Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 572
Parallel Economy Keeps Indians Poor
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Oct 04 (IPS) - As India grapples with rising prices and a rapidly sinking rupee, attention has turned to the country's massive parallel economy that siphons wealth away from development programmes and into the pockets of a corrupt ruling elite.
Foreign Policy Elite Frets over Washington Shutdown
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 03 (IPS) - Three days into the partial shutdown of the federal government, foreign policy mavens are voicing growing concern about the closure's impact on U.S. credibility overseas.
Cybercrime Treaty Could Be Used to Go After Cyberespionage
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 03 (IPS) - Governments of countries that engage in large-scale electronic espionage, like the United States, and companies that develop spying software could theoretically face legal action for violating the Convention on Cybercrime.
The Dark Side of International Migration
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 02 (IPS) - The number of international migrants continues its inexorable climb even as reports of slave-like conditions continue to proliferate.
Less Hunger, But Not Good Enough
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 02 (IPS) - Every year, we take a snapshot of world progress in the fight against chronic hunger. This year, the picture is looking better, but it's still not good enough.
100-Dollar Dream Teases Bangladesh Workers
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Oct 02 (IPS) - On the industrial outskirts of Dhaka, which is dotted with big and small clothes factories, thousands of workers took to the streets demanding a minimum wage rise.
U.S. Government Shutdown Could Hit Foreign Aid
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 01 (IPS) - A deadlocked U.S. Congress proved unable to settle budgetary differences late Monday evening, leading to a federal government shutdown that could soon be felt by foreign aid programmes and their recipients.
U.S.-Africa Trade Mostly Benefits Oil, Textiles
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 01 (IPS) - With a key U.S.-Africa trade agreement up for renewal in 2015, advocates on all sides of the issue say current policies are rife with shortcomings that leave many African businesses out in the cold.
Q&A: "This Is Not Huntington’s World"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 01 (IPS) - While a fine wine might get better with age, the same is not true for flawed political theories.
WTO: Stingy with the Poor, Generous with the Rich
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Oct 01 (IPS) - A fight taking place in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations towards the Bali Ministerial Conference shows how the rules on agriculture allow developed countries to continue to shell out huge subsidies while penalising farmers in developing countries.
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