Mahmud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 January 2026: At first reading, Sierra Leone’s 2025 National Budget presents itself as an instrument of compassion. Framed around improving the wellbeing ...

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The New Year will bring little certainty to everyday North Carolinians. State legislators have failed to use the policy tools available to them to address rising costs for the basics, from food to ...

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John Pa Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 December 2025: In presenting the 2026 Budget Statement to Parliament, the Minister of Finance described it as a “pro-poor and pro-people budget”. As a ...

There’s a key difference between how the middle class and the super-rich manage their money, and it starts with mindset. While most Americans rely on a budget to manage money, money expert and real ...

About 37.9 million people in the U.S. are living in poverty in 2025, according to the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the top 1% of households control 35% of the nation’s wealth. This widening gap paints a ...

GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence could widen gaps between developed and developing countries, a U.N. report said on Tuesday, calling for policy measures to limit the impact. The ...

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This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. We are living in a new Gilded Age. The first, from roughly 1870 to 1890, was marked by dramatic ...

Dr. Moniba said Liberia’s budget culture has for decades prioritized consumption over production, with recurrent expenditure consuming nearly 90 percent of total spending since 2006. Monrovia — Former ...