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Face à la menace terroriste au Bénin depuis quelques années, l'expert financier international, Blaise Ahouantchédé a exposé au cours de l'émission Entretien du dimanche de Eden TV ce 14 septembre 2025, une approche qui permettra de mieux contrer le phénomène.

« On ne peut plus concevoir le développement sans la sécurité. Ça doit faire partir des volets dont il faudra tenir compte et se donner les moyens pour financer », c'est ce qu'a souligné l'expert financier international, Blaise Ahouantchédé, dimanche 14 septembre 2025, sur Eden TV.

Pour lui, « la paix a un prix », et la lutte contre le terrorisme doit se faire sous trois angles à savoir, les moyens de financement, l'intégration régionale, et le développement.

Pour relever un défi sécuritaire comme le terrorisme a-t-il indiqué, il faudra se donner les moyens de financement ; doter l'armée des moyens logistiques, mais aussi des moyens de renseignements, et travailler avec les populations, les sensibiliser en renforçant la veille sécuritaire.

Le second angle important selon l'ex directeur général de GIM-UEMOA, est de travailler avec les pays voisins. « Quand on est dans un pays, il faut regarder les frontières - échanges de renseignements, d'informations - pour s'assurer des points périodiques afin d'apprécier l'état de l'évolution au niveau des frontières », a-t-il conseillé.

Le troisième angle d'après les analyses de l'expert financier international, est relatif au développement, mettre les jeunes au travail en multipliant les zones franches industrielles.

Pour ce qui concerne le Nord-Bénin, considéré comme terreau des groupes armés, il faudra selon Blaise Ahouantchédé, une politique de développement, créer de l'emploi et mettre les jeunes au travail. « Quand le jeune travaille et gagne de l'argent, il sera très difficile de le contraindre. C'est à cause des questions de chômage et d'emploi qu'on arrive à les convaincre », a fait observer l'expert qui nourrit le rêve d'un Bénin où tous les Béninois en âge de travailler ont leur gagne-pain.

Dans le cadre de la lutte contre le terrorisme, les Forces de défense et de sécurité en poste dans le cadre de l'opération Mirador, parviennent à, prendre le contrôle des zones à risques. Plusieurs assaillants ont été neutralisés ces dernières semaines, et des équipements de guerre saisis.

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The series-deciding third T20 between England and South Africa is abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.

Lecornu must strike a fragile compromise, or see Macron dragged back into the fight

Belgium's prime minister has also railed against the decision

After a new strategic dialogue with the automotive sector, it remains unclear whether the European Commission will soften its 2035 ban on petrol and diesel cars

Far-right Patriots for Europe lawmaker Anna Bryłka claimed her group got the lead on the file thanks to the centre-right EPP, to block it

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Ambassadors were expected to give the Commission the green light to talk with the UK and Canada today

Eastern Sentry “is going to cover the entire eastern flank of the alliance, from the high north to the Mediterranean Sea,” NATO confirmed

EU ambassadors reconvene Tuesday to try to settle the 2035 target

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This book studies global economic governance using an innovative structure to juxtapose normative arguments with empirical analysis. Chapters investigate the most important areas of global economic governance, including trade, investment, finance, labour and taxation. Bringing together leading scholars in political philosophy, international relations, economics and international law, the book sheds new light on the justice of political decision-making, the distribution of benefits and burdens of the global economy, and intergenerational justice in global economic governance.

This book studies global economic governance using an innovative structure to juxtapose normative arguments with empirical analysis. Chapters investigate the most important areas of global economic governance, including trade, investment, finance, labour and taxation. Bringing together leading scholars in political philosophy, international relations, economics and international law, the book sheds new light on the justice of political decision-making, the distribution of benefits and burdens of the global economy, and intergenerational justice in global economic governance.

Due to the level of global economic interdependence our world has reached, the question of how the global economy should be governed is of utmost importance. The rules of global economic governance have to balance the often-conflicting interests and claims of the diverse actors who participate in or are affected by the global economy. Economic governance structures are never morally neutral; they have particular collective decision-making proce- dures and they strongly influence how the benefits of economic cooperation are distributed. This chapter aims to introduce the reader to the concept of justice and provide an overview of some of the key distinctions in the contemporary normative philosophy of social and global justice, with special attention to the issues relevant to global economic governance.

