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Communicating Sustainability in snow sports: A 10−step guide to building trust through transparency

International Ski and Snowboard Federation Apr 04, 2025 – In 2023, the European Commission revealed that over half of the environmental claims made by EU companies were “unclear, misleading, or unsupported,” with 40% lacking any evidence at all. As the ski industry…

What Will Tech Moguls Do With Their Wealth?

Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking traditional family dynasties, they must also contend with an unpredictable alliance with Trump.

OECS Ministers of Tourism endorse Sustainable Tourism Policy 2025-2035

April 1, 2025 – The Eighth Meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers: Tourism was held on Friday, March 28, 2025, at Beachcombers Hotel in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Chaired by Senator the Honourable Adrian Thomas, Grenada’s Minister for Tourism, Creative…

The Great Somali Chess Game: Diplomacy, Desperation, and Delusions of Control

By Abdul Rafay Afzal Bio: Author is Pakistan’s youngest International Journalist currently writes in 15 countries also Editor in Chief of an International Magazine The Advocate Post writes about International Relations, geopolitics, legal affairs etc.  [email protected] Instagram: @arafzal555 Ah, Somalia,…

IMF Pakistan / Lebanon

IMF On September 25, 2024, the IMF Executive Board approved a 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Pakistan totaling $7 billion, with a staff-level agreement on the First Review reached on March 25, 2025. The EFF will enable Pakistan…

Webinar on Haiti’s Future

Presentation made during yesterday’s (Mar 26) Ask World Bank Caribbean webinar on Haiti. And  link to the recorded session. Outline Haiti in crisis: Looking forward… …and creating solutions: WBG Response • Lessons learned • Country partnership strategy • Rapid Crisis Impact…

The Economic Affairs Council (EAC) plans for resilience against global challenges for OECS Member State

March 27, 2025 – The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed distinguished regional leaders and delegates to the Fourth Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economic Affairs Council on March 25, 2025. The meeting, held at…

Can We Exit from a World of Debt?

By Vijay Prashad AUTHOR BIO: Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is an editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He has written…

John P. Ruehl: Trump’s Address to Congress Highlights the Absence of Opposition

The relentless resistance that defined Trump’s first term has faded into an unsettling quiet. A perfect storm of factors has granted him relatively unchecked power to push drastic domestic and international changes

 2024 investment matrix

From fDi Graph Time Alex Irwin-Hunt February 5, 2025 The 2024 investment matrix Our preliminary data for 2024 is out. Global greenfield FDI activity last year was driven by large projects in critical infrastructure and capacity needed for a more…