Hannah Ryder Journalist Profile

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The reality behind the 'Chinese debt trap' myth in Africa

Aug 27, 2024 | news.cgtn.com | Hannah Ryder

Editor's note: China and Africa share a longstanding friendship, respecting, appreciating and supporting each other consistently during the past several decades. The results of their cooperation in infrastructure development, agriculture, healthcare and education have been undeniable. However, some Western media and politicians continue to accuse China of debt traps, neo-colonialism and more. CGTN's new series "China-Africa Cooperation: Debunking Western Myths" aims to put the record straight.
Pourquoi certains créanciers sont-ils plus privilégiés que d'autres ?

Jul 22, 2024 | magazinedelafrique.com | Hannah Ryder

Les grands prêteurs multilatéraux sont souvent considérés comme des créanciers privilégiés, même s’ils peuvent supporter les conséquences d’un défaut de paiement de la part d’un pays. Cela doit changer. Bien que le monde soit entré depuis trois ans dans la « reprise » post-Covid-19, la question de la dette et du défaut de paiement reste d’actualité pour de nombreux pays relativement pauvres dans le monde, y compris sur le continent africain.
Que peut faire une agence de notation africaine ?

Jun 11, 2024 | magazinedelafrique.com | Hannah Ryder

Une agence africaine de notation du crédit contribuera à lutter contre les préjugés des prêteurs, mais ne sera pas la seule solution pour réduire les coûts d’emprunt. De temps à autre, quelqu’un propose la création d’une nouvelle institution ou organisation qui n’est pas vraiment nécessaire. Nous les avons tous vus.
“Africa’s Zero Permanent Seat on UN Security Council Unacceptable,” UNSG tells African Newspage

May 20, 2024 | africannewspage.net | Hannah Ryder |Adam Alqali

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has described the fact that no African country is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council as “unacceptable.”“The multilateral institutions that we have today are the multilateral institutions created since the Second World War. They reflect the world of that time and not the world of today. There is no single African permanent member of the Security Council. That is unacceptable!” Mr Guterres told African Newspage.
Reimagining Globalization

May 6, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Dana Sherne |Joseph Stiglitz |Bob Davis |Hannah Ryder

In the last two decades, with the global financial crisis and then the COVID-19 pandemic, countries began to worry globalization would expose them to too many risks. Nations are turning inward; many are investing in industrial policies, near-shoring, and economic independence instead of the integration and free trade that marked the second half of the 20th century. Should the world reconsider the case for globalization?
World Bank, IMF Need to Ditch Colonial Legacy

Apr 18, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Hannah Ryder

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that the world’s foremost financial institutions—the International Monetary Fund and World Bank (also known as the Bretton Woods Institutions, or BWIs)—need to “evolve” to be truly efficient, and especially to help deal with climate action. But these nearly 80-year-old institutions have much deeper problems. They were set up to ensure economic growth and stability when the predominant global economic model was still one of colonial exploitation.
Il est temps pour les Africains de façonner l'OMC

Feb 2, 2024 | magazinedelafrique.com | Hannah Ryder

Si l’OMC et ses défenseurs veulent obtenir le soutien de l’Afrique, ils doivent commencer à démontrer qu’elle peut fonctionner pour l’Afrique. Lors de la célébration du 50e anniversaire des origines du système commercial international en 1998 à Genève, Nelson Mandela déclarait : « Les pays en développement doivent accepter de faire partie intégrante de l’OMC, ce qui implique d’améliorer la gestion du système commercial mondial afin de garantir le développement de nos économies.
African Development Bank approves $10 million investment in Dhamana Guarantee Company Limited, East Africa

Nov 21, 2023 | africannewspage.net | Hannah Ryder

ABIDJAN, Côte d’ivoire, 21 November 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million equity investment in Dhamana Guarantee Company Limited to support the use of capital markets as an alternative source of long-term funding for infrastructure and the real sector in East Africa.
OP-ED | Labor migration can aid development. When does it become brain drain? By Msingathi Sipuka

Oct 23, 2023 | africannewspage.net | Hannah Ryder

In Africa, where development is unequal and some regions face growing conflict, highly skilled labor is likely to migrate. While this is a plus for receiving countries, the flip side is brain drain in the less developed regions, argues Msingathi Sipuka. Postcolonial Africa has consistently sought to define a path of development that will bring prosperity to the continent and improve living standards for its citizens.
BRI's role in reshaping people connections worldwide

Oct 19, 2023 | news.cgtn.com | Hannah Ryder

Editor's note: Since its inception in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has transformed ideas into actions, from a vision into reality, and from a general framework into concrete projects. Evaluating the BRI's accomplishments over the last decade raises questions. How has the BRI advanced policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration, and closer people-to-people ties?