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An in-depth report from McGraw-Hill's energy experts, Platts (free registr. req'd after p1 of 3), 19 May 04 Randall Robinson: Bushwhacked in the Caribbean -- On Feb. 29 Haiti's legally elected govt was driven from power by armed force, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 19 May 04 (Link to: NYT via IHT--S Africa to grant asylum to Aristide) Indian Congress leader Gandhi declines to be premier, by B Pradhan, Bloomberg News, 18 May 04 (Link to: BBC News -- India's architect of reforms) Gandhi stakes her claim to lead a rattled India: Sonia Gandhi, who is expected to be sworn in as PM on Wed, faces serious pol. & econ. chal-lenges, by A Waldman, NYTimes (free registr. req'd), 18 May 04 Blind to progress: When he was young and so was India, Jagdish Bhagwati left Oxford to work at the Indian Planning Commission, by Sebastian Mallaby, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 17 May 04 Emerging-market bonds -- The ride just got bumpier: But many issuers should be able to survive higher rates, by G Smith & assoc, Business Week, 17-24 May 04 Betting on reform: India's economy is humming like never before. But will New Delhi be able to deliver on its promise of widening prosperity?, by G Wehrfritz & S Mazumdar, Newsweek, 17-24 May 04 Economist Jean-Jacques Laffont dies at 57: A leading econ. in Europe, he was the first French pres. of Econometrics Society, by G Flanders, AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 14 May 04 (Link to: USC News; and his Web page) Horizons: US monthly economic forecasting survey - May: Individual forecasts fr. 55 economists, incl who is most likely to succeed Greenspan, Wall Street Journal, 14 May 04 (If the link is no longer available at the page, pls. try this adapted link) Paul Krugman: A crude shock -- An oil-driven recession does not look at all far-fetched, New York Times(free registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune 14 May 04 Liberating trade: How much damage does protectionism do to the world economy?, The Economist, 13 May 04 Seminar room: Kym Anderson -- Subsidies and trade barriers (with sum-mary); and comments by Jan Pronk (14pp) & Arvind Panagariya (25pp), Copenhagen Consensus project, 13 May 04 (incl links in pdf) India -- A stunning defeat for Vajpayee: The ruling BJP have suffered a shock defeat in the general election. Sonia Gandhi�s Congress & its allies will take reins of world�s largest democracy, The Economist, 13 May 04 In US, cotton cries betrayal: If Daniel Sumner's act of writing an analysis on Brazil's behalf be treason, then he is glad the most has been made of it, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 12 May 04 State room: Concerned, NATO is not gloating on Iraq -- These are hard days for Americans and their friends, but not terribly comfortable ones for their doubters either, by J Vinocur, Intl. Herald Tribune, 12 May 04 ; Editorial: Winning in Iraq -- The public puts Abu Ghraib in perspective, Wall Street Journal, 12 May 04; and The US Army investigation report, by Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, Global Security.org, submitted 9 Mar 04 (link courtesy of washingtonpost.com) Joseph Stiglitz: Outsourced and out of work--Can we just pretend every-one will benefit fr. globaliz.?, Proj Syndicate via Taipei Times, 11 May 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up --pls. select "cancel") Turkey's economy -- Lira lurches downwards: The lira has been one of first victims of exit of funds from emerging markets prompted by pros-pect of higher US interest rates, Economist Intelligence Unit, 11 May 04 OECD sees 'strong, sustainable' recovery, powered by US, Japan, China, Agence France Presse via Yahoo! News, 11 May 04 (Link to: OECD May Economic Outlook prelim. ed.) Arroyo heads for election win, Philippine exit poll shows, by F Alcuaz, Bloomberg News, 11 May 04 (Link to: Reuters via Yahoo -- Her main rival disputes trend; and EIU--Gloria poised to win) Horizons: Robert Reich--The mixed-up politics of the deficit: The parties have reversed roles, with Democrats preaching fiscal restraint and Repub-licans offering a free lunch, NYTimes (free registr. req'd), 11 May 04 Ernesto Zedillo: On China's rise -- I recently spent ten days there, in part to attend the Boao Forum, China's quite new, but already regionally important, annual Asian economic conference, Forbes, 10-24 May 04 Shaking the timbers of the House of Saud: