China waiving African debt isn’t about refinancing

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In mid-August, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs produced news with a series of announcements. Wang Yi, Beijing’s most senior diplomat, promised intensive debt relief for some from the world’s poorest nations. The announcement has been made at the ministerial meeting of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation. In addition to raising food assistance to the continent, […]

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On Labor Day, a mixed review of US unions’ role

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Anyone who has ever glanced at a dictionary sees that a word can have more than one definition. The English word “ labor, ” for example , evokes work in a few contexts (“ labor of love” ) and unions in others (“ labour leader” ). The particular American holiday called Labor Day demonstrates the word’ t fluidity. The holiday was created at the urging […]

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