News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 642
For Iran and Pakistan, Energy Trumps Enmity
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 05 (IPS) - Iran appears to be putting its immediate economic and strategic needs ahead of religious solidarity as it seeks to promote ties with neighbouring Pakistan.
Indigenous Community Takes Forest Law into Their Own Hands
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 05 (IPS) - An indigenous community in Brazil has decided to single-handedly take action against illegal loggers who are moving into their territory in search of highly valued timber.
Kabul Bank: A Bank that Defaulted on Trust
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Mar 05 (IPS) - Afghanistan's Kabul Bank is back in the news, with the sentencing of two of its top executives to five years in prison for fraud. But being in the limelight - for good or bad - has been part of the bank's saga since its inception in 2004.
U.S. “Stalling” Could Force Acceptance of Onerous TPP
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 05 (IPS) - Civil society opposition here has strengthened against a U.S.-proposed free trade zone that would include some dozen countries around the Pacific Rim.
Immigrant Groups Say Spanish Hospitality in Danger
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Mar 04 (IPS) - "We used to be seen as really useful, and now we're a pain in the neck," said Roberto Suárez, an Ecuadorian who was complaining about proposed fines or prison sentences that could target Spanish citizens who help undocumented immigrants.
The World Needs More Trade to Contain the Slowdown
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 04 (IPS) - The global economy is facing strong headwinds that have set back world trade and output growth. Despite the measures implemented in many countries to contain the slowdown, production and employment trends continue to be negative. In the light of these developments, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently revised its forecast for world trade growth in 2012 to 2.5 percent, down from the previous 3.7 percent forecast. We foresee a volume of trade growth of 4.5 percent in 2013, below the long-term annual average of five to six percent that we have enjoyed for the last 20 years.
Cuba Diversifies - But Energy Focus Still on Oil
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Mar 04 (IPS) - Cuba continues to focus heavily on oil for its energy needs, through agreements with partners like Venezuela, with the hope of discovering commercially exploitable wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
Two Million People Hold their Breath Over Lake Malawi Mediation
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, Mar 03 (IPS) - Over two million families who solely depend on Lake Malawi for their livelihoods are anxiously putting their hopes into an upcoming mediation between Malawi and Tanzania intended to put an end to a longstanding ownership dispute.
Japanese Learn to Mind Their Business for Others
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Mar 02 (IPS) - After two decades of economic stagnation and serial natural disasters, a growing number of young Japanese believe social entrepreneurship is the best way to rebuild their society.
Protests in Portugal Get Creative
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Mar 01 (IPS) - Indignation in Portugal over rampant joblessness and cuts in wages, pensions and unemployment benefits, together with a growing tax burden, has given rise to innovative forms of protest capable of drawing large crowds.
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