Exporting Labour or Exporting Potential? - Stratheia Record remittances mask Pakistan’s weak human capital as labour export without skills, reintegration, and diaspora investment limits growth.

Diaspora savings instruments that finance debt, not development, miss a historic opportunity to transform remittances into productivity.
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Israel moves EU approval for diaspora bond to Luxembourg from Ireland amid Gaza protests DUBLIN (Reuters) -Israel has moved the process of securing EU approval for its diaspora bond prospectus to Luxembourg from Ireland amid increasing opposition in Dublin to its central bank’s role in approving the programme on behalf of the European Union. Irish lawmakers and pro-Palestine campaign groups have called on the central bank to stop facilitating the sale of the bonds over the last year due to Israel’s near two-year military campaign in Gaza that has killed more than 63,000 people, mostly civilians, according to Gaza health officials. Israel’s diaspora bonds are relatively small and sold mainly in Jewish communities around the world to help supplement the state’s bond sales that finance its budget deficit that has risen due to the war. Israel launched a diaspora bond campaign in October 2023 to raise money amid the conflict. Non-EU countries must choose one EU member state to apply to for approval of a prospectus where securities are traded in the EU and Ireland’s central bank had been asked to approve Israel’s diaspora bond programme each year since 2021. A joint committee of Irish lawmakers recommended in August that the government seek to amend EU regulations so as to allow each individual European central bank to refuse to act as the competent authority for such bond prospectuses. Protestors have also demonstrated outside the central bank’s offices. Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian EU member states. It officially recognised a Palestinian state last year and the government is drafting legislation on restricting trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. 3rd party Ad. Not an offer or recommendation by Investing.com. See disclosure here or remove ads. The Irish central bank had consistently said it is legally obliged to approve any prospectus once the relevant conditions are met. In a letter to a lawmaker published by the central bank, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said the approval for Israel’s programme would be transferred to Luxembourg upon the expiry of the prior year’s prospectus on Monday. Israel’s finance ministry did not immediately comment on the reasons for moving its EU bond prospectus approval. AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes dozens of winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. Year to date, 3 out of 4 global portfolios are beating their benchmark indexes, with 98% in the green. Our flagship Tech Titans strategy doubled the S&P 500 within 18 months, including notable winners like Super Micro Computer (+185%) and AppLovin (+157%). Which stock will be the next to soar?

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Kenya’s Diaspora Bonds: Innovative Development Finance or Potential Debt Trap? As Kenya navigates mounting debt obligations and persistent foreign exchange pressures in 2025, the government's ambitious plan to raise $3.86

Kenya is tapping into its diaspora for development financing—but is this an innovative solution or a risky gamble?

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