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Bank Indonesia Governor Destry Damayanti and Finance Minister Suaha showcased a united front and promised to align their policies in managing liquidity and boosting economic growth, after disagreements by their predecessors rattled markets.
Open AI’s CEO has called for international coordination to address potential risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI)
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it planned to admit up to 17,500 Afrikaners to the United States in 2027, as part of a new refugee policy.
Hong Kong deserves credit for its first five-year plan, accompanied by a detailed policy address. The plan establishes a useful framework beyond the annual policy cycle. Precisely because this is an important first effort, it is worth asking what could make the framework even stronger. One striking omission is that the five-year plan never explicitly mentions climate change. This does not mean Hong Kong is failing to act. On the contrary, the plan and policy address contain many measures dealing...
Govt issues regularisation certificates in several colonies
The court passes guidelines regarding important aspects and steps to prevent hooch tragedies and for effective implementation of the policies
O candidato à Presidência da República do partido Missão, o empresário Renan Santos, apresentou um plano de governo de 51 páginas com propostas que vão desde o fim do Bolsa Família até a tutela federal de municípios considerados “ineficientes”. >> Veja a íntegra do documento: Plano de governo Renan Santos Notícias relacionadas:Renan Santos é candidato do Missão à Presidência da República.A Agência Brasil publica até domingo (20) matérias com os programas de governo de todos os candidatos à Presidência nas eleições deste ano. Os textos serão liberados seguindo a ordem alfabética do nome do candidato. Neste sábado (19), serão publicadas as matérias referentes aos candidatos Renan Santos, Ronaldo Caiado e Rui Costa Pimenta. Na primeira parte do plano, o Missão propõe um “ajuste fiscal urgente” por meio da desindexação de benefícios previdenciários e assistenciais do reajuste do salário mínimo. Com isso, os reajustes seriam limitados à variação da inflação, sem qualquer ganho real, como ocorre hoje. A “revisão” do abono salarial, a redução de renúncias fiscais, o fim dos “supersalários” e uma reforma da Previdência compõem o ajuste fiscal que chegaria a R$ 1,1 trilhão até 2031, segundo cálculos do candidato. Renan Santos também propõe desvincular os pisos mínimos da saúde e educação da chamada receita corrente líquida (RCL). Atualmente, os gastos com saúde e educação são definidos com base na RCL da União, sendo 15% para saúde e 18% para educação. O fim da vinculação dessas despesas abre espaço para cortes nessas áreas. Municípios e infraestrutura O plano de governo prevê ainda a criação da Comissão Federal de Gestão Pública para estabelecer critérios de avaliação de prefeituras, com previsão de “tutela” federal sobre cidades consideradas com gestão ineficiente. Outra proposta do partido Missão é acabar com o Bolsa Família para substituir o programa por “Frentes Cidadãs”, que seria um “trabalho remunerado em prol da comunidade”. Na infraestrutura, o candidato promete dobrar os investimentos na área até chegar a 4% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) e ampliar a malha ferroviária de 30 mil para 40 mil quilômetros de extensão por meio do “espaço fiscal” que o corte de gastos abriria, segundo calcula o partido. Segurança A proposta do candidato presidencial do Missão prevê ainda declarar “guerra ao crime” por meio da publicação de decretos de “Estado de Defesa”, que implementariam, na visão do candidato Santos, uma legislação específica chamada de “Direito Penal do Inimigo” para processar e julgar membros de organizações criminosas. Entre as mudanças, estaria a dissolução de “entidades públicas ou privadas infiltradas pelo crime organizado”; julgamento de casos em “tribunais especializados com magistrados selecionados”; e federalização de todos os processos envolvendo facções. Saúde e cultura Na área da saúde, Santos promete novos critérios para fila do atendimento do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), que priorize a gravidade de cada caso, além da criação de um programa de saúde e tecnologia que combine telemedicina, diagnósticos por Inteligência Artificial (IA), entre outras medidas. Para a cultura, o candidato promete fundir o Ministério da Cultura com o da Educação, transferir recursos da cultura para segurança, além de revisar a Lei Rouanet, que prevê benefícios fiscais para empresas que apoiam projetos culturais. Educação Na educação, o candidato propõe a adoção do “sistema fônico de alfabetização”, ampliação das escolas cívicos-militares, com “ordem disciplinar rígida” e redução de repasses para escolas menos “ordeiras”. Renan Santos promete ainda abolir as cotas na educação brasileira e acabar com a autonomia universitária, que concede às universidades independência pedagógica e administrativa, para instituir um “alinhamento estratégico” das instituições públicas de ensino superior com o governo federal. Terras raras e política externa O plano de governo propõe ainda a celebração de acordos bilaterais com Estados Unidos (EUA) e a União Europeia (UE) na área de terras raras, mas não cita a China, que lidera a corrida comercial global no setor. No plano internacional, o plano do candidato Renan Santos prevê o Brasil como “Árbitro do Sul Global” que “lidere” a América do Sul e rejeita o “alinhamento ideológico automático” com os EUA. Favelas O plano de governo de Renan Santos propõe ainda a “desfavelização” do Brasil, no prazo de dez anos, por meio da conversão de favelas em “bairros formais”. O plano prevê a instituição de hipotecas de R$ 200 a R$ 500 para os beneficiários. Além disso, propõe o prazo de 48 horas para demolição de construção habitacional não legalizada e a criminalização de quem organiza ocupações consideradas irregulares. Segundo a campanha do candidato, o projeto custaria entre R$ 1,2 bilhão e 1,5 bilhão, recursos que superam os limites permitidos de aumento de gastos hoje definidos pelo arcabouço fiscal. O plano prevê, contudo, que o Tesouro Nacional ficaria com R$ 50 bilhões a 85 bilhões dessas despesas ao alegar que o programa “se autofinancia” por meio de hipotecas e recursos advindos do Imposto Predial e Territorial Urbano (IPTU) nas novas áreas ou da “recuperação do furto de energia”.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said she expects the Fed to consider final revisions to the stress test framework in the “coming weeks.” Bowman added that the final changes to the agency’s marquee exam are likely to address concerns about risk sensitivity and which risks are captured. She spoke Friday in London. (Source: Bloomberg)
