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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Opinion

Published on: 29 September 2021

Written by: Stephen McCloskey All articles by Stephen McCloskey

With 82% of Lebanon’s population living in poverty, the country is in desperate need of political and economic reform

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Published on: 1 October 2020

Written by: Felogene Anumo All articles by Felogene Anumo

It’s time for a #FeministBailout based not on profit-maximization but care, respect for eco-systems, and solidarity.

Published in: ourEconomy

Published on: 10 October 2019

Written by: Women’s Global Strike working group All articles by Women’s Global Strike working group

The IMF claims to be empowering women, but its programmes will only lead to more women doing precarious work.

Published in: 50.50

Published on: 13 March 2019

Written by: Anne Marie Goetz All articles by Anne Marie Goetz

As the US fosters a backlash at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, states from Lebanon to Namibia are taking...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 22 August 2014

Written by: Emmeline Kerkvliet All articles by Emmeline Kerkvliet

The World Bank’s relationship to occupied Palestine is an unusual one, and one that has not been particularly...

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