Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 2 ('03) | Previous | Next Iraq: Getting nastier -- Recent attacks are aimed at wearing down the US, crippling the nascent Iraqi security & deterring intl agencies from working in the country, Economist Intelligence Unit, 3 Nov 2003 Editorial: Revolt of the poor in Bolivia--The indigenous must distance themselves from counterproductive populist policies that would make poor worse off, NYTimes(free-registr req'd)| IHTribune, 3 Nov 2003 These bourses may be too darn hot: Investors pondering a leap into emerging markets should proceed with caution, by L Cohn & assoc, BusinessWeek, 3-10 Nov 2003 Mouse & wo/man: Web vipers -- Online must mean on guard: Wise users take precautions against spam, viruses and hackers - or else, by J Krim, Washington Post, 2 Nov 2003 Unlocking the benefits of world trade: Despite the gloomy prospects, there is a way to put global trade talks back on track--to the advantage of the world's poor, by Jeffrey Schott, The Economist, 1 Nov 2003 Jeffrey Sachs: Minding the gaps -- If it is to meet the challenge of the new urban boom, Asia's poor must share in the region's economic progress, Newsweek (Special issue), Oct-Dec 03 [pdf] Russia incidents highlight risks: Yukos affair raises investor caution about emerging market risks, by J Fuerbringer, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTribune, 31 Oct 2003 Mouse & wo/man: How good is Google? -- Google is now more than a business: it is a cultural phenomenon. But where will it be in a few years?, The Economist, 30 Oct 2003 Horizons: US economy--Will the recovery last?: The 3rd-qtr growth rate is quite encouraging, but until the job market bounces back, the recovery will be at risk, Economist Intelligence Unit, 30 Oct 2003 Snow in China trade spotlight at Congress, BBC News, 30 Oct 2003 (Link to: Treasury secretary's testimony; and summary of report on exchange rate policies) Portfolio: Fraud at mutual funds--Mutual funds, long the small inves-tor's trusted entry to stock market, now seem to have become object of illegal manipulation, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTrib, 30 Oct 2003 (Related link below: Sep 4th) Rebuilding Iraq: Amid the bombs and the rubble, the country is still slowly on the mend, The Economist, 30 Oct 2003 Investors return to the frontiers: Emerging-market bond and stock prices have risen dramatically this year. How big a setback are this week's goings-on in Russia?, The Economist, 30 Oct 2003 Little wonder: Finland ranks as most competitive economy--Accord-ing to a newly-issued study by World Economic Forum, by C Rhoads Wall Street Journal, 30 Oct 2003 Global Competitiveness Report 2003/04: An assessment of 102 industrialized and emerging economies, by World Economic Forum, 30 Oct 2003 (incl links in pdf to exec summary, 2 chs., & other sec-tions of report) Military uses Hussein hoard for swift aid: Red tape cut, cash flows to Iraqi contracts, by Ariana Cha, Washington Post, 30 Oct 2003 Argentina, facing threat of suits, outlines debt swap: Some investors say proposal for $99bn of defaulted bonds is even worse than antici-pated, Bloomberg, 28 Oct 2003 (Link to: Argentina Economy minis-try's presentation) Decades of good deeds provide no armor: Red Cross/Crescent reassesses its presence in Iraq, by T Labbe & assoc, Washington Post, 28 Oct 2003 Mysteries of trade diplomacy: A month before Cancun, why did US join EU's exclusive club of rich countries for perpetual agricultural protectionism?, by Ernesto Zedillo, Forbes, 27 Oct-10 Nov 2003 Portfolio: Third-quarter results -- Where offshore funds are finding gems (during past year), BusinessWeek, 27 Oct-3 Nov 2003 (incl links to: Interactive funds scoreboard; and Global funds screener) When jobs move overseas (to South Carolina): While US firms look to China as a cheap production site, an odd turnabout is taking place here, by Y Zhao, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTrib, 26 Oct 2003 Call it our Bolivian policy of not-so-benign neglect: The roots of its upheaval lie in chronic poverty and a regional economic crisis, by Jeffrey Sachs, Washington Post, 26 Oct 2003 Second chance in Bolivia: The key question is whether the US can act quickly to help pull nation back from the abyss, by M Sanchez, Washington Post, 25 Oct 2003 Egypt's economy: Currency still at anchor -- There is a high risk govt will continue to resist true float of its pound, causing continued foreign currency shortages, Economist Intelligence Unit, 24 Oct 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) World economy: The latest forecast--A global recovery is under way but significant risks remain, and could lead to the recovery being weaker than expected, Economist Intelligence Unit, 24 Oct 2003 On high-speed trip, Bush glimpses a perception gap: "Do they really believe that we think all Muslims are terrorists?" he asked, by David