News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 872
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/ETHIOPIA: First Carbon Finance Spreads Green Over Highland
- Inter Press Service
It has been decades since the people of the Humbo Woreda have been self-sufficient in food. A Clean Development Mechanism project - Ethiopia's first - is restoring the environment and sustaining livelihoods along with it.
BRAZIL: Family Farming Matters in South-South Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
Cooperation between countries of the developing South took another step forward with the recent signing of international agreements in Brazil aimed at stimulating public policies to support small farmers.
Caribbean Gets Wired with Help from EU, World Bank
- Inter Press Service
When Caribbean leaders gather for their annual summit in July 2011, they expect to finally have a draft information and communication technology (ICT) for development strategy that technocrats have been putting together over the past three years.
ECONOMY-ZIMBABWE: Consumers May be Happy But Workers Aren’t
- Inter Press Service
South African retail giant Pick-‘n-Pay increased its stake from 25 to 49 percent in TM Supermarkets — Zimbabwe’s largest grocer — in October in a deal worth about 13 million dollars. But, while the champagne corks pop in the boardroom, employees are not upbeat.
Despite Setbacks, Africa Seen as Key Player in Future
- Inter Press Service
As the international community commemorated Africa Industrialisation Day last week, United Nations officials expressed mixed emotions about a beleaguered continent plagued by a rash of political, economic and military crises.
TAIWAN: Debate Far from Over On Decriminalisation of Sex Trade
- Inter Press Service
The Taiwanese government’s plans to partially decriminalise the sex trade has revived deep divisions within society, including between advocacy groups who stress the need for equal treatment and ‘autonomy’ for sex workers and those worried about the impact of such a move on human trafficking and child prostitution.
Brazil's Capitalist Invasion Builds Socialism 'à la Venezuela'
- Inter Press Service
Bridges, railroads, petrochemicals, steel mills, electricity, aqueducts, agriculture, meat-processing plants, ship building and even cable cars: Brazil's powerful entrepreneurial arm is reaching towards the Caribbean, via Venezuela, where the Hugo Chávez government is working to build what it calls '21st century socialism.'
Lisbon Armed to the Teeth for NATO Summit
- Inter Press Service
Helicopter gunships patrolling the skies, missile launcher ships in the Tagus estuary, police with heavy machineguns and armoured cars deployed on the main streets of the Portuguese capital have created a warlike ambience in the city hosting the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit.
'Perfect Storm' Spurred 2007-08 Food Crisis, Study Says
- Inter Press Service
Rising food prices have not yet reached crisis levels but they are expected to remain very volatile for about the next decade, researchers said Thursday.
Overspeeding China Must Slow Down
- Inter Press Service
Rosy figures tempt China to postpone much-needed reform, says a renowned Chinese economist. 'Much growth is non-productive, with enormous speculation widening the gap between rich and poor.'
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