English had been established as the language of the elites and was used in education and government. As the new nation of India took shape, Mahatma Gandhi advocated for a single Indian language to unite the diverse regions and for many years championed Hindi,which was already widely spoken in...
thanks not only to technological advances but also to the institutions that were established after World War II to promote international economic integration and collaboration, and to prevent the unilateral protectionist responses to economic crises that characterized the 1930s (e.g., the GATT, the ...
The answer lies in a more collaborative approach. One of the most established alliances is the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT)5, set up in 2016 to create a partnership between the UK government, LEAs and more than 40 major UK and international banks. Standard Chartered i...
While the surveillance of populations might be necessary for law enforcement purposes, AI-enabled surveillance systems may trigger the offset of established order and societal values. This does not mean that benefits will not outstrip potential threats nor that populations are not willing to accept ...
"carries a horrific connotation when considering the tragic and racist history of our nation". The US Department of the Interior recently established the Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force. It is renaming hundreds of lakes, streams ...
Following Carney’s speech, the Financial Stability Board—drawing analogies with the perceived causes of the 2008 financial crisis—argued that a large part of the problem arises from the lack of transparency around these asset holdings, and established the industry-based Task Force on Climate-Relat...
portrayal of history is therefore impossible to understand without discussing their impact. Their sphere of influence casts out so far that many of the early international structures established have their names all over it. John F. Hylan, Mayor of New York from 1918-1925, was quoted as saying...
As a result, it can be established precisely why banks are different and what it is that makes them different: They are exempted from the Client Money Rules and thus, unlike other firms, do not have to segregate client money. This enables banks to classify their accounts payable liabilities ...
Germany was not invited to become a founding member of the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank, both of which were established on December 27, 1945; but the Federal Republic of Germany joined both institutions on August 14, 1952. Similarly, the Federal Republic of Germany was not a...
Nine years ago, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which included ending poverty and hunger. Yet last year, nearly750 million peoplefaced hunger — an increase of around 152 million com