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Opinion by Chris Leitch – Return to orthodoxy the last thing we need

July 31, 2021

Opinion by Chris Leitch, Leader of Social Credit party. As the Reserve Bank winds down its money creation programme (Quantitative Easing) some economists and commentators are calling for a return to orthodoxy – as if the economic regime that was being followed in the run up to 2020 was somehow delivering better results for the ... <a title="Opinion by Chris Leitch – Return to orthodoxy the last thing we need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/31/opinion-by-chris-leitch-return-to-orthodoxy-the-last-thing-we-need/" aria-label="Read more about Opinion by Chris Leitch – Return to orthodoxy the last thing we need">Read more</a>

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OP-ED: Combating COVID-19 and Ensuring No One is Left Behind

July 12, 2021

Joint Op-Ed By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, and Bambang Susantono If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalization and regional cooperation. Ensuring the digital transformation reaches all in Asia Pacific ... <a title="OP-ED: Combating COVID-19 and Ensuring No One is Left Behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/op-ed-combating-covid-19-and-ensuring-no-one-is-left-behind/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Combating COVID-19 and Ensuring No One is Left Behind">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Universal civil registration and vital statistics are critical for truth, trust and COVID recovery in Asia and the Pacific

June 28, 2021

Joint Op-Ed by: Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, Omar Abdi. With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for loved ones, the devastating second wave of COVID-19 that has swept across South Asia has felt surreal. Official figures have indicated record-breaking daily coronavirus cases and deaths, ... <a title="Op-Ed: Universal civil registration and vital statistics are critical for truth, trust and COVID recovery in Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/op-ed-universal-civil-registration-and-vital-statistics-are-critical-for-truth-trust-and-covid-recovery-in-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Universal civil registration and vital statistics are critical for truth, trust and COVID recovery in Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Fiscal Fantasy Land Indeed – Chris Leitch

June 1, 2021

Op-Ed by Chris Leitch – leader of the Social Credit Party. One could be forgiven for thinking that the last few members of the Flat Earth Society had infiltrated the New Zealand Initiative, which is a pity because not all the Initiative’s ideas are bad. I disagree with their slavish adherence to the notion that ... <a title="Op-Ed: Fiscal Fantasy Land Indeed – Chris Leitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/op-ed-fiscal-fantasy-land-indeed-chris-leitch/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Fiscal Fantasy Land Indeed – Chris Leitch">Read more</a>

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Analysis – The Singapore Conundrum: Why Emulating Its Success Could be a Mistake

May 14, 2021

Analysis by Simon Angelo (WealthMorning.com) Our business is finding profitable and innovative businesses to invest in. We’ve had a stellar recovery run since Covid. If there’s one thing that separates these companies out from the rest, it is this: They have found a profitable niche and own that part of the market. They are not ... <a title="Analysis – The Singapore Conundrum: Why Emulating Its Success Could be a Mistake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/analysis-the-singapore-conundrum-why-emulating-its-success-could-be-a-mistake/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis – The Singapore Conundrum: Why Emulating Its Success Could be a Mistake">Read more</a>

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COHA Denounces Brutal Repression by Security Forces in Colombia

May 5, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By COHA Editorial Board From Washington DC The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) denounces the systematic violations of human rights perpetrated by the security forces of the government of Colombia. The government of President Iván Duque has deployed special units of the police and military to brutally repress ... <a title="COHA Denounces Brutal Repression by Security Forces in Colombia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/coha-denounces-brutal-repression-by-security-forces-in-colombia/" aria-label="Read more about COHA Denounces Brutal Repression by Security Forces in Colombia">Read more</a>

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OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich

May 3, 2021

3 May 2021 By Simon Angelo editor of WealthMorning.com There’s a sign on the Northern Motorway I see at least twice a week. It’s advertising a high-density townhouse developer. The homes appear squashed together, side-by-side and on top of one another. There are no garages. Garages can be important If there’s a tangible link to ... <a title="OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/op-ed-simon-angelo-on-why-you-might-need-a-garage-to-get-rich/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific

March 30, 2021

Op-Ed by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. The world is emerging from the biggest social and economic shock in living memory, but it will be a long time before the deep scars of the COVID-19 pandemic on human well-being fully heal. In the Asia-Pacific region, where 60 per cent of the world lives, the pandemic revealed chronic development ... <a title="Op-Ed: COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/op-ed-covid19-a-wake-up-call-to-address-development-fault-lines-in-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>

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Essay – Sustainable Development Goals can guide Asia-Pacific to build back better

March 16, 2021

Op-Ed essay by Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations-Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) The COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented threat to development in the Asia-Pacific region that could reverse much of the hard-earned progress made in recent years. The good news is we ... <a title="Essay – Sustainable Development Goals can guide Asia-Pacific to build back better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/essay-sustainable-development-goals-can-guide-asia-pacific-to-build-back-better/" aria-label="Read more about Essay – Sustainable Development Goals can guide Asia-Pacific to build back better">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Accelerating Trade Digitalization in Times of the Pandemic

February 19, 2021

Article by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Tomorrow (February 19) marks the entry into force of a new international agreement promoting paperless trade, a timely reminder of how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought digital solutions to regional development challenges into the limelight. Paperless trade across borders has ... <a title="Op-Ed: Accelerating Trade Digitalization in Times of the Pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/19/op-ed-accelerating-trade-digitalization-in-times-of-the-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Accelerating Trade Digitalization in Times of the Pandemic">Read more</a>

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Against Neoliberalism, A Search and Struggle For An Authentic Living in “La Marea”: A Film Review

February 18, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Jimmy Centeno From Los Angeles, California La Marea/Corriente (Wave/Current 2020) is filmmaker Miguel Novelo’s counter narrative to the American dream.  One of the main emphases in the 14 minute short documentary presented by CiNEOLA (a platform for Latin American stories) touches on the most overlooked dream, “The Mexican Dream.”[1] ... <a title="Against Neoliberalism, A Search and Struggle For An Authentic Living in “La Marea”: A Film Review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/against-neoliberalism-a-search-and-struggle-for-an-authentic-living-in-la-marea-a-film-review/" aria-label="Read more about Against Neoliberalism, A Search and Struggle For An Authentic Living in “La Marea”: A Film Review">Read more</a>

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Lawfare Threatens To Derail Presidential Election In Ecuador

February 17, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By William Camacaro and Frederick MillsFrom NY and Washington DC On February 7, the progressive presidential candidate for the Union of Hope Alliance (UNES) party, Andrés Arauz, won first place in Ecuador’s presidential election; this is uncontested. Arauz garnered 32.71% of the vote; right-wing former banker Guillermo Lasso 19.74%; ... <a title="Lawfare Threatens To Derail Presidential Election In Ecuador" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/17/lawfare-threatens-to-derail-presidential-election-in-ecuador/" aria-label="Read more about Lawfare Threatens To Derail Presidential Election In Ecuador">Read more</a>