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Awami League won’t let BNP reorganise

by Anowar Hossain in Prothom ALo, Nov 7, 2023 Dhaka: Governing Bangladesh Awami League (AL) is determined to keep Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from breaking free of its current predicament, especially as many of its leaders are in jail, and a significant number are in hiding. The policymakers of the ruling party maintain that they will not be swayed by criticism, and they are not inclined to yield to any foreign attempts, pressures, or requests.…

Pressure Mounts on China to Offer Debt Relief to Poor Countries Facing Default

by Alan Rappeport in The NY Times, Apr 15, 2023WASHINGTON — China, under growing pressure from top international policymakers, appeared to indicate this week that it is ready to make concessions that would unlock a global effort to restructure hundreds of billions of dollars of debt owed by poor countries. China has lent more than $500 billion to developing countries through its lending program, making it one of the world’s largest creditors. Many of those…