News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 886
Zoellick Embraces 'Multi-Polar World Economy'
- Inter Press Service
Speaking ahead of next week's World Bank and IMF annual meetings here, World Bank President Robert Zoellick critiqued both development economics generally and the lack of transparency of his own institution.
Uganda Failing to Control TB
- Inter Press Service
John Mahanga sits on his hospital bed, coughing persistently. The 42-year-old has been suffering from tuberculosis (TB) for the past three years. He has been in treatment for it, but repeatedly stopped taking medication when he felt better. Doctors have now diagnosed him with multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB.
ECONOMY: Growing Obesity in Africa Bad for Worker Productivity
- Inter Press Service
Obesity is no longer a problem confined to wealthy nations. In their developing counterparts in Africa, an increasing number of people can be categorised as obese. According to researchers this trend could be detrimental to countries’ already fragile economies.
ENVIRONMENT-BURMA: Flood Of Support Rises to Save Inle Lake
- Inter Press Service
Monsoon rains might have brought welcome relief to the inhabitants of Inle Lake, but concerned Burmese groups — both government and non-governmental organisations alike — are rallying to preserve Burma’s second largest lake from drying up again, as it did from earlier this year due to prolonged drought.
Economists, Activists Call for Major IMF Overhaul
- Inter Press Service
Thirteen leading international economists and development specialists called here Tuesday for a major reform of the governing body of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the way it does business.
CARIBBEAN: Sharing the Pain of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
With a recent study warning that the Caribbean could lose six percent of its Gross Domestic Product annually to the ravages of climate change, some experts say that a combination of adaptation funding and risk pooling is the region's best hope for the future.
INDIA: Poor Women Stitch Together New Futures
- Inter Press Service
She is now part of a group of artisan entrepreneurs, deals with people confidently, and earns enough for herself and her three children. But 20 years ago, Amir Unisha Begum was an unschooled, shy homemaker who rarely ventured out of her Indian slum neighbourhood.
Q&A: 'The Beer Industry Is a Leader in Self-Regulation'
- Inter Press Service
Some two billion people around the world drink alcohol, a practice that has been around since time immemorial. Responsible drinking is only part of the picture; the WHO reports that the harmful use of alcohol affects tens of millions of people and kills two and a half million people every year, from causes ranging from illnesses to traffic accidents.
China Summons Past to Advance Into Africa
- Inter Press Service
Irked by accusations that it is the new coloniser of Africa, China is looking to use soft power and historical evidence of its ancient links to the continent to justify its economic embrace of Africa.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Staying Afloat With Submarine Rice
- Inter Press Service
South Asian rice farmers are switching to flood-tolerant strains of rice as insurance against inundations.
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