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A majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court judges have submitted their resignations and declined to stand for election under controversial judicial reforms, the top court said. In a move that has sparked opposition street protests and diplomatic tensions, Mexico is set to become the world’s only country to allow voters to choose all judges, at every […]
3 Highlighting the role of Bangladesh’s youth in fostering recent democratic reforms in Bangladesh, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called upon Commonwealth leaders to engage 1.5 billion youth across the member states for a sustainable future. He made the call at the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM-2024), held in Apia, Samoa, […]
Eight of Mexico’s 11 supreme court judges have submitted their resignations after controversial judicial reforms, the top court has said. In a move that has sparked diplomatic tensions and opposition street protests, Mexico is set to become the world’s only country to allow voters to choose all judges, at every level, starting next year. The […]
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago The rand has further room to strengthen if government pushes ahead with reforms and prudent policies, said South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago. The currency has been a top emerging markets performer, strengthening some 2.5% against the US dollar since the start of the year while most of the […]
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari speaks in the National Assembly session on September 14, 2024. — Facebook/Pakistan Peoples Party – PPP Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has credited CJP Qazi Faez Isa’s tenure for the facilitating the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment which, he asserted, was not possible under any other chief […]
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and President Asif Ali Zardari meet at former’s Jati Umra residence on October 16, 2024. — Reporter Key political figures, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, gathered at the Sharif family’s Jati Umra residence in Lahore on […]
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced an economic reform blueprint on Wednesday aimed at transforming Hong Kong’s traditional sectors such as finance, trade and shipping, and investing in new technology industries, while rolling out a bigger welcome mat for foreign talent and funds. In his third policy address since becoming Hong Kong’s leader, he also […]
China’s Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday that it would expand the Water Tax Interim Measures from 10 provinces to the entire nation, effective from December 1, amid efforts to provide debt-ridden local authorities with more revenue. The measures aim to safeguard water resources, curb groundwater over-exploitation, ease the growing supply-demand imbalance and refine the […]
Chinese economists called for institutional reforms after three US-based scholars won the Nobel Prize in economics with their research into how institutions shape the economic success of nations. Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson were named as this year’s winners on Monday in Stockholm having published extensively on the relationships between […]