March 12, 2025/CSL Research Recent developments indicate a potential pathway toward ending the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. On 11 March 2025, Ukraine agreed to a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire and consented to immediate negotiations with Russia during talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In response, the United States lifted its […]
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How Climate Change Puts SA’s Water at Risk, and Why PPPs Can Help
March 11, 2025/ITP Communications The impacts of climate change on South Africa’s fresh water resources are becoming increasingly apparent, and without urgent interventions, new infrastructure models and private participation, the water crisis could exceed already worrying predictions. This is according to water and wastewater treatment industry stakeholders and experts on […]
Vitor Gaspar to Retire as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department
March 10, 2025/IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today that Vitor Gaspar intends to retire as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department in November 2025. “Vitor has worked to build up the institution’s expertise in all areas of public finance, including tax policy, revenue […]

