News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 2010
A Creative Boost for South-South Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
In a rare and timely collaboration, the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) teamed up with the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to produce a report on the urgent need for developing nations to pour effort and resources into their so-called creative economies.
Combating Poverty With 'Poor Economics'
- Inter Press Service
French economist Esther Duflo thinks poverty can be alleviated or even eradicated with the right policies. All it takes is for politicians to 'translate research into action,' implementing programmes that have been shown to work.
Israel Warns Against Recognition Of Independent Palestine
- Inter Press Service
The Israeli government has warned the U.N. Security Council and the EU that it will resort to unilateral countermeasures if the international community recognises Palestine as an independent state at the General Assembly session next September.
Swaziland’s Middle-Income Status Reflects Only King’s Lifestyle
- Inter Press Service
While Swaziland struggles to alleviate its fiscal crisis with foreign aid because of its World Bank classification as a lower middle-income country, the government has increased the budget for King Mswati III, Africa’s last remaining absolute monarch and one of the richest royals in the world.
JAPAN: Disaster Focuses Economic Vulnerability
- Inter Press Service
As authorities struggle to control dangerous radioactive material spilling from the quake ravaged Fukushima nuclear power reactors, a more difficult question has begun to unsettle Japan - is the country’s post-war prosperity as invincible as was believed till now?
CUBA: Forum Calls for Decentralisation, to Boost Participation
- Inter Press Service
The annual Critical Observatory Social Forum discussed the need for new spaces of dialogue, debate and participation in Cuba, including the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and decentralisation to empower local communities.
BAHRAIN: Slashing Levies to Help Businesses Cope With Unrest
- Inter Press Service
Bahrain is considering slashing or putting on hold levies on businesses to help them cope with the deteriorating economy, with losses topping an estimated at 500 million dollars since the beginning of unrest here in February.
ZIMBABWE: Fears for Next Generation of Women Leaders
- Inter Press Service
Zimbabwe's veteran women politicians fear there are no younger women coming up through the ranks to replace them. Measures to improve women's representation have achieved little and young women are absent from the traditional entry points into politics.
Zimbabwe's Braying Cavalry in Campaign for Literacy
- Inter Press Service
Across Zimbabwe, economic and political crisis has forced students to do without books, classroom furniture, teachers - the basics of a conducive learning environment. These learners cannot go to libraries, so the libraries have gone to them.
MALAWI: Putting Knowledge Into Practice in Childbirth
- Inter Press Service
Post-partum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. A decade of applying research to midwifery practice in one Malawi district demonstrates that PPH is quite easy to prevent.
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