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21 December 2017 VIENNA/NEW YORK, 21 December 2017 (UN Information Service) — When I addressed this Council on Afghanistan a year ago, I reported that UNODC’s 2016 Afghan opium survey showed a worrying reversal in efforts to counter the drug problem, and highlighted the need to address this destructive threat. One year later, the …
Zhang Tao, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Remarks at the Asian Financial Forum, Hong Kong, China January 17, 2017 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to join you at this important event—and on its 10th anniversary—that helps shape Asia’s future. 2016 was a year of change. Political events in Europe such as the …
Brookings Event September 16, 2013As prepared for delivery I. Introduction Good morning. Let me thank the Brookings Institution for hosting us today and Doug Elliott for his insightful opening remarks. I would like to focus on one of the key challenges facing today’s generation of policymakers—how to make macroprudentialpolicy work. The global efforts to meet this …
William J. Burns Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC July 12, 2013 Good morning. I am delighted to welcome all of you to the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin Room. I am especially pleased to welcome our guests from the Government of India, Finance Minister Chidambaram, Minister of Commerce Sharma, and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Ahluwalia. I …
I was out for a day. Out of the city, sans my mobile phone and deliberately unwired – no laptop, no tablet, no android, no blackberry – absolutely unarmed, unprotected, a sitting bird (as opposed to birds of a feather tweeting together). It was like going to a detox center. Socialaholics Anonymous. Naturally the moment …