Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.
MIL-OSI Submissions: South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Amy Kahn, Research Specialist at the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Sciences Research Council South Africa’s innovation fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2025 state of the nation address, was a response to the country’s urgent need for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Eric Friedman, Researcher, Georgetown University The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why corporations are backing away from supporting Pride this year
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Leah Hamilton, Professor in the Faculty of Business & Communication Studies, Mount Royal University Prime Minister Mark Carney recently raised the Pride flag on Parliament Hill and lamented the growing anti-2SLGBTQIA+ sentiment in Canada. He also committed $1.5 million to make Pride festivals across the country safer. This […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Is AI a con? A new book punctures the hype and proposes some ways to resist
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland AI Am Over It – Nadia Piet. Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN, CC BY Is AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Is Sudan’s war the reason for South Sudan’s economic crisis? What’s really going on with oil revenue
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jan Pospisil, Associate Professor at the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has had an impact on its neighbours. One of the most keenly affected countries is […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Japanese prime minister’s abrupt no-show at NATO summit reveals a strained alliance with the US
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a clear signal to the Trump administration: the Japan–US relationship is in a dire state. After saying just days ago he would be attending this week’s NATO summit at The Hague, […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle — nuclear might be the answer
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators — ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy. Last year, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) put out a call for nuclear proposals, Google agreed […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Indonesia can expand its gastrodiplomacy via plant-based meals in Europe: Research
Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Meilinda Sari Yayusman, Researcher in International Relations and European Studies, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN) Raw vegetable and lettuce salad with Indonesian fried tempeh. Gekko Gallery/Shutterstock Gastrodiplomacy as the practice of a country’s diplomacy by promoting its cuisine, is now gaining popularity in several countries across the […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans agendas
Source: The Conversation – France – By Matteo Winkler, Professeur associé en droit et fiscalité, HEC Paris Business School Recent months have seen a dramatic shift in US policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These changes carry deep economic consequences. President Donald Trump’s executive orders aim to ban DEI initiatives in federal agencies and […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Pope Francis and Laudato Si’: an ecological turning point for the Catholic Church
Source: The Conversation – France – By Bernard Laurent, Professeur, EM Lyon Business School In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis called for a radical break with consumerist lifestyles. Ricardo Perna/Shutterstock On May 24, 2015, Pope Francis signed his encyclical Laudato Si’ – “Praise be to you” in medieval Italian. This letter to Roman Catholic bishops was no […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Business schools are facing challenges to their diversity commitments. They must reinforce them to train leaders effectively
Source: The Conversation – France – By Alessandro Ghio, Research professor in Accounting, ESCP Business School In March 2025, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a leading accreditation body, revised its guiding principles. This included removing the phrase “diversity and inclusion” from its accreditation standards and replacing it with the more neutral “community […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Africa – General registration open for Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Business Expo & Conference
SOURCE: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Bringing the realities of Africa’s growth markets― 195 Japanese companies, 40+ African nations, 68 events TOKYO, Japan, June 30, 2025/ — Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO; Chairman and CEO: ISHIGURO Norihiko; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) (www.JETRO.go.jp) is pleased to announce that the official website of the TICAD Business Expo & […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – Can reading the news make you richer? – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Researchers have uncovered a novel way to forecast stock market volatility using daily business news. Business news can do more than report on financial markets; it can predict where they’re headed. That’s the finding from a new study by University of Auckland finance lecturer Dr Justin J. Case and Queensland […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schatz: Republicans Are Ripping People Off, Plunging Country Into Energy Crisis To Cut Taxes For Billionaires
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – During a debate on the Republican tax bill, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) condemned the bill’s provisions to gut clean energy which will raise people’s energy bills by more than a hundred dollars starting next year and make blackouts and power outages […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economy – Depositor Compensation Scheme now in effect – Reserve Bank
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1 July 2025 – The Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) came into effect today, protecting depositors for up to $100,000 in the unlikely event that their bank or other licensed deposit taker fails. Licensed deposit takers include banks, credit unions, building societies and finance companies who take retail deposits in […]
MIL-OSI: Once Insurance Partners With Retailers To Embed Jewelry Protection at Checkout
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Photo Courtesy of Once Insurance NEW YORK, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Once Insurance Group partnered with retail stores and ecommerce platforms to offer shoppers a more convenient way to protect their valuables. Customers can add five years of jewelry protection at checkout and skip appraisals, paperwork, or annual renewals. This […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Government confirms non-taxability of Canada Carbon Rebates for Small Businesses
Source: Government of Canada News June 30, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Canada Canada’s new government is bringing down costs and putting more money in Canadians’ pockets. Today, the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, issued draft legislation to ensure that all Canada Carbon Rebates for Small Businesses […]
MIL-OSI Russia: China Resolutely Opposes Forced Shutdown of Hikvision’s Business in Canada – China’s Ministry of Commerce
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firmly opposes the Canadian government’s order to stop Chinese company Hikvision’s operations in Canada, a spokesman for […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘New Dawn’ Rises for Financing Development Progress, Secretary-General Tells Business Forum at International Conference
Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the International Business Forum at the Conference on Financial Development, in Sevilla, Spain, today: This Forum reflects a fundamental fact. Development is everyone’s business. And the private sector is an essential partner in helping countries climb […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council Renews Democratic Republic of Congo Sanctions Regime, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2783 (2025)
Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council The Security Council today renewed the sanctions regime concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1 July 2026 and extended the mandate of the corresponding Group of Experts until 1 August 2026. Unanimously adopting resolution 2783 (2025) (to be issued as document S/RES/2783(2025)) under Chapter VII of the Charter of the […]