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FAUSTO MENDES Namibia, with its abundant uranium reserves and growing energy needs, presents a unique case for evaluating the viability of constructing a nuclear power plant. Advantages Rich uranium resources Namibia is one of the world's top uranium producers, ensuring a steady and local supply of the primary fuel for nuclear energy. This could significantly reduce logistical and procurement challenges. A nuclear power plant could address Namibia's energy demands while reducing reliance on imported electricity, particularly from neighboring countries like South Africa. The construction and operation of a nuclear plant could stimulate job creation, infrastructure development, and technological advancement, boosting…

DENIZ IGAN A newly developed dataset shows how the pandemic’s aftermath ushered in the worst housing affordability crisis in more than a decade. The pandemic and subsequent return of inflation set off the world’s worst housing affordability crisis in more than a decade. It spilled across some of the largest advanced economies and contributed to widespread anger and resentment about economic conditions. Affordability fell in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland. On average across countries, housing is less affordable today than during the house price bubble that preceded the global financial crisis of 2007–08,…