eyesonsuriname The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is reshaping how the world approaches forest conservation. Unveiled during the leaders’ summit at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this global financing mechanism blends public and private investments to support countries that actively preserve their tropical forests. With an ambitious goal to mobilize up to $125 billion, the TFFF…
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Carbon Footprint Measurement, Mitigation Policy, and Fair Agricultural Trade eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 1 nov 2025– Global food production stands at a critical crossroads. On one hand, the sector must provide sufficient food for a growing world population; on the other, a drastic reduction in the environmental impact of agriculture and land use is urgently needed. Agriculture and…
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Why Companies Borrow Less from Banks Part I eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 24 Oct. 2025– Around the world, money is moving faster than ever — and the old rules of borrowing are being rewritten. Fintech, a contraction of ‘financial’ and ‘technology’, refers to the use of technology to deliver financial services that are smarter, faster and more user-friendly. …
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The New Architecture of Credit Part II eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, Oct 24th 2025– FinTech is more than a buzzword. It’s a complete redesign of how money works — a shift from slow, opaque systems to digital engines powered by data and trust. Behind every slick mobile app or instant loan approval lies an invisible architecture of algorithms,…
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Singapore eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, Oct. 24th 2025– In an age of fleeting headlines and transient leadership, the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew stands like granite—unyielding, deliberate, and enduring. “They don’t make them like that any more” is not just a wistful phrase; it is a truth etched into the story of Singapore and the man who dared to…
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A Carbon-Negative Nation at the Crossroads of Oil and Climate Leadership eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, October 1st, 2025 – As the world converges on Belém, Brazil for COP30 in November 2025, Suriname arrives with a unique dual identity: a carbon-negative nation blessed with vast rainforests and a rising star in offshore oil exploration. With the Amazon as…
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Where is Paramaribo? eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, Sept.9th 2025– High-ranking leaders of BRICS countries discussed on Monday morning how to expand trade mechanisms between the bloc’s nations during a multiple conference hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a move to counter Washington’s tariff increase. “Trade and financial integration between our countries offer a safe…
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From Fire to Artificial Intelligence eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 23 July 2025 — The history of technology is essentially the history of human civilization itself. Every major leap forward in our development as a species is closely connected to technological breakthroughs that have fundamentally changed our way of living, working, and thinking. The Roots of Innovation The earliest…
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Suriname and the Future of the Global South By Anton JieSamFoek eyesonsuriname In The Future of History, political philosopher Francis Fukuyama raises a pivotal question: Can societies achieve prosperity and democracy without first building a strong, legitimate state? This question strikes at the heart of the challenges facing many nations in the Global South—Suriname among them. Suriname…
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Democracy under pressure, autocracy on the rise O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek In the 1990s it still seemed self-evident: democracy would triumph. The Cold War was over, dictatorships fell like dominoes, and elections became the new normal worldwide. But that hope is outdated today. According to research institutions like the V-Dem Institute and Freedom House, we now…
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