United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Multilateral banks debunk Indian government’s claims on growth rate
The so-called theory of trickle-down effect projected by the government (high prosperity of the rich flows down to enhance the economic welfare of the poor) has been debunked by the data on the growing gap between the rich and the poor in the country, rising poverty, unemployment, and the perpetually rising prices
UN calls for debt relief as world reels under economic impact of COVID-19
As the crisis in the global economy deepens, international bodies and agencies are proposing debt restructuring plans for the developing economies. However, many creditors have been reluctant to accept the possibility
The Cost of This Pandemic Must Not Bankrupt the People
Vijay Prashad and Manuel Bertoldi discuss the pressing need for states to take humanitarian measures in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic and crisis