Trade : "Will not pay for mandated permanent solution for PSH", insist G33   (D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva) (PRIV)
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Indonesia, India, China, and other members of the G33 group made clear categorically on Friday (15 September) that they will not pay for the mandated permanent solution for public stockholding programs for food security in the developing countries at the upcoming World Trade Organization's eleventh ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires, several trade envoys told SUNS.

Finance : Higher interest rates could create headwinds for GDP growth   (Kanaga Raja, Geneva) (PRIV)
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Despite subdued inflation in advanced economies, the global macro outlook was upbeat and this helped drive markets up in recent months, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said.

United Nations : Africa's "must do, can-do" decade   (IPS, Vienna) (PRIV)
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Since 2000 the continent of Africa has recorded impressive rates of economic growth.