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The Liberal chair of the Commons finance committee says a budget recommendation calling on Ottawa to pull out of the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank should serve as a “wake up and smell the roses” moment for Canada.
Liberal MP Wayne Easter, who also served as solicitor-general under Jean Chrétien in charge of Canada’s security agencies, told The Globe and Mail Tuesday that Canada needs to recognize the serious threat China poses to western democracies. He also criticized the fact that universities are still conducting research projects with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Power Sustainable launches the Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Partnership, a $1B investment platform dedicated to the North American renewable energy sector
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MONTRÉAL, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Power Sustainable Capital Inc. ( Power Sustainable ), a global multi-platform alternative asset manager focused on long-term investments in sustainable strategies, announced the launch of the Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Partnership ( the Partnership ), an investment platform with an initial $1B dedicated to the renewable energy sector, including a significant sponsorship commitment from Power Sustainable.
Pakistan’s external public debt has grown by 6%, says new EAD report
>Pakistan’s total external public debt stood at $77.9 billion as of June 30, 2020, compared to $73.4 billion a year ago, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Division (EAD). Representing a surge of 6 percent over last year, the country’s current debt has largely been derived from taking loans on fixed interest rates.
The Ministry released its
annual report on foreign economic assistance (FY 2019-20) on Friday. It highlighted the 6 percent increase in external public debt over last year, and noted that 70 percent of the debt consists of loans on fixed interest rates and the remaining 30 percent has been derived from loans obtained on floating interest rates.