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New York City Lawmaker fights to save immigrant small businesses and jobs

CHRONIQUE DES INVITÉS/GUEST COLLUM By Steven Barrison New York City Lawmaker fights to save immigrant small businesses and jobs The last 20 years of hyper real estate speculation in NYC has put every immigrant business owners’ future in jeopardy. The majority of immigrant owners fear when their leases are about to expire.  They are anxious due to having no rights in the lease renewal process in a market where Landlords are making windfall profits, while long-established businesses are forced to…

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Interview with Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of…

Interview With Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) It is not often you hear about ESCWA, and this is something the newly appointed Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, Mr Mohamed Ali Alhakim, is about to change. Mr Under-Secretary-General is a highly articulate person, friendly and very dedicated to bringing about change in his new post. We had a chance to meet with him in Geneva, when, despite his busy schedule, he…

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