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  • This house believes that the cancellation of the Cobre Panama will do more harm than good

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    The Cobre Panama project is one of the most important copper mines in the world. It is projected to significantly improve Panama's economy, but there have been recent concerns around the Cobre Panama and the impact it willhave on Panama's rainforests, freshwater, and other aspects of the environment. The Panama legislature passed a bill to ban all future mining licenses, concessions and extensions on current licenses. After several legal disputes, thePanama Supreme Court declared that the contract for the Cobre Panama wasunconstitutional. This has led to the closure of the mine and the loss of allassociated jobs.&nbsp;<br></p>

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-01-20

  • This house opposes Maldives’ decision to sign multiple deals with China

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    Three deputy ministers made disparaging comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding his post on 'X' after his visit to Lakshadweep, suggesting that it was an effort to promote the Union Territory as a competing tourist destination to the Maldives The comments made by the ministers sparked criticism from India. Subsequently, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu made an official visit to China where both countries signed several new developmental agreements including ones on climate, agriculture and infrastructure and tourism. Further, Maldives has also ordered India to withdraw its troops from Maldives by March 2024.

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Open Semi-Final · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that the cancellation of the Cobre Panama will do more harm than good

    Infoslide

    <p>The Cobre Panama project is one of the most important copper mines in the world. It is projected to significantly improve Panama's economy, but there have been recent concerns around the Cobre Panama and the impact it will have on Panama's rainforests, freshwater, and other aspects of the environment. The Panama legislature passed a bill to ban all future mining licenses, concessions and extensions on current licenses. After several legal disputes, the Panama Supreme Court declared that the contract for the Cobre Panama was unconstitutional. This has led to the closure of the mine and the loss of all associated jobs.&nbsp;<br></p>

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Open Semi-Final · 2024-01-20

  • In developing nations, This house supports the widespread usage of microfinance industries

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    <p>Microfinance is a category of financial services targeting individuals and small businesses who lack access to conventional banking and related services. They usually provide small loans to individuals when other financial institutions cannot<br></p>

    The Interschool Debate 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-01-20

  • This house, as Panagis, W leave Greece

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    You are a talented 17 year old Greek by the name of Panagis about to finish high school. You are significantly intelligent and talented in your field of expertise. You have a number of options to study and work abroad as well as in Greece. Your field of expertise does not offer the possibility of remote work.

    Moraitis Cup 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-01-18

  • This house prefers the use of Window Guidance over formal interest adjustmemts in developing countries

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    Window guidance refers to the practice of central banks informally guiding financial institutions on lending practices without making formal interest rate adjustments, with the aim to regulate the volume of credit available to a specific industry or sector.

    DTU PD 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-01-06

  • This house would create an international court with the ability to classify national debt as “Odious Debt” at the debtor nation’s request and remove the obligation of that nation to pay.

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    Odious debt is the legal doctrine that holds that the national debt incurred by a regime for purposes that do not serve the interests of the nation should not be enforceable.

    Vitark 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-01-01

  • This house, as a Pacific state, would pursue a “friends to all, enemies to none” approach to international relations instead of aligning itself with a single state or alliance

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    A "friends to all, enemies to none" approach to international relations involves a state being open to receiving support from and engaging in collaboration with all other states. Currently, the Pacific region receives the greatest amount of aid out of any region in the world. The largest donors to the region, in order, are: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, China and the US.

    Harvard Schools Debating Championship ANZ 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-01-01

  • This House would ban vulture funds from suing countries whose debt they have purchased.

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    A vulture fund is fund that invests in sovereign debt that a government is refusing to pay back (distressed debt). It buys this debt from the original debt holder at a discount, and then aggressively pursues (often through litigation) the government to pay off the debt at a higher price than what the vulture fund purchased the debt for.

    Vietnam World Universities Debating Championships 2024 · Semifinals · 2023-12-31

  • This House prefers the integrated model to the specialty model

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    There are two ways that governments can consider disadvantage in policy-making. The "integrated model" incorporates disadvantage as an inherent consideration in policy-making (e.g. all new policies made in the education department must consider implications for rural students). The "specialty model" involves having a distinct division that specifically engages with policy for disadvantaged groups (e.g. the education department has a division that directly and separately addresses helping rural areas).

    Vietnam World Universities Debating Championships 2024 · Round 2 · 2023-12-31

  • This House would remove restrictions on interstate farm commerce in India.

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    Domestic agriculture in India is regulated by individual states, which establish local auction markets (mandis) within their borders. Farmers are required to sell their produce via auction only at the mandi in their locality, and purchasers (wholesalers, exporters, retail traders) must also be from that region. There are then steep tariffs for re-selling produce across states borders.

    Vietnam World Universities Debating Championships 2024 · Partial Double-Octofinals · 2023-12-31