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Bloomberg View Criticizes West's Response to China Bank
April 14, 2015
A Bloomberg View editorial criticizes the U.S. and Europe for the success of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ("AIIB"), created by China to compete with Western development banks, due to their failure to reform the traditional development institutions and to their divided response to the creation of the AIIB.
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OECD Calls for French Labor and Spending Reforms
April 14, 2015
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has called for the French Government to contribute to an economic recovery in the country through labor reform and a reduction in public spending.
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UN Seeks Disarmament in Light of Regional Conflicts
April 13, 2015
UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane has warned that in light of "the world's brewing conflicts," the UN Disarmament Commission needs to step up efforts toward disarmament of nuclear and conventional weapons across the globe.
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UN Pushes "Environmental Rule of Law" in Inter-American Summit
April 13, 2015
As it seeks to drive up support for the UN's "sustainable development" agenda, the UN Environment Programme recently cooperated with the Organization of American States and other groups on a conference pressing for implementation of a common "environmental rule of law."
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Development Banks Agree to "Climate Finance" Principles
April 13, 2015
The World Bank has announced that at a recent Climate Finance Forum in Paris, two sets of development banks agreed to a common set of standards for tracking how much financial support these institutions provide to projects that mitigate global warming.