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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Reading list: Science fiction writer Gautam Bhatia recommends 15 books to sample the genre
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Arundhati Roy’s prosecution amounts to fascism, assault on democratic values, say Opposition leaders
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A decade of ‘gaslighting’ in Modi’s India
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By working joints and muscle groups together, compound exercises are better for staying fit
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‘The Scent of Fallen Stars’: The prose shines with possibilities but the plot does not quite sparkle