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States. More than 610,000 people have passed through detention centres run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal immigration agency in under two years. The pace only continues to accelerate: in August 2026, nearly 51,000 arrests were made in a single month – a record for Trump’s second term. Who are the people being held in these centres? What are their living conditions like? And how is Trump’s mass deportation policy upending the lives of families settled in the United States? In this report, Valérie Defert and Pierrick Laurent investigate the issue in Texas – the heart of the new US immigration detention system.
This is the second part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address, click here for part one. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21. You can find it at newsstands and convenience stores. For any inquiries, contact printsupport@scmp.com.
This is the first part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address, click here for part two. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21. You can find it at newsstands and convenience stores. For any inquiries, contact printsupport@scmp.com.
Longer-term vision and policies with continuity mapped out in Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan, along with the latest policy blueprint, offer investment opportunities and more stability for investors, according to experts and commentators. Hong Kong marked a historic milestone on Wednesday when Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unrolled the city’s first five-year development plan with his fifth policy address to align with China’s long-term national strategy. The explicit directions Lee set...
He also stated the government would “adopt a compassionate approach towards young people who had already fallen into addiction and extend every possible support to help them recover"
This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu will unveil the city’s first five-year plan at the legislature on Wednesday morning, followed by his annual policy address. The highly anticipated plan, which comes after a two-month public consultation, aims to align the city’s priorities with the nation’s 2026–30 development blueprint. Lee said in an op-ed on Monday that the blueprint will include both binding...
The Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023 as policymakers lose confidence that inflation will cool sufficiently without at least a nudge from the central bank.
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will include both binding and aspirational targets, the city’s leader has said, stressing that the long-term blueprint does not signal a move towards a planned economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also revealed on Tuesday that the plan, which will be unveiled alongside his annual policy address the following day, would feature a blue cover symbolising “blue skies”, openness, progress and steadiness. “There will be indicators which are binding and indicators...
China revised leadership rules for universities and other public-sector institutions, strengthening requirements for political qualifications and Communist Party leadership, Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.
Joining Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik says higher interest rates may be the new normal, leaving governments, businesses and households facing a mounting cost from debt accumulated during years of cheap borrowing. Orlik tells hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh faces a key test at next week's meeting as markets signal expectations for tighter policy, potentially putting the central bank at odds with President Donald Trump's preference for lower rates. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board’s budget and programmes should be recast from a human-development perspective, with priority to education, employment, healthcare, irrigation and social infrastructure, says samiti general secretary
Shivraj Singh Chouhan told the leaders of the farm outfits that the Narendra Modi government will finalise every policy on the basis of consensus after discussions with farmers
Malaysia’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition has doubled down on its pledge to stamp out corruption, as all eyes turn to the country’s Pardons Board, which is reportedly set to discuss the possible release of disgraced former leader Najib Razak at a meeting this week. The Pardons Board, chaired by the country’s king, is expected to meet on Friday to discuss potentially granting Najib clemency from his ongoing jail sentence for corruption linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal,...
Building owner arrested, along with spouse and son; five MCD officials suspended; Delhi government mulling policy to govern buildings used for different purposes, including PG accommodations
President Laura Fernández says US ground operations in Costa Rica could help security. But she stressed there is no plan, and Congress would have to agree. The post Costa Rica’s President Says US Ground Operations Would Help appeared first on The Rio Times.
Aptera co-CEO Steve Fambro joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the solar EV startup is betting on China to lower costs and accelerate production, despite tariffs and policy uncertainty. He lays out Aptera’s self-charging promise, its planned California-first rollout, and why he believes a globally sourced model can succeed where other EV startups have struggled. (Source: Bloomberg)
US President Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games - but with a “Maga” twist, in which players can deport migrants and build a border wall. Rights groups swiftly criticised the release of the online games, which comes as the Trump administration steps up its mass arrest and deportation programme for undocumented migrants. One game called Rio Run - an updated version of the game Snake - features a digital version of US border tsar Tom Homan...