Global Finances
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Scandal around World Bank’s Doing Business Index exposes the perils of sports-like rankings
By favouring countries with US-style capitalism, the index does not square with the bank’s wider purpose of promoting shared prosperity globally.
Fernanda G Nicola, The Conversation
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Video: Why Venezuela is turning to cryptocurrency to solve its financial woes
President Maduro went on national TV and announced the launch of ‘petro’, a digital currency that will be backed by the country’s oil reserves.
Ramakrishnan M
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Yes, giving money to very poor people will make their lives better. Just ask Ecuador
A new study shows that conditional cash transfers have helped Ecuador's poorest households climb out of poverty.
Andrés Mideros Mora, The Conversation
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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