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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Counterview: Why ‘Brahmin conference’ should not have been cancelled at Delhi University
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‘Women are going to be more scared now’: Why activists say HD Revanna’s bail should have been denied
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View from the Margins: How the Modi government failed India’s transgender community
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Plot to kill Sikh separatist: Top Czech court allows accused Indian man to be extradited to US
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Assam government pays Rs 30 lakh to five families whose homes were bulldozed in Nagaon