Africa: The IMF Enjoys Preferred Creditor Status – Why It Shouldn’t Be the Judge When It Comes to Other Lenders

Africa: The IMF Enjoys Preferred Creditor Status – Why It Shouldn’t Be the Judge When It Comes to Other Lenders

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be an arbiter of discussions about which other multilateral financial institutions should qualify for preferred creditor status. This is because the IMF is a direct beneficiary of the creditor hierarchy policy. A preferred creditor status gives multilateral development institutions priority for the repayment of their loans should a…

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Judge blocks Trump’s termination of parole for migrants who legally entered U.S. using Biden-era app

Judge blocks Trump’s termination of parole for migrants who legally entered U.S. using Biden-era app

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration policy that terminated temporary parole status for hundreds of thousands of migrants who were granted the benefit after they entered the United States lawfully through a Biden-era mobile app. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content….

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Africa: The IMF Enjoys Preferred Creditor Status – Why It Shouldn’t Be the Judge When It Comes to Other Lenders

Africa: AUC Chairperson Met With Hon. Judge Issoufou Boureima, President of the AU Administrative Tribunal

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, met with Hon. Judge Issoufou Boureima, President of the AU Administrative Tribunal, & reaffirmed his commitment to an independent, effective & modern internal justice system. The Chairperson & Judge Boureima agreed to advance the comprehensive review of the Tribunal’s legal framework, modernise its Statute…

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Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after judge nixes two federal counts

Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after judge nixes two federal counts

Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for allegedly fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, delivering a blow to prosecutors. Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione: murder through use of a firearm, which carries a potential death sentence, and a related firearms…

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