Craig Murray: Trump, Tariffs & Trade
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/15/craig-murray-trump-tariffs-trade/
There is no danger of the U.S. being unable to finance trillion-dollar trade deficits in the next few years. But for how long? By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk There is a giant problem that commentators are ignoring. The United States’ trade…
#Politics #Brics #China #Commentary #Economy #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #BrettonWoodsSystem #CraigMurray #Currency #DeDollarization #DevelopmentBank #DevelopmentFinance #Manufacturing #PresidentDonaldTrump #U.s.FederalReserve #U.s.TradeDeficit

Global Financial Aid: A Visual Breakdown

This powerful data visualization unpacks how financial aid is distributed across nations, categorized into Humanitarian , Development and Peace initiatives.
These investments are crucial for driving progress across multiple SDGs, but disparities in aid allocation highlight the need for equitable and inclusive strategies to ensure no one is left behind.

https://www.europesays.com/1787246/ Portugal and Moldova progress 575MW of BESS procurements #auction #DevelopmentFinance #EnergyStorageEurope #eu #europe #GridStabilising #Moldova #portugal #RecoveryAndResilience #storagecee #usaid

report by Action Aid - How the Finance Flows: The banks fuelling the climate crisis - says that more than $650bn (£494bn) a year in public subsidies goes to #fossilfuel companies, intensive agriculture and other harmful industries in the developing world. Many of the subsidies were owing to “corporate capture” of the government and public institutions, while climate finance to enable transition is lacking.

#ClimateFinance #ClimateCrisis
#DevelopmentFinance
https://actionaid.org/publications/2023/how-finance-flows-banks-fuelling-climate-crisis

Australia’s Support To Pacific Surges As China Focuses On ‘Friendly’ States, [Lowy Institute Pacific ] Aid Map Shows
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/31/australias-support-to-pacific-surges-as-china-focuses-on-friendly-states-aid-map-shows <-- shared media article
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https://pacificaidmap.lowyinstitute.org/ <-- Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map
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[as someone who has spent time on many of these places, islands, this was of particular interest as a way of indicating geopolitics, applied finance, etc]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geopolitics #aid #SouthPacific #aid #PacificIslands #Pacific #finance #aidevelopment #PacificAid #pacifica #LowyInstitute #PacificAidMap #internationalbusiness #internationalaffairs #spatialanalysis #budget #money #support #foreignaid #transparency #donors #opendata #webmapping #Australia #China #influence #development #developmentfinance
@LowyInstitute

Groups call on the governments of to assume their responsibilities and stop the violence plaguing a mediation process between #oilpalm #plantation company #PHC/#Feronia and local communities in the #DRC.

https://www.farmlandgrab.org/31411

World Bank Report Forecasts Bleak Global Economic Outlook, Citing ‘Adverse Developments’ and ‘Long-Lasting Slowdown’

https://news.bitcoin.com/world-bank-report-forecasts-bleak-global-economic-outlook-citing-adverse-developments-and-long-lasting-slowdown/

#sustainabledevelopment #developmentfinance #Climateresilience #economicrecovery #economicslowdown #FinancialCrisis #globalrecession #MonetaryPolicy #climatechange #Developments #Fiscalpolicy #geopolitical #interestrate #CentralBank