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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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offsite link Leaked Medical Report ?Proves? Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif ?is a Biological Male? Mon Jun 02, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
A leaked report of a medical test on boxer Imane Khelif from the 2023 World Championships has "proved" the women's Olympic champion is a biological male.
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offsite link Hamit Coskun Convicted After Burning Koran in Public Mon Jun 02, 2025 13:27 | Will Jones
Hamit Coskun, the man who set fire to a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish Consulate, has been convicted of a racially aggravated public order offence. What happened to the freedom to protest against religion?
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offsite link Right-Wing Karol Nawrocki Wins Polish Presidential Election Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:12 | Will Jones
Right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki has won Poland's?Presidential election?in a tight contest, beating pro-EU Rafal Trzaskowski with 50.89% of the vote in a heavy blow to PM Donald Tusk's liberalising Government.
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offsite link Activist Scientists Rage About Trump?s Executive Order, Comparing Him to Hitler For Insisting That F... Mon Jun 02, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
The Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor Chris Morrison welcomes President Trump's new order calling for a more scientific approach for federally-funded science projects. Of course, woke scientists think it makes him Hitler.
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offsite link Hermer and Starmer Masquerade as Human Rights Laywers. But in Reality They?re Merciless Authoritaria... Mon Jun 02, 2025 07:00 | Laurie Wastell
Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, didn't just sign off on the prosecution of Lucy Connolly, says Laurie Wastell. He also consented to the prosecution of Jamie Michael and Mark Heath, both of whom were acquitted.
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G20 Discusses Stimulus, Climate and Aid for Developing Countries

category international | economics and finance | press release author Friday February 26, 2021 21:19author by Zachary Conti - Jubilee USA Report this post to the editors

G20 finance ministers met Friday to discuss global coronavirus response. The group endorsed continuing stimulus plans in wealthy countries and supporting plans to increase aid and vaccine access for developing countries.

G20 finance ministers met Friday to discuss global coronavirus response. The group endorsed continuing stimulus plans in wealthy countries and supporting plans to increase aid and vaccine access for developing countries.

"If the stimulus plan in the United States moves forward, it translates to about 2 percent in global economic growth," noted the Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network, Eric LeCompte. "The G20 is moving forward debt relief, vaccine distribution and accessing global reserve funds for developing countries. The question is will it be enough and can it happen quickly enough."

On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed support for a process to deploy global reserve funds (Special Drawing Rights) to help low-income countries. She also highlighted implementation of the G20 debt reduction process agreed last year. The G20 tasked the International Monetary Fund to create a plan for the Special Drawing Rights for upcoming meetings.

“US leadership is pushing G20 actions on debt relief and the Special Drawing Rights,” LeCompte, a United Nations finance expert, added.

Earlier this week, Jubilee USA Network and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a detailed letter to Yellen and President Biden expressing support for debt relief, financial system changes to prevent future crises and a $3 trillion allocation of global reserve funds. Jubilee USA Network with Latin American partner, Latindadd coordinated a letter signed by more than 200 organizations urging the G20 to move forward Special Drawing Rights or global reserve access.

G20 talks also covered global policies to fight climate change and tax avoidance.

“The G20 hopes to agree on a plan by 2021 to curb tax avoidance,” stated LeCompte. "Perhaps the most important aspect of the G20 meeting was to acknowledge that G20 decisions on finance will have some of the most significant impacts on climate change."

G20 finance ministers meet again ahead of the International Monetary Fund meetings in April.

Related Link: https://www.jubileeusa.org/pr_g20_finmin_meeting
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