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World Bank Calls for More Tax Revenue in Dominican Republic
January 29, 2018
The World Bank has published a report calling on the Dominican Republic to maximize the revenue it gains from tax collection, including by expanding the country's tax base, "to pursue more active social policies and a more inclusive growth."
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WEF Launches "Sustainability" Index for Economic Performance
January 29, 2018
The World Economic Forum, warning that governments' focus on increasing gross domestic product (GDP) has contributed to "inequality and short-termism," has released its Inclusive Development Index as a metric for economic performance that includes factors such as living standards, "equity," and "sustainability" along with growth.
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WEF Seeks Recognition of Broad Rights Agenda in Europe
January 29, 2018
The World Economic Forum has published a paper called New Concept for Europe in which it calls for leaders in EU institutions and national European governments to adopt a broad interpretation of the global human rights agenda, including by allowing minors to vote and recognizing a "universal right to learn," and to create a regional "European Security Force."
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Scholar Points to Merits of US Decision on UNRWA
January 24, 2018
Elliott Abrams of the Council on Foreign Relations writes that the Trump Administration's decision to cut funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), charged with handling Palestinian refugees, is the correct one due to UNRWA's troubling association with radical groups like Hamas and its perpetuation, rather than resolution, of Palestine's "refugee" problem.
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US Withholds More Funding from UNRWA
January 24, 2018
The Times of Israel reports that the US State Department has announced its withdrawal of $45 million more in funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) days after the US withheld $65 million as it undergoes a "fundamental re-examination" of its contributions to the agency charged with financing institutions for Palestinian refugees.
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