Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 4 ('03) | Previous | Next Argentina's economy: Gov't and IMF reach agreement -- The deal gives the four-month-old gov't of President Kirchner a much-needed financial boost, Economist Intelligence Unit, 11 Sep 2003 Pakistan finds shift on terror pays off: Its stock index has quadrupled since the World Trade Center attacks made it a key ally in war on terrorism, by K Qayum, Bloomberg with IHTribune, 10 Sep 2003 Muzzling our economic negotiators: The president must force a rebal-ancing of econ & foreign policy considerations to promote the overall nat'l interest, by F Bergsten, Washington Post, 10 Sep 2003 (Link to: Q&A online with Bergsten) Timeline: Argentina's long economic crisis, Reuters via Forbes, 10 Sep 2003 Argentina's economy: Default -- It is now technically in default with the IMF. However, negotiations will continue during a 30-day grace period prior to sanctions, Economist Intelligence Unit, 10 Sep 2003 Committed in Cancun: US is promoting results in all three core areas -- agriculture, manufactured goods, and services, by Robert Zoellick, Wall Street Journal, 8 Sep 2003 South Korea's economy: Tackling labor unrest--The gov't is review- ing its industrial relations policy in response to the surge in labor unrest since February, Economist Intelligence Unit, 8 Sep 2003 Middle East: Poisoned chalice -- There is little sign that Mr Abbas's successor will be able to do any better in delivering what is required by Mideast 'road map', Economist Intelligence Unit, 8 Sep 2003 Argentina's test of wills with the IMF: Can Pres Kirchner get his way again in crucial negotiations?, by P Engardio & J Goodman, Business Week, 8-15 Sep 2003 Business outlook for Southeast Asia: Look for a double-digit turnaround, by James Mehring, BusinessWeek, 8-15 Sep 2003 Policy watch -- Fed's annual Jackson Hole meet; and Fed officials acknowledge analyst, investor confusion, by J Berry, Washington Post, 7 Sep and 31 Aug 2003 (Link to: Fed's Jackson Hole sympo-sium) Pension funds weighing the risks of emerging markets, by Jonathan Fuerbringer, New York Times (free-registr. req'd), 7 Sep 2003 Venezuela's economy: Temporary taxes targeted -- Gov't's preoccu-pation with the immediate crisis means tax reforms are unlikely any time soon, Economist Intelligence Unit, 5 Sep 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) Hong Kong: Security bill shelved -- The gov't's withdrawal of a con-troversial bill is probably a tactical ploy to boost chances of its candi-dates in next year's vote, Economist Intelligence Unit, 5 Sep 2003 The Cancun challenge: The current Doha round of trade talks was supposed to help the world's poor. To keep it alive, the Mexico meet needs to produce some real progress, The Economist, 4 Sep 2003 Iraq: Bush faces tough fight over UN deal -- US is seeking approval for creation of a multinational security force, but the initial response has been skeptical, Economist Intelligence Unit, 4 Sep 2003 Boardroom: Back to school -- Can Northwestern's Kellogg School dean Dipak Jain stay on top in today's unusually harsh market for business education?, The Economist, 4 Sep 2003 Portfolio: Mutual fund is accused of playing favorites--NY Atty Gen Spitzer said hedge & mutual funds have engaged in illegal trading, by L Thomas, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd)| IHTribune, 4 Sep 2003 A graphic on: Foreign direct investment, The Economist, 4 Sep 2003 WTO drug deal marks first step: The recent WTO agreement grants poor countries greater access to inexpensive medicines against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, Economist Intelligence Unit, 4 Sep 2003 Editorial: Back to the United Nations -- Whether they supported the war or not, the world's great democracies now have a vital interest in stabilizing Iraq, Washington Post, 4 Sep 2003 Editorial: Has Bush gone wobbly on Iraq? -- Bush's adversaries cheer his return to the UN, Wall Street Journal, 4 Sep 2003 Horizons: Japan's economy--A sustained recovery?: The short-term outlook is improving, due to rebound in business investment & exter-nal demand, Economist Intelligence Unit, 3 Sep 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) Middle East--Abu Mazen's ultimatum: The prime minister is seeking to assert himself both over Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian armed groups, Economist Intelligence Unit, 3 Sep 2003 Editorial: Endangered peace in Afghanistan -- The country is now threatened with a Taliban resurgence, New