To contain the economic damage caused by the crisis, the affected countries introduced corrective measures. In the latter part of 1997 and early 1998, the IMF provided $36 billion to support reform ...

It’s been a year marked by almost universal backlash against incumbent leaders by voters apparently eager to express their anger with the status quo—and also an era when liberalism has been in retreat ...

Due to this crisis of fish, many fishermen were compelled to change their profession. Once a fisherman, Habibul Bashar of Panjupara village now provides ride-hailing service with his motorbike for ...

In this moment of multiple, intersecting crises, they are unsuited for the perils and challenges of the climate crisis. To be sure, the World Bank and the IMF were not intended to serve “The Wre ...

It feels like the cost of living crisis has lasted an age. Although inflation has fallen to ‘normal levels’, the height of the crisis saw prices rising at rates not seen in decades while wages ...

A three-year period is chosen to minimize the impact of variation in both internationally traded prices and quantities. The IMF heightened its efforts to help tackle the global food crisis. Countries ...

Recent economic anxieties are inducing a crisis among the petite bourgeoisie, causing them to further identify with their white counterparts as a key social base for the far right. The racialized ...

25 – Dec. 1. See All Key Ideas It’s been clear for some time: We’re in the midst of a rapidly escalating global plastics crisis. More than 11 billion metric tons of virgin plastics were ...

Illegal immigration was the No. 2 issue for American voters during the 2024 campaign. It was second only to the economy. The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris open border policy created such a flood of illegal ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

The motor giant has always been a symbol of German power. Now, converted into a mirror of the country’s industrial crisis, its difficulties hit where it hurts the most. With annual GDP set to contract ...

Some of the most acute and pervasive human rights abuses take place in times of crisis and conflict. The Crisis, Conflict and Arms division documents and exposes violations of human rights and the ...