#Indonesia Cracks Down on the Scourge of Imported #Plastic Waste
When #China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, exporters in wealthy countries targeted other #developingnations. Faced with an unending stream of #unrecyclable waste, Indonesia has tightened its regulations and has begun to make progress in stemming the plastics flow. https://e360.yale.edu/features/plastic-waste-imports-recycling-indonesia #recycling
#indonesia #plastic #China #developingnations #unrecyclable #recycling
Yellen Champions Ukraine Support as ‘Single Best Thing We Can Do for the Global Economy’ Ahead of G20 Summit - Janet Yellen, serving as the 78th U.S. Treasury secretary, emphatically declared o... - https://news.bitcoin.com/yellen-champions-ukraine-support-as-single-best-thing-we-can-do-for-the-global-economy-ahead-of-g20-summit/ #internationalmonetaryfund #cryptocurrencyregulation #bidenadministration #developingnations #traderestrictions #treasurysecretary #militarysupport #financialaid
#financialaid #militarysupport #treasurysecretary #traderestrictions #developingnations #bidenadministration #cryptocurrencyregulation #internationalmonetaryfund
#Macron opened a climate finance summit on Thursday by saying changes were needed to the global lending system to ensure that low-income countries "shouldn't have to choose" between fighting climate change and poverty.
#China, a major global creditor, has come under scrutiny for its lack of participation in multilateral efforts to ease the #debt burden on developing countries.
#GlobalDevelopment #ClimateChange #DevelopingNations #Poverty
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BRICS Bank ‘Re-taps Into USD Bond Market’ With $1.25 Billion ‘Green’ Bonds - The development bank established by the BRICS group of nations has issued its firs... - https://news.bitcoin.com/brics-bank-re-taps-into-usd-bond-market-with-1-25-billion-green-bonds/ #sustainabledevelopment #newdevelopmentbank #developingnations #developmentbank #capitalmarkets #greenprojects #development #greenbonds #investors #usdollars #projects #usdollar #finance #dollars #dollar #bonds #brics #bank #bond
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/22/chinese-debt-crush-world-poorest-countries/
The reality is that China made some predatory loans and now, in a surprise to almost no one, many of the 150 nations China lent to can’t repay at the current terms.
China has been using developing nations as pawns in its bid for influence against the United States — a strategy that critics call “debt-trap diplomacy.”
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