News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 846
Swazi Government Challenged
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of protesters brought the Swazi capital of Mbabane to a standstill Friday as they took to the streets to oppose imminent salary cuts to civil service wages - and demand changes to the country's government.
LATIN AMERICA: Brick-Making Industry Confronts Its Climate Impacts
- Inter Press Service
Wearing rolled up trousers and a spattered shirt, Carlos Frías mixes mud, water and manure to prepare a row of red bricks.
POLITICS-ZAMBIA: Days of Male Domination Numbered
- Inter Press Service
Elizabeth Phiri was so incensed when she was overlooked as a parliamentary candidate for the Patriotic Front in a 2008 by-election on the basis of her gender that she quit the party. Four years on, she has rejoined the party but remains pessimistic - but other women politicians see reasons to hope the 2011 elections will be different.
AFRICA: Anxious Eyes on Green Climate Fund
- Inter Press Service
The African Development Bank says it is concerned about administrative delays holding up progress on the Green Climate Fund - one of the most significant achievements from the Cancun climate talks.
Investment in African Economies Shifting Away from Raw Materials
- Inter Press Service
Local and foreign investment on the African continent is slowly moving away from agriculture and raw materials to manufacturing, services, communication and tourism, despite poor infrastructure and low skills levels.
Cambodia Struggles to Stem Domestic Worker Abuse
- Inter Press Service
Cambodia’s fledgling domestic worker export industry continues to come under scrutiny amid allegations that women have been forcibly detained in privately run training centres.
Malawi Donor Funding Threatened by Rights, Governance Issues
- Inter Press Service
Malawi is bracing itself for difficult economic times following a decision by the country’s main donors to withhold financial aid amounting to $400 million. Donors say they are responding to a range of governance and human rights issues in the country.
U.S. Congress Weighs Aid Package to Post-Mubarak Egypt
- Inter Press Service
As Egypt braces for Saturday's vote on constitutional amendments in its first referendum since the revolution, lawmakers here are seeking to address the North African country's economic situation in addition to immediate political developments, by introducing legislation that seeks to stimulate foreign direct investment (FDI).
BRAZIL-US: Obama Promises 'Equal Partnership'
- Inter Press Service
The United States says its relations with Latin America must be 'an equal partnership' - a new vision or, at least, a new discourse that will have a chance to take more concrete shape during U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Brazil this weekend.
Maldives Seeks 'Smooth Transition' for World's Poorest Nations
- Inter Press Service
When the environmentally-threatened Indian Ocean island of Maldives 'graduated' from the ranks of least developed countries (LDCs) to a middle-income country last January, the graduation was characterised as a milestone in the country's socioeconomic development.
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