Trade : Argentina initiates dispute over Peruvian duties on biodiesel (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
Argentina has initiated a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over anti-dumping and countervailing measures imposed by Peru on imports of biodiesel from Argentina.

UN : The right policies can protect workers of Asia and the Pacific (PRIV)
(IPS, Bangkok)
Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but there is an array of policies and tools that governments can use to remedy these deficiencies and ensure that the rights and aspirations of these workers and their families are upheld and that they remain the engine of economic growth for the region.

El Salvador : Bukele's failed bitcoin experiment (PRIV)
(IPS, San Salvador)
A year after Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele decided to make El Salvador the first country where bitcoin is legal tender, the experiment has so far failed, as few of the original plan's objectives have been achieved.