Sanger, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd)| IHTribune, 24 Oct 2003 India: Olive branch -- India's peace overtures towards Pakistan could help to ease bilateral tensions, which have risen recently after several months of improvement, Economist Intelligence Unit, 23 Oct 2003 Science communication 'needs updated Arabic': According to a UN report, by E Masood, Science and Development Network, 23 Oct 2003 (Link to: UNDP 1st (2002) & 2nd (2003) Arab Human Devel-opment Reports--incl links to exec & ch summaries in pdf) Horizons: The mixed bag of productivity, trade and jobs -- Int'l trade and productivity growth have a lot in common: each allows us to produce more with less, by H Varian, New York Times, 23 Oct 2003 Boardroom: How to run a company well -- Ten commandments for successful leaders: Pt. of a survey of corporate leadership, by Frances Cairncross, The Economist, 23 Oct 2003 Editorial: How to break the tyranny of oil -- Ways to do this are com-ing into view. Govts need to promote them, The Economist, 23 Oct 2003 (includes link to: OPEC -- Still holding customers over a barrel) Editorial: Bolivia's backlash -- Those who sympathize with nation's poor and indigenous people ought to be working for survival of its moderate democratic establishment, Washington Post, 23 Oct 2003 Bolivian leader's ouster seen as warning on US antidrug policy, by Larry Rohter, New York Times (free-registr. req'd), 23 Oct 2003 Israel's economy: Is the road to peace mined?--The Palestinian con-flict may explode again as efforts to pursue peace founder. This will add to fiscal burden, Economist Intelligence Unit, 22 Oct 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) Why Iraq's debt needs a good haircut: The most effective way to attract private capital needed to jump-start its economy is to resolve its debt problem, by Susan Lee, Wall Street Journal, 22 Oct 2003 Dutch lender seeks a foothold in Afghanistan: Three banks were awarded banking licenses last month, by A Penna, Bloomberg News with IHTribune, 21 Oct 2003 World trade: Bilateral focus threatens global trade opening -- Since the Doha trade round ran into the sand at Cancun, countries have focused on bilateral deals, Economist Intelligence Unit, 20 Oct 2003 The other Saudi Arabia?: Russia is fast reemerging as the oil power to challenge OPEC, by S Reed & assoc, BusinessWeek, 20-27 Oct 2003 A briefing on: Bolivia, The Economist, 20 Oct 2003 Bolivia: New president secures support--The new pres has wasted no time in rallying support. But his lack of experience could complicate task of restoring stability, Economist Intelligence Unit, 20 Oct 2003 The debtor's empire: Isn't it a bit strange that the world's richest country has become the world's biggest borrower?, by Kenneth Rogoff, Washington Post, 20 Oct 2003 The BRICs are coming--fast: A Goldman economist talks about rapid growth in Brazil, Russia, India, and China, by C Dawson, Business Week, 20-27 Oct 2003 (Link to: Goldman -- Dreaming with BRICs) Editorial: The fabric of Lubbock's life -- The cotton farms of Lub-bock, Tex., thrive from huge govt subsidies that rest of world right-fully regards as unfair to poor countries, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| NYT Serv, 19 Oct 2003 When should China float its currency?: The decision to float must be part of a larger program of reform, by Pentti Kouri, Project Syndicate via Taipei Times, 18 Oct 2003 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") Hong Kong's economy: Currency speculators still circle -- It remains possible speculation can take place vs HK dollar despite new confi-dence in its peg, Economist Intelligence Unit, 17 Oct 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) Bush in Asia -- An awkward agenda: George Bush is touring Asia en route to the APEC meeting in Thailand, The Economist, 17 Oct 2003 (Link to: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Web site -- incl a link to the Thailand summit of 21 nations) Halliburton's mission: The CEO explains what the company that Dick Cheney used to head is doing in Iraq, by Dave Lesar, Wall Street Journal, 17 Oct 2003 Afghanistan -- Beyond Kabul: Peacekeeping finally expands. Sort of, The Economist, 16 Oct 2003 Editorial: No message for Asia -- Bush is about to spend six days visiting a region that hasn't gotten much of the administration's attention during the past two years, Washington Post, 16 Oct 2003 Russia's economy: Less vulnerable to volatility in world oil prices -- But a sharp fall in prices could cause severe macroeconomic instabil-ity, Economist Intelligence Unit, 15 Oct 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) World finance: Why the dollar will recover-- The gathering strength of US economy, esp. compared with Japan & euro zone, will support dollar over coming year, Economist Intelligence Unit, 14 Oct 2003 The Bolivian war on gas: Apparently, what could be good news for a poor country