Germany increases Russian oil imports – via India. EU remains major buyer of Russian LNG – at a higher price – than for pipeline gas. Russia’s economy grows, Western sanctions have failed.
EU politics
Chris Dillow – Capitalist triumphalism: a brief history
Everyone has become accustomed to capitalism as the only game in town. Much progressive thought goes towards making it fairer and more socially responsible. Chris Dillow asks if maybe its time is past and we […]
Austerity
Jihen Chandoul: The IMF has choked Tunisia. No wonder the people are protesting
The IMF claims to have learnt from its mistakes and writes lovely papers criticising its own policies of the past. Still they have not swerved an inch from their traditional policy of brutal austerity. Read […]
Economics
France 24: Haiti’s colonial debt burden sparks debate — but official silence
A newspaper expose has reignited debate over the ongoing legacy of debts that Haiti was forced to pay to former colonial ruler France in the 19th century — but the country’s elites are surprisingly keen […]
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