Re-building Pakistan will be hamstrung by the country’s €12.5 billion in debt repayments due this year alone
Read the article HERE
Heidi Chow: Pakistan’s floods show the climate crisis is also a debt crisis
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Free flows of capital do not increase output but do increase inequality
Suddenly capital controls are back in the discussion. Read here
National Politics
German Foreign Policy: Cracks in NATO
The Polish and Baltic governments will push NATO’s pledge of Kiev’s membership at the July Summit in Vilnius and consider sending troops to Ukraine. Berlin will agree to security guarantees. Read HERE
Austerity
The Connexion: More strikes in France as pension reform continues
Today (Friday January 24) marks the seventh national day of strikes in France against the government’s proposed pension reforms, as protesters call for more action on Wednesday, January 29, 30 and 31. Read here
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