Saudi oil officials say worries about supply outages are exaggerated, by S Reed & R Brady, Business Week, 10-17 May 04 Investors fight back: Little by little, they're forcing companies in Europe and Asia to adopt better governance, by F Balfour, K Capell & assoc, BusinessWeek, 10-17 May 04 Made in Japan: Big multinationals are building billion-dollar factories at home, inspiring hopes of an industrial renaissance, by H Takayama, Newsweek, 10-17 May 04 Energy -- The big squeeze: Crude oil and gasoline prices are soaring. Shortages aren't impossible. What's going on?, by P Coy & assoc, BusinessWeek, 10-17 May 04 Coffee/tea break: William Taylor -- Mogul vs. mavericks: A search for heroes--A dotcom IPO is part of e-biz, but what does it have to do w/ 'e', the base of natural logarithm?, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd), 9 May 04 UN official blames Sudan for violence: Sudan's Arab militias have alleg-edly expelled more than a million black villagers in its Darfur province & killed many, by C Lynch, Washington Post (free-registr.req'd), 8 May 04 Paul Krugman: The oil crunch--The collision bet. rapidly growing world demand & limited world supply is reason why oil market is so vulnerable to jitters, New York Times(free-registr. req'd) | Intl.HTribune, 7 May 04 Migration and development: Easing the movement of people across bor-ders is a political challenge more than an economic one, The Economist, 6 May 04 Boardroom: Hal Varian -- How much does information technology matter?: When IT is turned into a commodity, does it mean that innova-tion stops?, New York Times, 6 May 04 (Related archive link: Feb 28th) Feeding the hungry: Televised images of starving children with distended bellies have brought the problem of global hunger to the world communi-ty. We look at four proposed solutions, The Economist, 6 May 04 IMF's Rato says world economic recovery 'strong', Bloomberg News, 5 May 04 (Link to: IMF names Rato as new head; and IMF statement) Asia rising in competitiveness: US, Singapore & Canada have been ranked as world's leading econ., United Press Intl. via Washington Times, 4 May 04 (Link to: IMD World competitiveness yearbk) [Related archive link: Oct 30th] How Brazilian trumped US on cotton aid: It began with the complaints of Brazil's soybean farmers, by E Becker & T Benson, New York Times (free-registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 4 May 04 Robert Shiller: The political stockmarket -- The description of emerging stockmarkets as 'more political than economic' is not wrong, just biased, Project Syndicate via Australian Financial Review, 4 May 04 Editorial: Topsy-turvy trade politics -- Politicians sometimes pander to interest groups at election time, then do the right thing once safely in office, Washington Post (free-registr.req'd), 3 May 04 US is losing its dominance in the sciences: Europe and Asia are ascend-ant, analysts say, even if their achievements go unnoticed in US, by W Broad, New York Times(free-registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Trib, 3 May 04 Jeffrey Garten: The trouble with freedom -- The more voters are buffet-ed by the changing winds of an open world economy, the more they will resist change, Newsweek, 3-10 May 04 For Argentina, crying poor won't work anymore: Kirchner wants to pay 25 cents on the dollar to bondholders. But its economy is red-hot, by Joshua Goodman, BusinessWeek, 3-10 May 04 Boom or bust?: Argentina is enjoying newfound prosperity now, but another crash could well be on its way, by Joseph Contreras, Newsweek, 3-10 May 04 (Link to: The country it should be--Q&A w/ Pres Kirchner) Coffee/tea break: 44 hours of an epic tale mark its first 400 years -- The adventures of a knight-errant, his fat squire & skinny horse, w/ windmills on his mind, by M Simons, NYT (free-registr. req'd) | IHTrib, 2 May 04 No reason to celebrate: As 10 new members join the EU, Turkey pushes for its own admission, by Andrew Purvis, Time, 2 May 04 Edward Mortimer: Oil-for-food -- The UN view: Probe Iraq oil-for-food program but don't forget its successes, Wall Street Journal, 30 Apr 04 (Related archive link: Apr 17th) Study finds 25 nations hindered by corruption, by J Smith, Washington Post (free-registr.req'd), 30 Apr 04 (Link to: Ctr. for Public Integrity's Global integrity report; and Transparency Intl.'s Global corruption report) Fighting corruption: Corruption enriches the venal, but hurts everyone else. Can it be curbed?, The Economist, 