UNITED NATIONS, CMC United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has called for debt relief extension forCaribbean and other middle-income countries. Guterres says that innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world’s more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic. In addressing a high-level UN General Assembly meeting on…
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Innovative measures to address debt are required to help the worlds more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres told the General Assembly on Thursday. Addressing a high-level meeting on these nations, which account for more than half of the UNs 193 Member States, he underlined…
Video PlayerClose A UN General Assembly high-level meeting on middle-income countries is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 17, 2021. Guterres on Thursday called for debt relief extension for middle-income countries. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for…
Reuters reports that a USDA spokesperson said the agency will be ready to process payments on an estimated $4 billion in debt relief for 17,000 Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian farmers once legal battles are resolved. It planned to start the payments in June. “USDA will continue to forcefully defend its ability to carry out…
Steve Sprovach and Amy Wagner Published 9:44 p.m. ET June 16, 2021 CLOSE Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, Allworth Advice (Photo: Provided) Question: H.G. in Butler County: Can you help? I have about $20,000 in credit card debt and not much in savings. Should I focus more on paying down the debt or building my…
Solving the challenges facing this diverse group of nations, which are home to 3 out of 4 people, is critical to putting the world on a more sustainable and inclusive post-COVID-19 development path. Middle-income countries (MICs) are home to 62% of the worlds poor, but the challenges they face are often overlooked or seen as…
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Farming equipment is seen on Foster Farm in Sagaponack, on New York’s Long Island, U.S., July 8, 2019. Picture taken July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsay Morris CHICAGO, June 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) is defending efforts to wipe clean government-backed loans to farmers facing decades of discrimination, despite a temporary restraining order on…