News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1983
A Sugar Boost for the Cuban Economy
- Inter Press Service
Cuba hopes to revive its sugar industry as part of the recently announced economic changes and take advantage of good international prices for what was once the Caribbean island’s main export.
DEVELOPMENT: Women Demand Access to Water and Energy
- Inter Press Service
'Women in LDCs bear the brunt of economic and social hardships,' said Wubitu Hailu, managing director of an Ethiopian NGO, Kulich Youth Reproductive Health and Development Organisation. The failure to provide access to basic services like clean water and electricity is a major factor preventing women from realising their full potential.
School Lunches Make For Happy Pupils in Congo
- Inter Press Service
It's noon at Jean-Félix Tchicaya Primary in Pointe Noire, the economic capital of Congo. Students are settling into their chairs, but not to resume their lessons. They are waiting eagerly for the hot meal that's served in the classroom each day, their plates already laid out on their desks.
SOUTH AFRICA: Do More Women Politicians Mean Better Politics?
- Inter Press Service
The Democratic Alliance (DA) election posters, which feature party leader Helen Zille, Cape Town mayoral candidate Patricia de Lille and party spokeswoman Lindiwe Mazibuko, does not necessarily mean that a vote for the party is a vote for women, analysts say.
SOUTHEAST ASIA: ASEAN in Quandary over Burma's Request to Head Bloc
- Inter Press Service
The new Burmese government’s request to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by 2014 has given its neighbours a political headache they have decided to put off dealing with till later this year.
Cuban Gov't Refutes Claims About Dissident's Death
- Inter Press Service
The Cuban government refuted reports by dissident groups that claimed that Juan Wilfredo Soto died as a result of a beating by police. The authorities stated that he died from 'acute pancreatitis.'
Malawi Lays Out Its Agenda at U.N. Development Conference
- Inter Press Service
Escalating fuel prices, climate change and the impact of the global financial crisis are the challenges currently compromising development in Malawi. The Southern African country wants to see a bold plan of action addressing these problems agreed upon at the Fourth U.N. Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) currently taking place in Istanbul, Turkey.
NIGER: Caring for the River, Reaping the Benefits
- Inter Press Service
In anticipation of growing sorghum during the coming rainy season, Hamadou Abdou and his son are busy preparing the soil on the family's farm in Bougoum, a village in the west of Niger.
MEXICO: REDD Rag to Indigenous Forest Dwellers
- Inter Press Service
The implementation of a forestry programme against climate change in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas poses a threat to indigenous people in the state, non-governmental organisations warn.
INDIA: Water Efficient Methods Revolutionise Sugarcane Growing
- Inter Press Service
When their sugarcane crops failed to deliver a good yield three years ago, Kantabai Chavan and her husband Baban decided to try a new strategy.
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