A New Path for U.S.-Africa Climate Relations | Opinion Carlos Lopes
, Professor, University of Cape Town On 3/10/21 at 8:00 AM EST
The world faces simultaneous challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic: economic downturn and increasing impacts of climate change, all of which are exacerbating ongoing global inequity. Full economic recovery hinges upon the world s ability to address these interconnected challenges everywhere.
World leaders have committed nearly $13 trillion to address COVID-19 and economic crisis, and even in the midst of the pandemic, many are continuing to step up climate action. This reveals a growing realization that there are clear benefits to combating climate change alongside enacting economic recovery. The massive amount of public spending could contribute to building a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable world.
To succeed, the Quad needs to evolve from a China-focused club of four to a group of first movers on an array of specific functional challenges. The best way to do this is for the four countries to form the core of a rotating set of ad hoc problem-solving coalitions in the Indo-Pacific.
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How Kinara Capital’s Hardika Shah was inspired to help small business entrepreneurs dream big
Kinara Capital’s Founder, Hardika Shah, talks about making the most of opportunities, being true to oneself, and creating impact alongside profitability
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“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” is an age old adage used to encourage optimism in the face of adversity. For Hardika Shah, founder of fintech loan marketplace Kinara Capital, this has been her mantra all her life.
“Being from a middle class family, having a blind but ambitious father and an entrepreneur mother, I saw a lot of struggle, inspiration and plenty of jugaad from my early years,” says Hardika. “The importance of hard work and education was always stressed upon. Bucking the cultural norms, my parents let my sister and me break the barriers on what is “acceptable” for girls to follow.”
Port of Thessalonik Greek plans to privatise second tier ports in the country are attracting interest from companies in US, China, Israel, Russia, Italy and Germany.
State control of the country’s two largest ports, Piraeus and Thessaloniki has already been relinquished and the process is in full swing for the management of at least another half dozen to be handed to private operators.
Piraeus is managed by China’s Cosco Shipping and Thessaloniki by Belterra Investments, which is owned by Greek-Russian businessman, Ivan Savvidis.
Companies from the US, China, Russia, Israel, Italy and Germany, have already set their sights on ports, from Alexandroupoli in the north to Iraklion in Crete, and from Igoumenitsa, Astakos and Corfu in the west to Volos and Kavala in the east and northeast to Lavrion and Elefsina, both within the reaches of Athens.