York Times (free-registr req'd)| Int'l Herald Tribune, 3 Sep 2003 North Korea: Closer ties -- While its belligerent response to recent peace talks came as little surprise, N Korean commercial links with S Korea continue to expand, Economist Intelligence Unit, 2 Sep 2003 Boardroom: Marketing moves on-line -- The business of consumer marketing - long dominated by TV & print advertising - is beginning to move into cyberspace, Economist Intelligence Unit, 1 Sep 2003 Bourses are bouncing back: As economies around the world start to grow, stocks are rising. But experts warn against blithely wading in, by David Fairlamb and assoc, BusinessWeek, 1-8 Sep 2003 JP Morgan Chase to operate Iraq trade bank, Reuters via Forbes, 29 Aug 2003 Put the Iraqis in charge: Why Iraq is proving much tougher than Afghanistan, by Bernard Lewis, Wall Street Journal, 29 Aug 2003 Editorial: Trading needed medicine -- Washington is backing off its opposition to a WTO plan to bring cheap generic drugs to developing countries, NYTimes (free - registr. req'd)| IHTribune, 29 Aug 2003 Argentina: IMF talks hit fiscal sore point -- Disagreements persist over size of fiscal surplus needed for country to resume payments on its defaulted public debt, Economist Intelligence Unit, 28 Aug 2003 Malaysia's economy: Strong output overshadowed by risks--Growth remains somewhat narrowly based, largely reflecting high prices for traditional exports, Economist Intelligence Unit, 28 Aug 2003 Behavioral economics: To have and to hold--Can people learn to be as rational as economic theory supposes?, The Economist, 28 Aug 2003 A WTO deal on drugs: India and Brazil are good at making cheap copies of life-saving drugs. Now they can export them too, The Economist, 28 Aug 2003 Leaving Baghdad: US should leave Iraq & allow the UN to continue its mission, by J Sachs, Proj Syndicate via Bahrain Trib, 27 Aug 2003 (at this site, pls. type "Jeffrey Sachs" in Search bar at top, click 'go', & then select this title) Mourners pay respects to a 'citizen of the world', by Nora Boustany Washington Post, 27 Aug 2003 Horizons: Will George W Bush be reelected? -- If Democrats can unite behind a credible candidate, Mr Bush will face a more difficult election next year, Economist Intelligence Unit, 26 Aug 2003 India's economy: More religious violence?--The bombings in Mumbai could lead to a new cycle of communal violence between Hindus and Muslims, Economist Intelligence Unit, 26 Aug 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) China's economy: Cooling measures -- In an effort to prevent the economy from overheating, its central bank has tightened credit, Economist Intelligence Unit, 26 Aug 2003 Bush to revist his controversial steel tariffs, by Neil King, Dow Jones Newswires with Yahoo! News, 25 Aug 2003 A chill east wind: Eastern Europe's dynamos are losing jobs to Asia, BusinessWeek, 25 Aug-1 Sep 2003 After the UN�s own 9/11 crisis: A friend of Vieira de Mello offers a plan for the UN�s future in Iraq, by Richard Holbrooke, Newsweek 25 Aug-1 Sep 2003 Turkey's delight -- A growing economy: Ankara's reforms lay the groundwork for EU admission, by J Rossant, BusinessWeek, 25 Aug-1 Sep 2003 Editorial: A six-month revival plan for Iraq -- What is needed is a detailed plan for restoring Iraq's security & economic viability, New York Times (free - registr. req'd)| Int'l Herald Tribune, 24 Aug 2003 Horizons: Harvard radical -- Pres Lawrence Summers: When you're trying to revolutionize a powerful elite institution, you don't concern yourself with being liked, by J Traub, NYT Mag (free - registr req'd) 24 Aug 2003 South Korea's economy: Recession hits -- Policy uncertainty, labor unrest, mixed US economic data, and deteriorating business/consum-er sentiment all add up, Economist Intelligence Unit, 22 Aug 2003 Global economy on the mend?: World economic performance im-proved in recent weeks, but there remain serious problems in some of the largest economies, Economist Intelligence Unit, 22 Aug 2003 Horizons: A Japanese recovery? -- A stockmarket rally and stronger growth. But we�ve been here before, The Economist, 22 Aug 2003 Catching up: If you consider people, not countries, global inequality is falling rapidly, The Economist, 21 Aug 2003 World Bank and IMF put Iraq work on hold: Both were using UN building as a base for reconstruction work, Reuters, 21 Aug 2003 (Link to: WB and IMF press statements on attack's impact on their Baghdad staff) South presents 'radical' plan to reform farm trade: 16 developing countries submit agriculture