ABM Tuesday, September 28, 2021 17:14 The Federal Reserve “almost” meets the conditions under which it begins phasing out its monthly bond purchase program, called tapering. This was stated by President Jerome Powell during a hearing in the US Senate on Tuesday on the US economic recovery. Powell echoed the central bank’s news of last week’s rate hike and confirmed …

World wealth reached $ 514 trillion last year and $ 1156 trillion at the beginning of this century. This is according to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute, based on an analysis of the national balances of ten countries that represent more than 60 percent of world revenue. Researchers insist that China has now overtaken the United States in …

Your own language is an important part of your culture. From how you hear and see the world to how you interpret and perceive things. How you listen to discussions or how you read them. Where you feel some subtleties, something has to be completely rude or friendly. Language is more than just a transaction between people in practice. Language …

China commits genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The British ‘Uyghurs tribunal’ concluded on Thursday based on the victims’ detailed testimony and its own research. Western nations have previously imposed sanctions on Chinese officials and companies for engaging in serious human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Does that also mean that Western companies are careful in doing business in China? How does …

Photo: ANP The United States will immediately suspend federal investment in coal-fired power plants and other carbon-intensive projects abroad. That move by the Biden administration aims to combat climate change and accelerate the rise of renewable energy. The decision includes billions of dollars in annual financial and diplomatic and technical assistance. There are a few more exceptions. For example, it …

© BELGAIMAGE The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing. It is being held in protest of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. White House spokeswoman Jen Zaki made the announcement Monday. Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:36 p.m. Psaki said the government was sending a “clear message” that China …

Photo: ANP The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (428-1) voted to impose a strict import policy on goods from China’s Xinjiang region. Companies that want to ship goods from that region to the United States can prove with “clear and conclusive” evidence that there is no forced labor in production. In Xinjiang province, Uyghurs are being mistreated, oppressed and …

7 December 2021 Tuesday, December 7 Question Time deals with the following topics: The role of the government in connecting Facebook with the power grid in Zeewolde, the question of whether the Netherlands – after the United States – wants to give up the government team for the Winter Games in China and the ‘relaxation choice of work: two revisions …

Photo: ANP ING, Rabobank and ABN AMRO have provided loans of € 3.1 billion over the past five years for products such as soy, which frequently promotes deforestation. At the end of last year, pension funds, insurers and banks had invested 2 362 million in these products, according to research by Milliotefensei & Profundo. “Dutch finance is a European champion …

Photo: ANP Following the Russian occupation of Ukraine, Germany will close the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. That’s what US officials told members of Congress that they agreed with the Americans. North Stream 2 runs from Russia to Germany. The pipeline is complete, but still awaiting approval for use by German authorities. The certification process was halted in November …