News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 842
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Assessing the True Value of Water
- Inter Press Service
As water resources in Southern Africa come under pressure from growing population, climate change and increasing industrial and agricultural use, economic accounting for water is among the tools that could aid better management.
PHILIPPINES: Migrant Workers Put Jobs Before Safety in Libya
- Inter Press Service
Amidst political turmoil in Libya, thousands of migrant workers from the Philippines face a dilemma - either they risk their lives working in the conflict- ridden country, or they return home and face job insecurity.
ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Unemployment and Shortage of Skilled Workers Coexist
- Inter Press Service
Despite the fast growth of the Argentine economy, unemployment remains a tough nut to crack. While many areas face a dearth of skilled workers, a large number of unskilled workers find it impossible to land a job.
Sky-High Oil Prices Here to Stay
- Inter Press Service
As the Arab world continues to pitch and heave with flashes of popular uprisings here and sparks of brutal crackdowns there, analysts are painting a grim picture of the regional unrest's economic consequences, predicting the persistence of high oil prices in the coming years.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/ 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 500 million dollars since the beginning of unrest here in February.
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.
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?
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.
U.S.: Budget Cuts Threaten Handful of Beds for Homeless Youth
- Inter Press Service
When Malika, 21, fled her parents' house in the U.S. state of Virginia three years ago to escape a forced marriage in Iran, she did not expect to end up homeless and living in shelters.
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