- 24 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityeconomy
Afghanistan’s economic collapse could prompt refugee crisis – IMF
ALMATY (Reuters) - Afghanistan's economy is set to contract up to 30% this year and this is likely to further fuel a refugee crisis that will impact neighbouring countries, Turkey…
U.N. chief: Liquidity needed to stem Afghanistan economic, humanitarian crises
By Jonathan Landay (Reuters) - The international community must find ways to inject cash directly into Afghanistan’s economy to avert its total collapse as a growing humanitarian crisis impacts half…
The Curious Case of Pakistan, China, TTP and BRI
On 1st October Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan broke all hell loose when on the Turkish government-run TV channel, TRT World, he disclosed that the Pakistani government is in secret…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Afghanistan on verge of socio-economic collapse, EU’s top diplomat says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Afghanistan is facing a breakdown of its economic and social systems that risks turning into a humanitarian catastrophe, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday.…
Lebanon government wins confidence vote as parliament hit by power cut
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's new government won a vote of confidence on Monday for a policy programme that aims to remedy a devastating economic…
China’s Xi urges Afghanistan to stamp out terrorism, vows more aid
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping urged "relevant parties" in Afghanistan to eradicate terrorism and promised to provide more help to the war-torn nation, state news agency Xinhua said on…
Afghan finance ministry working on getting public sector salaries paid
(Reuters) - Afghanistan's government is working on resolving a series of problems that have held up salaries for public sector workers, the finance ministry said on Thursday, as the new…
How bad is the crisis in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's financial meltdown has swiftly worsened in the last month, with much of the country crippled by fuel shortages that have ignited country-wide security incidents. Exacerbated by…
U.N. warns Afghanistan needs money to prevent total breakdown
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations warned on Thursday that the freezing of billions of dollars in Afghan assets to keep them out of Taliban hands would…
Russia and Belarus agree closer energy, economic integration
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Belarus on Thursday agreed to set up a unified oil and gas market and to deepen economic integration in the face of…
In risk to peace plan, rivalries hobble Libya’s economy
By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfali TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya must reunify its fragmented economy and public finances if it stands any hope of ending a decade of violent…
Pakistan finance ministry warns of risks to country’s economy
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is at risk as the increase in international commodity prices could worsen inflation and affect Balance of Payments (BoPs), said the country's finance…
