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  • This house believes that governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises).

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    <span data-sheets-root="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto, Arial;">Commercial ethnic districts (CED) refer to areas of a city where businesses are primarily owned and operated by a particular minority ethnic group, and where bussinesses largely revolve around that group's culture (e.g. restaurants serving ethnic cuisine, boutiques selling traditional attire, etc.).&nbsp;Prominent examples of CEDs include Chinatowns in London &amp; San Fransisco, Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, and Little India in Singapore.</span><p><google-sheets-html-origin style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"></google-sheets-html-origin></p>

    Manila Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-10-24

  • In ageing societies, This house believes that pension funds should invest significant portions of savings in speculative assets (e.g. acquiring equity in hedge funds or private equity firms, trading in financial derivatives).

    Manila Pre-WUDC 2025 · Pre-Quarterfinals · 2025-10-24

  • In countering anti-immigration sentiments, This house believes that left-wing movements should primarily adopt a cultural approach instead of an economic approach.

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    For the purpose of this debate, the 'cultural approach' to migration contends that an increase in the immigrant population enhances the host nation’s cultural diversity, attempting to dispel the anti-immigration sentiment glorifying the preservation of cultural purity. The 'economic approach' frames migration in economic terms, arguing that immigrant integration yields economic benefits and seeks to counter rhetoric which suggests that immigrants cause negative economic ramifications.

    Manila Pre-WUDC 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-10-24

  • In times of economic crisis, This House Would implement fiscal central banking.

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    For the purposes of this debate, "fiscal central banking" refers to an economic system that grants central banks the mandate to control circulation of money in the economy through fiscal policy in addition to monetary policy. Under this system central banks can define limitations for the size of the budget, but not its distribution. i.e. they can decide rates for various taxes and limit or increase overall government spending, but can't decide what the money is spent on.

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-19

  • This house prefers a centralized banking model to a decentralized model

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    A centralized banking model refers to a system where few banks operate within a country's financial sector. For example, three major mega-banks might account for the majority of lending to individuals and companies within that country. Conversely, a decentralized banking model involves a system with multiple small to medium-sized banks. While some mega-banks may exist under this model, their proportion of financial activity is not significant; the smaller banks, in sum, account for the majority of the activity.

    Autumn Tournament 2025 · ラウンド2 · 2025-10-18

  • This house, as an intelligent student from a low-income family, would pursue vocational training over a traditional college degree

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    Vocational training are instructional programs that focus on the skills required for a particular job function or trade. In vocational training, education prepares students for specific careers which are often more manual (i.e., plumbing, hairdressing), disregarding traditional, unrelated academic subjects.

    Davao Novice Cup 2025 · High School Finals · 2025-10-18

  • This house believes that Samka should join the Pahang state government's land legalisation scheme

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    The Malaysian state of Pahang is the country's largest producer of durian. Many local farmers extended the durian plantations beyond legal borders following Malaysia's 1974 Green Book Plan encouraging the cultivation of state-owned land for agricultural purposes. However, the Green Book Plan did not confer guaranteed land ownership rights to the farmers. Today, these durian plantations are seen as "illegal" as they operate without formal approval from the Pahang state government who holds the lease over the disputed plantations via the Royal Pahang Durian (RPD) company. Between March and April 2025, RPD carried out aggressive enforcement operations to regain control over the plantations and establish a "land legalisation scheme" with the local farmers. Farmers who sign up for the scheme would be given the right to use (but not own) the land as "freelance workers", and must only sell the durian harvest back to the RPD at a price 3-4 times lower than market value. The farmers, collectivising as the "Save the Musang King Alliance” (Samka) refuse to cooperate, and have sued the state government over the issuance of eviction notices. Malaysia's durian exports are expected to exceed RM1.5 billion (~USD 355 million) in 2025.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-18

  • This house supports the reforms by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease international trade in the rupee

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    As of October 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a series of reforms to ease and facilitate international trade in the rupee. These reforms include: (i) easing the process for foreign banks to open an SVRA*, (ii) allowing SVRA account surpluses to be invested into corporate and government bonds, (iii) allowing authorised dealer banks in India to lend in rupees to neighbouring countries, (iv) establishing a transparent reference rate for currencies of India's major trading partners, and (iv) easing regulatory burdens for non-resident Indian entities looking to establish business in India. *A special rupee vostro account (SVRA) is an account held by an Indian bank on behalf of a foreign correspondent bank. The SVRA stores the foreign bank's rupee balances for the purposes of settling international trade transactions.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-18

  • This house support Serbia to join EU

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    Serbia, a country that struggles with corruption and a high unemployment rate, has aspired to join the EU for many years. To do so, it would need to align with EU foreign policy, including imposing sanctions on Russia and facing strong pressure to improve relations with Kosovo. Historically, Serbia has maintained close ties with Russia and China.

    Autumn Tournament 2025 · 準決勝 · 2025-10-18

  • This house would implement a cultural dividend

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    A "cultural dividend" is a significant tax on the revenue of works that reference a culture the artist is not an immediate and direct member of. The cultural dividend would be paid to the culture's country of origin. For example, a white designer being inspired by traditional Malay batik prints would pay cultural dividends to Malaysia; Colombian born-and-raised singer Shakira who draws on her Lebanese heritage in her music would pay cultural dividends to Lebanon.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-18

  • This House would adopt financial fair play in Brazilian leagues.

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    For the purposes of this debate, financial fair play is a set of rules that prevent teams from spending more than they earn. It requires that expenses on salaries and transfers be compatible with revenues from ticket sales, sponsorships, and TV rights, disregarding inflated values. Investments in infrastructure, youth development, and women's football are exempt from the restrictions. Those who fail to comply may face penalties such as fines, restrictions on signings, or even exclusion from competitions.

    Curitiba Week of British Parliamentary 2025 · Rodada 4 · 2025-10-17