has been used as the spark to detonate social unrest, by Rafael Amiel, Global Insight (formerly DRI-WEFA), 14 Oct 2003 America on the economic watch list: A third world country with US's recent numbers would definitely be on the economic crisis watch list, by Paul Krugman, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTrib, 14 Oct 2003 Planning the budget for 2 countries at once: The White House budget director never imagined that one day he would also be Iraq's budget dir, by E Bumiller, New York Times (free-registr req'd), 13 Oct 2003 Lula's developing-nation trade crusade is far from over, by J Wheat-ley & assoc, BusinessWeek, 13-20 Oct 2003 (includes link to: Behind Brazil's new assertiveness -- Q&A with Foreign Min Celso Amorim) Mouse & wo/man: New spyware products--Crossing line on privacy, by J Schwartz, NYT with International Herald Tribune, 11 Oct 2003 We must also globalize politics: I normally write about economics, not politics. But greater econ interdependence requires int'l rule of law, by J Stiglitz, Project Syndicate via Business Day (S Africa), 10 Oct 2003 Newsroom: 2003 online journalism awards finalists announced--Win-ners to be announced on Nov 15, Online News Association, 10 Oct 2003 (incl list of finalists & their entries, & previous years' awardees) Country briefing: Pakistan -- An updated forecast, The Economist, 10 Oct 2003 A development cooperation lens on terrorism prevention: Key entry points for action--While causes of intl. terrorism are complex, there are connections with devt. arenas, actors & issues, Org. for Econ Coop. & Devt., 9 Oct 03 Summary (with link to text in pdf) [25pp.] Spending on Iraq sets off gold rush: Lawmakers fear administration is losing control of funds, by J Weisman & assoc, Washington Post, 9 Oct 2003 Iraq aid figure gives donors new confidence: World Bank economists have concluded only $6 billion can be absorbed in year, by Steven Weisman, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd)| IHTribune, 9 Oct 2003 North Korea--Progress at a snail's pace: Economic reforms launched over a year ago have borne only little fruit, The Economist, 9 Oct 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics 2003 -- Robert Engle and Clive Granger, 8 Oct 2003: For new statistical methods of analyzing economic time series, ie, se-quences of data or observations over time (incl links to more info and webcast from the Nobel e-Museum) (Related link below: Sep 26th) Seminar room: Financial econometrics -- An exposition: An archive of four journal articles in pdf, incl 'An ET interview with Robert Engle', Engle's site at NYU Stern (pls. click on "Personal pages", then select "research exposition") Asia's economy: ASEAN seeks common market -- Southeast Asian leaders' new agreement is almost certainly an attempt to counter China's competitive threat, Economist Intelligence Unit, 8 Oct 2003 Questions hang over UN's goal of 'cities without slums' by 2010: A new UN-Habitat report presents the first global assessment of slums, by J Mulama, Inter Press Service, 8 Oct 2003; and Tapping the poor�s riches--Q&A with Hernando de Soto: He argues govts should give priority to granting proper land titles to free up un-told human capital trapped in slums, by M Margolis, Newsweek, 25 Aug-1 Sep 2003 Mexico's economy: Slow recovery--The peso has taken a hit recently on evidence that economy is emerging only slowly from 3-yr slump, despite stronger US performance, Economist Intelligence Unit, 7 Oct 2003 Let's get fiscal -- The double benefit of tax cuts: They restrain govt growth and promote investment, by G Becker, E Lazear and K Murphy, Wall Street Journal, 7 Oct 2003 A lumpy fallacy, with a twist: Traditionally, lump-of-labor fallacy is of economically naive left. But now you're more likely to hear it from right, by P Krugman, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTrib, 7 Oct 2003 World Bank faults tight regulation as economic obstacle, Dow Jones Newswires via Yahoo! News, 7 Oct 2003 (Link to: WB's Doing business in 2004--Understanding regulation) [incl link to an overview in pdf] The future of globalization: Q&A online (pre-debate) with The Econ-omist's Clive Crook, Washington Post, 7 Oct 2003 The future of globalization: Q&A online (pre-debate) with The Na-tion's William Greider, Washington Post, 6 Oct 2003 China: Untested leadership team -- The new political team is inexpe-rienced, & there is a risk economic reform will stall as a result, Econ-omist Intelligence Unit, 6 Oct 2003 (incl risk scores in ten categories) Country briefing: Israel--An updated forecast, The Economist, 6 Oct 2003 Trade--Leading the world�s poor: Q&A with another leader of a dissenting bloc of 22 developing nations at Cancun, Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, by M Margolis, Newsweek, 6-13 Oct 2003 << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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