudly shows a visitor the ruby-red tomatoes ripening along a row of gigantic plants now …

    Source: World Food Programme - Gov't Institution
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    Proposed 'Insurance Resolution Ordinance' awaits MoF review

    The insurance regulator-IDRA--has submitted its much-hyped draft ordinance to the Ministry of Finance, seeking sweeping new powers to intervene in the governance of troubled insurers. The proposed ordinance is to empower the IDRA (Insurance Development and …

    Source: The Financial Express Bangladesh - Pro-Government
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    Educated but Excluded: Pakistan fails to retain women in the workforce

    By Maria Hameed Aisha’s story mirrors a structural contradiction that continues to undermine Pakistan’s development goals. Raised in a middle-class household, Aisha became a doctor after years of academic rigor and significant financial sacrifice by her …

    Source: Dispatch News Desk Pakistan - Pro-Government
  • Published on Jan 9, 2026

    World News | Earthquake of Magnitude 5.3 Strikes Tajikistan

    Dushanbe [Tajikistan], January 9 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Tajikistan on Friday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 110 km. Also Read | Iran Shuts Internet and Phone …

    Source: Latestly - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jan 8, 2026

    Khaleda Zia obituary

    Khaleda Zia, who has died aged 80 – although her age was disputed – was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, and was credited with an increase in female education and empowerment during her two terms in office, in the 1990s and early 2000s. The …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on Jan 8, 2026

    Experts: Watch your sugar intake with back-to-back festivities

    PETALING JAYA: As Malaysians prepare to celebrate back-to-back festivities, health experts are ­urging the public to rein in their sugar intake, warning that weeks of indulgent eating and drinking could quietly raise the risk of diabetes. Public health …

    Source: The Malaysian Star - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jan 8, 2026

    Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives

    Economists from the Left and the Right have been highly critical of the system of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.  Perhaps the most important part of the anti-tariff argument is that tariffs raise prices—the prices of imported goods and the …

    Source: Dollars & Sense - Left-wing

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