The government is expanding the number of sectors where it will allow private business, hoping to spur a depressed economy. But key areas remain off-limits.
Tag: Economic Conditions and Trends
Covid Vaccines: New Diplomacy Tool for India and China
India, China, the U.A.E. and others dole out donations in countries where they seek sway. In some cases, they are sending doses despite pressing needs at home.
In Canada, Americans Are Missed, With Limits
U.S. visitors usually mean big business for Canada’s tourism industry. But the pandemic has blunted lonesomeness for the country’s best friend.
A Surprise in Africa: Air Pollution Falls as Economies Rise
Air quality is improving in one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions, researchers have found. If the trend can be sustained, it would be good news for human health and climate change.
Margaret C. Snyder, the U.N.’s ‘First Feminist,’ Dies at 91
Inspired by her liberal Roman Catholic upbringing, she refocused the organization’s development efforts to include women’s empowerment.
Margaret C. Snyder, the U.N.’s ‘First Feminist,’ Dies at 91
Inspired by her liberal Roman Catholic upbringing, she refocused the organization’s development efforts to include women’s empowerment.
Mario Draghi Saved the Euro. Can He Now Save Italy?
Mario Draghi has broad support as he tries to form a new government and restore Italy’s credibility and clout in Brussels. But Italian politics is a dangerous place for an enigmatic technocrat.
Myanmar’s Army Is Back in Charge. It Never Truly Left.
With the coup, the generals are ripping apart their prized project: a democratic front for a political system that still heavily favored them.
Modi’s Budget for India Reflects Stark Choices
Health care and infrastructure spending received significant increases, but fears about inflation could hold back efforts to get the economy surging again.
Russia’s Economic Slump Erodes Consensus That Shielded Putin
The rally-around-the-flag effect of President Vladimir V. Putin’s assertive foreign policy known as the Crimea consensus is unraveling with the economy.