To Put a Stop to Siphoning off Money, Start with Data

To Put a Stop to Siphoning off Money, Start with Data

Illicit financial flows. Credit: IPS Opinion by Khalid Saifullah (new york) Friday, October 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – Khalid Saifullah, Fellow, Save Bangladesh USA Inc.The commonly used Bangla phrase for siphoning off money out of the country – “taka pachar” – is rather misleading. Because taka, the Bangladeshi currency, is…

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Empowering Africa’s Informal Market Traders To Deliver Safe Food

Empowering Africa’s Informal Market Traders To Deliver Safe Food

Fisherman Godknows Skota holds gutted and cleaned fish. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 13 (IPS) – Local informal food markets feed millions of urbanites in bustling African cities, but the consequences of tainted food could be illness and death for unsuspecting consumers. Over…

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