News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1998
INDIA: Some Brain Drains Back
- Inter Press Service
They were the face of India’s 'brain drain' - the best and the brightest government-educated scholars who eventually left for foreign shores. Now, they have opted to give back as a gesture of thanks for the top-notch education they received.
G24 Says Rich Nations' Policies Hurting Developing World
- Inter Press Service
Finance ministers of the G24 group of developing and emerging countries met on the sidelines the World Bank and International Monetary Fund spring meetings here on Thursday, warning against continued risks to their economies, despite largely 'strong' growth as the world climbs out of the global financial crisis.
Cuba's Communist Party to Adopt Reforms
- Inter Press Service
Cuba's governing Communist Party (PCC) will meet over the weekend to decide on the direction and scope of far-reaching reforms aimed at modernising the country's socialist economy over the next few years.
U.S.: 2011 Foreign Aid Cuts Not as Great as Feared
- Inter Press Service
While the State Department's overall 2011 international affairs budget was cut sharply from President Barack Obama's initial request, humanitarian and development groups are expressing some relief at the final result given the current political climate.
A Table for Nine Billion
- Inter Press Service
As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund convene for their annual Spring Meetings here, soaring food prices are high on the agenda, prompting some analysts to fast-forward to 2050 and the question of how to nourish the mid-century's estimated world population of 8.9 billion people — the majority of whom will live in developing countries.
PHILIPPINES: Religious Groups Weigh In on Reproductive Health Debate
- Inter Press Service
In a country where an estimated 4,500 women die every year due to complications during childbirth, the enactment of a reproductive health (RH) policy is said to be a measure that could save lives.
DEVELOPMENT: IBSA’s South-South Funding With No Strings Attached
- Inter Press Service
Development donors typically impose strict conditions on recipient countries. Now a different South-South approach to funding is taking shape through the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Fund for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation.
ENVIRONMENT: Military Debris Threaten Oceans
- Inter Press Service
Military debris dumped into the world’s oceans are hazardous to coral ecosystems, reefs, fish and marine wildlife, say experts, who also warn - in light of the recent tragedy in Japan - that earthquakes and tsunamis could disturb this debris and even wash it ashore.
Young Cubans Unsure Where to Turn for Decent Jobs
- Inter Press Service
In the throes of Cuba's economic 'reorganisation,' young people are walking a tightrope towards an uncertain employment future. They are finding it increasingly difficult to find jobs that meet both their professional aspirations and their salary expectations.
Vast Majority of Stillbirths Found in Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
According to a special series in the medical journal The Lancet presented in New York Wednesday at the U.N. children's agency UNICEF, over 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide annually, affecting mostly African and Asian women who lack proper access to health care and facilities.
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