Moses Kaggwa, Director Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Finance, condemned the persistent application of non-trade barriers in the region. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has grappled with the issue of non-tariff barriers (NTB) or barriers to trade for as long as it has existed, despite the existence…
It is 2025, and the architecture of economic power remains grossly tilted against the nations of the global south. Nowhere is this imbalance more acute – and more enduring – than in the debilitating impact of sovereign debt. From the vast countries of Africa to the scattered but strategically vital small island developing states (Sids)…
For most medical school graduates, the transition from student to practicing physician brings both professional fulfillment and a sobering financial reality. According to the Education Data Initiative, medical school graduates, as of last August, carry an average educational debt of $234,597, not including undergraduate debt. This burden can influence career decisions, practice locations, and personal…
Press Release Secretary-General launches report to break “the cycle of debt distress”, ahead of Major UN Financing Conference 3.4 billion people now live in countries where debt interest payments are greater than expenditure on health or education New York, June 27, 2025 – The United Nations Secretary-General today presented new recommendations–Confronting the Debt…
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is being urged to fast-track nation-leading poker machine reform because of the guardrails it will provide problem gamblers, amid backlash from the pokies lobby and the state opposition. In 2023, then-premier Daniel Andrews announced that anyone wanting to play a poker machine in Victoria would have to set limits on how…
Having your debt forgiven could provide you with serious relief, but you’ll need to know which types of debts will qualify. Getty Images Americans are carrying a lot of debt right now — and for many, the added financial pressure is pushing them toward a boiling point. Credit card balances are hovering near record highs,…
Man ‘Sells’ wife to repay debt, friend accused of rape; both absconding Daijiworld Read the original article here
Man accused of stealing $680,000 to pay gambling debt ReadWrite Read the original article here
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