29 Apr 04 Horizons: EU enlargement -- 10 new member states: To catch up with nations to their west remains their manifest destiny. But to emulate them too closely would be a manifest mistake, The Economist, 29 Apr 04 Debate stirs over tiny loans for world's poorest: There is a push for non-profit groups & banks with microcredit programs to reach deeper into the ranks of the poor, by C Dugger, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd), 29 Apr 04 Some software jobs are best left at home: Some find offshore outsourc-ing is not always best, by E Porter, New York Times(free-registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 28 Apr 04 US farmers get a lesson in global trade: Cotton ruling demonstrates WTO's power over markets, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free-registr.req'd), 28 Apr 04 Editorial: Those illegal farm subsidies -- America's lavish handouts to its farmers harvest poverty throughout the developing world, New York Times (free-registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 28 Apr 04 WTO rules against cotton subsidies: Brazil considers US policies unfair, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free-registr.req'd), 27 Apr 04 He'll take your job and ship it: Vashistha's firm helps US firms cut costs by sending work abroad. Sorry, he says, but it's a case of move up or lose out, by W Vieth, Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News, 27 Apr 04 Coffee/tea break: Psst! Is Powell bound for the World Bank? -- People in Washington business and finance circles are speculating, by Elizabeth Becker, New York Times (free-registr. req'd) | IHTribune, 27 Apr 04 Madeleine Bunting: Beyond May Day -- 9/11 and the war on terror wreaked major change on the anti-globalization movement, but reports of its death are exaggerated, The Guardian, 26 Apr 04 Sebastian Mallaby: Movement off the streets -- It's tempting to trumpet the decline of anti-globalization movement, yet it would be wrong to write them off, Washington Post (free-registr.req'd), 26 Apr 04 (Link to: World Bank--Extractive industries review) India -- Speed up the sewing machines: As global import quotas expire, India's textile makers are ramping up furiously, by Manjeet Kripalani, BusinessWeek, 26 Apr-3 May 04 Ruchir Sharma: The country of good hope -- A successful South Africa will help lift the pessimism that plagues the continent, Newsweek, 26 Apr -3 May 04 Bracing for the impact: Emerging markets are seeking ways to weather a bond sell-off if US rates rise, by G Smith & assoc, BusinessWeek, 26 Apr-3 May 04 Laura D'Andrea Tyson: Good works -- with a business plan: B-schools are now fostering ventures with a social mission, enterprises with a dual bottom line, BusinessWeek, 26 Apr-3 May 04 Spanish candidate for IMF director seeks African support: At the spring meet, selection of a new leader-while not on official agenda-is considered most urgent, by E Becker, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd), 25 Apr 04 (Link to: IMF African governors' statement) Alberto Alesina: The racism of the welfare state -- Europe is becoming more ethnically mixed as more newcomers from E Europe and developing world arrive, Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 24 Apr 04 Agencies say poverty persists despite global efforts: Major success in China & India is offset by bad news in other countries, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post(free-registr.req'd), 23 Apr 04 (Link to: IMF/WB -- 1st Global monitoring report 2004) Thomas Friedman: Losing our edge?--Anyone who thinks that all Indian & Chinese techies can do is answer call-center phones or solve problems for Dell clients is sadly mistaken, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd) | IHTrib, 22 Apr 04 The price of peace: In the developing world, civil wars remain depress-ingly common. What is the best way to reduce the dreadful costs of such armed conflicts?, The Economist, 22 Apr 04 (Related archive link: May 21st) Europe's development bank looks east to aid poor nations, by E Pfanner, International Herald Tribune, 20 Apr 04 (Link to: IMF/WB/EBRD/AsDB --7 low-income countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States) Spaniard is favorite to head IMF: Rato stands alone as Frenchman bows out, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free-registr.req'd), 20 Apr 04 << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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