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Whether climate-induced migration brings relief or chaos will depend on the policies and investments we agree to today.
Liberalizing international migration could be another response, though it would be unlikely to offer appreciable relief, owing to social and political opposition to increased immigration in most developed countries.
Today, the IMF believes that a debt ratio of 173% is possible by 2020, but only if Greece’s official European creditors grant significant further debt relief.
The outcome at CITES has brought into sharp relief increasing tensions between industrial and environmental interests, as if these were diametrically opposed.
America’s Flawed ElectionPRINCETON – No doubt many people around the world, if not most, breathed a sigh of relief over the re-election of US President Barack Obama.
Much of the world breathed a sigh of relief at the Democrats’ recapture of the House, because it signaled a vulnerability in Trump’s aggressively anti-liberal “America First” approach to the world order.
But, despite Europe's collective sigh of relief, the compromise does not preclude the need for further tough negotiations on a new financial-assistance program that should be introduced by the end of June.
Financing from the IMF, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and bilateral lenders, along with debt relief from official and commercial bank creditors, helped relieve the pressure.
Nevertheless, given that, aside from Italy, Germany recorded the EU’s lowest growth rate from 1995 to 2005, the improving performance of Europe’s largest economy is a source of relief.
Trump in JerusalemJERUSALEM – When US President Donald Trump left Israel after his whirlwind 28-hour tour, much of the country breathed a sigh of relief.
It may sound strange, but from the point of view of a humanitarian relief agency, it is not important on whose territory civilians in need are, as long as there is access to them.
He provided farmers with debt relief, dished out village funds, and rolled out cheap health care.
That tough fiscal challenge is made even harder by pressure from the Free Democrats, her liberal partners in the country’s coalition government, who want to provide tax relief as well.
Defusing Asia’s Arms RaceBANGKOK – The ruling against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague will be met with relief in the region’s capitals.
But, despite similarities between the United States and the European Union, differences in how they address social, economic, and fiscal issues have recently been thrown into sharp relief.
Clinical trials indicate significant pain relief for advanced cancer and AIDS patients.
Should this be the outcome, European governments would breathe a sigh of relief.
If these new democracies are to survive, their governments will require generous assistance from the international community, including debt relief.
Knowing the amount of wealth stolen and squandered by Obasanjo's predecessors, such as General Sani Abacha, and by the Suharto kleptocracy in Indonesia, pleas for such relief may not be welcomed easily.
Other investments often take precedence, and donors have historically funded emergency relief much more readily than pre-disaster preparedness.
In addition to assisting with emergency relief, it is crucial that the international community help to introduce basic procedures for responding long before disaster strikes.
The International Olympic Committee’s decision not to ban all Russian participation, instead leaving it up to individual sports’ governing federations to review each athlete’s record and decide who can compete, has been met with dismay from some and relief from others.
This would involve – in order – removal of Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, exchange of ambassadors, lifting of unilateral sanctions, and support for bilateral and multilateral debt relief, together with other economic measures by international financial institutions.
Subsidies, low-interest loans, and rent control may bring relief to households struggling with affordability, but these measures will not solve the housing shortage.
The formula for success is to match reforms with debt relief, in line with the real needs of the economy.
And the creditors have failed to propose a realistic approach to Greece’s debts, perhaps out of Germany’s fear that Italy, Portugal, and Spain might ask for relief down the line.
Whatever the reason, Germany has treated Greece badly, failing to offer the empathy, analysis, and debt relief that are required.
In the 1940s and 1950s, the United States was a wise creditor, giving Germany new funds under the Marshall Plan, followed by debt relief in 1953.
In the 1980s, the US was a bad creditor when it demanded excessive debt payments from Latin America and Africa; in the 1990s and later, it smartened up, putting debt relief on the table.
In 1989, the US was smart to give Poland debt relief (and Germany went along, albeit grudgingly).
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