"A policy intended to help the majority of South Africans improve their lives has instead been abused to benefit only a few."

"Jamal Ibrahim Haidar & Adeel Malik explain how elite failure and global inaction are compounding the country’s economic meltdown."

"The plundering, corruption, and lies of public officials are criminal. Federal Reserve Presidents have been buying and selling stocks to front run their market swinging policy decisions for years. Members of Congress have long been _...Read More_

I like this sentence. Leaders are actors of a country. We don't have any stronger policy for corruption since my mom was born. "Leaders and organizations who refuse to adapt to the transformative technologies of our times will inevitably be _...Read More_

"Kenneth Rogoff warns that the organization's departure from its traditional role could leave it with egg on its face."

>"Authorities in Antwerp have seized 88 metric tons of cocaine stashed in containers from Latin America this year, nearly 10 times the figure in 2014. It is far more than any other European port."

"Debt issued by local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) is kept off the balance sheets and more prone to corruption than government bonds, meaning it could be an outsized threat to Beijing’s stability efforts."

>"The Biden administration has released a strategy for countering corruption, a part of which targets the illicit crypto industry."

"As consumers fall further into fuel poverty, Lebanon’s leaders have yet to roll out desperately needed ration cards."

"The European Union’s recent agreement to issue joint debt to support post-pandemic economic recovery represents an unprecedented step toward deeper integration. But the success of the effort will depend on how the financial relief is _...Read More_

"Corruption and fraud make a few rich households richer. But the already poor and low-skilled lose their jobs and become poorer."

A memoir by a well-connected businessman offers insights into the Communist Party’s thinking as it tightens its grip on the private sector.

"Fed chairman Jerome Powell has decided the Fed ought to “review” its ethics policies after it was revealed that high-ranking personnel at the Fed were actively trading stocks even as the Fed was busy pulling the levers on monetary policy."

Thanks for posting [@duankong7](/user/profile/duankong7) This resonates with me as doctor. I see so many patients where clinicians simply follow an algorithm and the patient ends up on statins, antihypertensives or diabetes medication, when really most just need to _...Read More_

"Ministers promise transparency and oversight for cash card programme to support 500,000 vulnerable families."