Monthly Archives: June 2018

Are we running out of water?

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Nurer Zaman Bhuiyan

Source: TheGuardian.com by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent As the world’s water needs grow so is concern that we’re rapidly using up supplies. How worried should we be? Water seems the most renewable of all the Earth’s resources. It falls from … Continue reading →

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On World Day to Combat Desertification, UN shines spotlight on ‘true value’ of land

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Nurer Zaman Bhuiyan

Source: United Nations (UN.org) In a statement marking the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the head of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said that everyone needed to recognize the true value of land. “I would … Continue reading →

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Finnish President says EU left in the shadow of strongman politics

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Nurer Zaman Bhuiyan

Source: Yle.fi In an interview with UK daily Financial Times (paywall) published on Monday, President Sauli Niinistö reflected on the current state of geopolitics, saying that the world has entered an era of strongman politics that has marginalised many small … Continue reading →

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Monetary Policy in the Digital Age

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Nurer Zaman Bhuiyan

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF.org) Crypto assets may one day reduce demand for central bank money by Dong He The global financial crisis and the bailouts of major financial institutions renewed skepticism in some quarters about central banks’ monopoly on … Continue reading →

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