Parrot Scholz: Germany has become independent of oil and gas supplies from Russia in 8 months.

German Chancellor Scholz said that in eight months Germany managed to achieve independence from oil and gas supplies from Russia (TASS>.
According to the chancellor, during this period, Berlin completely transformed the energy supply of Germany with the help of new pipelines and terminals for receiving liquefied natural gas.
Scholz also said that he would strive to improve the competitiveness of Europe through a series of reforms.
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I live in Germany, many big companies are having difficulties and some have even closed shop, people are getting fired. German industry is dead, as most industry was tailored for russian gas, those machines just don't work with sky high expensive American liquid gas. This all while China stepped up the whole prices (Bosch, Porsche etc are outsourcing in china). Glass industry is on the rocks, keep everything made of glas, don't throw away unless it's broken.

Paris Thursday night after Macron passed the pension bill, overriding Parliament.

China has continued to slash its holdings of US treasury securities amid the growing threat of economic sanctions from Washington, according to data released by the US Treasury on Wednesday, which showed the holdings slid to $859.4 billion in January from $867.1 billion in December.

🇺🇬 Uganda’s President says West "wasting time" with gay rights push

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has accused Western countries of imposing gay rights on African nations, as lawmakers in the country prepare to vote on an anti-LGBT bill.

The bill, introduced earlier this month, proposes tougher penalties for same-sex relations in a country where homosexuality is already illegal.

In an address to parliament on Thursday, President Museveni said Western threats of sanctions on African countries opposed to homosexuality were hypocritical because the West also has some "weird cultures".

"Western countries should stop wasting the time of humanity by trying to impose their practices on other people," Museveni said.

#Uganda

@africaintel

A tried and true method for stirring up racial, ethnic, and religious tensions is by issuing unwarranted, alarmist warnings against racial, ethnic, and religious tension

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/17/no-tolerance-for-those-who-stir-up-hatred-and-disharmony-says-pm

Watch out for this

🇹🇿 "Strange" disease kills five in north-west Tanzania

At least five people have died in north-west Tanzania from an unidentified illness, officials say. Seven cases have so far been reported in Kagera region and the authorities have dispatched a team of doctors to diagnose the disease.

Health authorities in the East African country have described the illness as strange. Its symptoms include fever, headaches, fatigue and nosebleeds.

In July last year, more than 20 cases with similar symptoms were reported in the southern Lindi region. Three people died from the outbreak.

#Tanzania

@africaintel

EU property grab

🚨 China’s easter province ‘Shandog’ to relocate all of its industries to Pakistan to save costs. 🇨🇳🇵🇰

As I have said, Poland seems to be serving a similar function in the proxy war against Europe as Honduras did in the CIA Dirty Wars in Latin America.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/Artykul/3136007,us-army-garrison-poland-to-be-established-this-month-pentagon

EU is expected to have registered fewer than 4 million births in 2022

This is partly why I have said that the Muslim world and the Global South have a limited window of opportunity for accessing Chinese investment and financial assistance

https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/China-s-228m-retirees-set-to-drain-economy-and-social-safety-net

Ukraine was always a launchpad for broader conflict

On the ICC warrant against Putin

Anwar tilting at windmills is self-sabotage

Cost of Living: 'I tell my kids I'll buy it tomorrow - and hope they forget' - BBC News
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Indonesia will completely abandon Mastercard and Visa and switch to its own payment system

 The Central Bank of Indonesia is preparing to completely abandon the international payment systems Mastercard and Visa in favor of its own system, which guarantees the country greater independence and lower commissions, RIA Novosti reports .

Earlier, Indonesian leader Joko Widodo announced the need to abandon Western payment systems such as Mastercard and Visa and use credit cards issued by local banks. Widodo explained that such measures are necessary in order to protect against possible foreign policy consequences.

According to the representative of the Central Bank of Indonesia, Erwin Hariono, the financial regulator is currently negotiating with Indonesian enterprises about the possibility of switching to an internal payment system. "Progress is about 90%," said Hariono.

He said that the rejection of Western payment systems will reduce commission payments, which is an advantage.

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Indonesians Urged To Abandon Western Payment Systems

The leader of Indonesia says the country must reduce its dependence on foreign payment systems to negate potentially disastrous economic consequences should the country ever find itself in the crosshairs of Western sanctions.

Addressing a business forum in Jakarta this week, President Joko Widodo argued that Indonesia must shield itself from geopolitical disruptions, citing the sanctions attack on Russia’s financial sector by the US, EU, and their allies over the conflict in Ukraine.

“Be very careful. We must remember the sanctions imposed by the US on Russia. Visa and Mastercard could be a problem,” Widodo said on Wednesday at a gathering that promoted the use of Indonesian-made products and services.