Due to the level of global economic interdependence our world has reached, the question of how the global economy should be governed is of utmost importance. The rules of global economic governance have to balance the often-conflicting interests and claims of the diverse actors who participate in or are affected by the global economy. Economic governance structures are never morally neutral; they have particular collective decision-making proce- dures and they strongly influence how the benefits of economic cooperation are distributed. This chapter aims to introduce the reader to the concept of justice and provide an overview of some of the key distinctions in the contemporary normative philosophy of social and global justice, with special attention to the issues relevant to global economic governance.

Foreign Direct investment (FDI) is considered a key promoter of economic development, since it provides access to external financing, technology, managerial expertise and jobs. However, FDI is limited to a small number of locations and many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to be excluded from global foreign investment flows. The reasons for this exclusion are manifold and may vary from country to country. A particular policy instrument LMICs have traditionally resorted to in order to attract FDI are international investment agreements (IIAs).¹ LMICs have signed thousands of these agreements since the late 1950s.[...] The following section reviews the global investment regime from the perspective of socioeconomic justice and analyses the distributional effects of IIAs. Then, the chapter assesses the global investment regime from an intergenerational perspective and asks to what extent IIAs contribute to (or restrict) the pursuit of sustainabale develoment. The final section concludes and provides on overview of current reform proposals.

Foreign Direct investment (FDI) is considered a key promoter of economic development, since it provides access to external financing, technology, managerial expertise and jobs. However, FDI is limited to a small number of locations and many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to be excluded from global foreign investment flows. The reasons for this exclusion are manifold and may vary from country to country. A particular policy instrument LMICs have traditionally resorted to in order to attract FDI are international investment agreements (IIAs).¹ LMICs have signed thousands of these agreements since the late 1950s.[...] The following section reviews the global investment regime from the perspective of socioeconomic justice and analyses the distributional effects of IIAs. Then, the chapter assesses the global investment regime from an intergenerational perspective and asks to what extent IIAs contribute to (or restrict) the pursuit of sustainabale develoment. The final section concludes and provides on overview of current reform proposals.

Climate change is deeply unjust. Not only are the physical impacts of climate change felt the most by poorer countries and those at the base of the economic pyramid within countries, but poorer countries and poorer segments within societies have also contributed the least to global warming and are least capable of investing in resilience and adaptation. Moreover, climate change is diminishing the development prospects of future generations, which have not contributed to the problem at all. The financial sector sits at the heart of the problem. It has financed ecoomic activities that have contributed to climate change, and it continues to do so. [...]. The next section discusses the shortcomings of the current global financial system and outline attempts at introducing sustainability elements into global financial governance. The following section assesses sustainable finance from the perspective of political, socioeconomic and intergenerational justice. The final section offers policy recommendations for developing a global governance framework for sustainable finance.

Climate change is deeply unjust. Not only are the physical impacts of climate change felt the most by poorer countries and those at the base of the economic pyramid within countries, but poorer countries and poorer segments within societies have also contributed the least to global warming and are least capable of investing in resilience and adaptation. Moreover, climate change is diminishing the development prospects of future generations, which have not contributed to the problem at all. The financial sector sits at the heart of the problem. It has financed ecoomic activities that have contributed to climate change, and it continues to do so. [...]. The next section discusses the shortcomings of the current global financial system and outline attempts at introducing sustainability elements into global financial governance. The following section assesses sustainable finance from the perspective of political, socioeconomic and intergenerational justice. The final section offers policy recommendations for developing a global governance framework for sustainable finance.

The international tax system forms a regime in global economic governance that governs the allocation of taxing rights for cross-border transactions between countries. The regime is based on domestic tax laws, bilateral or regional tax treaties, non-binding guidelines, and multilateral agreements. There is no global institution such as an international tax organisation, although discussions on a new UN tax convention are currently underway (Laudage Teles & von Haldenwang, 2023). The key challenges for global justice are harmful tax competition between countries, as well as tax avoidance and tax evasion by multinational corporations and wealthy individuals. Such practices are facilitated by the widespread use of tax expenditures, referring to preferential tax treatments that favour specific sectors, activities or groups of taxpayers. At an international scale, the use of tax expenditures strips countries of desperately needed public revenues and deepens inequalities between tax havens and countries with high-income tax rates.[...]. Th eGlobal Tax Expenditures Database (GTED) is the first to shed light on the scale of tax expenditures and tax expenditure reporting worldwide. We use GTED data in this chapter to present a descriptive analysis of tax exependitures worldwide.