plan for WTO Cancun meet, Inter Press Service, 20 Aug 2003 The name atop everyone's list: Until Vieira de Mello's death, almost no American had heard of him, by R Holbrooke, Washington Post, 20 Aug 2003 (Link to: An appreciation, by R Chandrasekaran) Finalists picked for Iraqi trade bank business: US, British banks make short list to manage Trade Bank of Iraq, the WSJ reports, Reuters with Forbes, 19 Aug 2003 Key indicators of developing Asian and Pacific countries 2003: Edu-cation for global participation, Asian Development Bank, 19 Aug 2003 (includes a statistical portrait of Afghanistan, 1985-2002) To be or not to be at Cancun: Bold decisions are needed to adopt a grand vision at these trade talks -- one that is pro growth and development, by Ernesto Zedillo, Forbes, 18 Aug-1 Sep 2003 Russia's economy: Five years on, any better off? -- Five years after its financial crisis, Russia has made great strides in protecting itself from a recurrence, Economist Intelligence Unit, 18 Aug 2003 Seminar room: A science experiment -- Scientific journals are so central to getting new research out to professionals and the public, Boston Globe, 17 Aug 2003; and Editorial: Free access to science -- On the proposed Public Library of Science, NYT with Int'l Herald Tribune, 8 Aug 2003 Targeting the poor in Brazil: Lula's gov't has made a curiously disap-pointing start to tackling poverty. That may be about to change, The Economist, 14 Aug 2003 Not a dress rehearsal: Without new thinking, Afghanistan will fail again, The Economist, 14 Aug 2003 (Related link below: Jul 27th) Lion cubs on a wire: Some African economies, like Mozambique, Rwanda and Uganda, are soaring, but from fragile foundations, The Economist, 14 Aug 2003 Editorial: Steel of the century -- President Bush can undo his worst economic mistake, Wall Street Journal, 13 Aug 2003 Will Cancun promote or undermine development?, by Joseph Stiglitz, Proj Syndicate w/ Taipei Times, 12 Aug 2003 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up, & just select "cancel") Outsourcing jobs: Is it bad?--An accelerating pace is raising concerns over its effects. Two economists debate whether that's good or bad, by K Madigan & assoc, BusinessWeek, 12 Aug 2003 ; Migrating technology: A comment on the new geography of the IT industry, by Scott Kirwin, The Economist, 7 Aug 2003; and India graduates from the back office: Foreign investment banks mine country's business schools for talent, by R Stewart & S Nagarajan, Bloomberg News with IHTribune, 7 Aug 2003 'We're going to fight' terror -- Jakarta: Indonesia's economics czar acknowledges the challenge but says: 'We fought this kind of terror-ism in the '50s, and we won', BusinessWeek, 12 Aug 2003 Investments with a cause: Microfinanciers profit by helping the poor, by Harry Hurt, NYT with Int'l Herald Tribune, 11 Aug 2003 Editorial: Napoleon's bittersweet legacy -- Europe's protectionist pol-icy on sugar and farmers in developing world, NY Times (free--reg-istr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Trib, 11 Aug 2003 (Link to: NYT Harvest-ing poverty editorials); and I was wrong. Free market trade policies hurt the poor, by Stephen Byers, The Guardian, 19 May 2003 Coffee/tea break: Made in Turkey -- Mix soda, a star, nationalism and stir: Where the 'it' drink tastes vaguely anti-American, by A. Finkel, Washington Post, 10 Aug 2003 (Related link below: Analysis Apr 17th) Still at risk: The IMF has given Turkey a vote of support, but the country remains vulnerable to a sudden deterioration in investor sentiment, Economist Intelligence Unit, 7 Aug 2003 Coffee/tea break: After lunch -- The new Chancellor of Oxford University tells why he loves dim sum. And rattling neoconservative cages, by Philip Stephens, Financial Times, 7 Aug 2003 A spreading menace: Terrorists have struck again in Indonesia, this time targeting an American-run hotel, The Economist, 7 Aug 2003 Horizons: Surviving the recovery -- The bond market throws the US economy a curve, Wall Street Journal, 6 Aug 2003 What happened to cheap postwar oil?: Combine a creeping come-back for Iraqi crude with plenty of other supply troubles, and what you get is $30 a barrel, by S Forest & S Reed, BusinessWeek, 6 Aug 2003 Set small business free to thrive: They could drive their countries' growth better than any aid agency, by Paul Martin and Ernesto Zedillo, Project Syndicate via Business Day(S Africa), 5 Aug 2003 << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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