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    Making The Belt And Road Initiative ‘Small And Beautiful’

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    UN “Deeply Troubled” by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations

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    Does Pakistan-China Agriculture Cooperation Help Farmers?

    As Pakistan and China cooperation in agriculture scales new heights, it remains to be seen if the increasing agricultural trade between the two countries...
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    Human Rights Must Be At Heart Of Solution To Sri Lanka Crisis

    The severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka shows no signs of ending any time soon, with the country’s newly installed Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe,...
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    By Deliberately Ignoring Risk, the World Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction

    The scale and intensity of disasters are increasing, with more people killed or affected by disasters in the last five years than in the...
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    Study Shows The Poor Simply Lack Opportunities To Gain Wealth, But A One-Time Boost Can Make A Major Difference

    The current study estimates that the economic misallocation resulting from the poverty trap in this setting is 15 times the one-time cost of taking households across...
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    China Urges Investment Climate Reforms as Interest in Bangladesh Grows

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    Vice President Calls for Farmer-Led Agri-Business Revolution at Goa’s ICAR-CCARI Meet

    Dhankhar urged farmers to see themselves as entrepreneurs with the potential to drive rural economies. He underscored the importance of participating in the input chain of agriculture (fertilizers, pesticides, machinery) and the output chain including storage, processing, and retail.
    Accountability

    Sri Lanka: NEXT Workers Demand Answers, Consultation Over Abrupt Factory Closure

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