In the fourth quarter of 2021, the EU seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of €49.6 billion (1.3% of GDP), down from a surplus of €69.6 billion (1.9% of GDP) in the third quarter of 2021 and down from a surplus of €125.4 billion (3.6% of GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2020
Climate Crisis
Jamie Maxwell: Mark Carney likes to talk green, but he’s just another agent of the status quo
The former Bank of England governor is finance adviser at COP26 and rumoured to be running for Canadian prime minister. But his new book is just a flutter of platitudes Read here
Corruption
Middle East Eye – Belgian arms produced in Egypt fuel human rights abuses, says report
‘A new report has revealed how Belgian-designed arms fuelling human rights abuses in Egypt are being produced offshore to circumvent the state’s arms embargo against Cairo.’ Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Daniel Tanuro – Ahmed al-Jaber carves his name in the history of capitalist smoke and mirrors
More reflections on COP28. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE.
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