Observer status at the Arctic Council advances China’s trade and energy ambitions in the increasingly less icy waters at the roof of the world.
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
The future of Africa’s natural resources
Sustainable natural-resource management must accompany Africa’s rapid economic growth if the continent is to prosper, argues former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
North American shale’s revolutionary global shadow
“A surge in North American oil production will be as transformative to the market over the next five years as was the rise of Chinese demand over the last 15,” the IEA says.
Lester R. Brown: the ecology of population growth
If world population growth does not slow dramatically, the number of people trapped in hydrological poverty and hunger will almost certainly grow, threatening food security, economic progress, and political stability.
Amplats’ unconvincing revision
There was always going to be a political dimension to this reorganization.
Policy patience seen wearing thin as yen drops
Photo Credit: Reuters/Toru Hanai
The yen’s fall past 100 per dollar highlights growing concerns about ultra-loose monetary policy around the globe and raises the prospect that policymakers elsewhere may take action to protect their economies from a tide of hot money.
Egypt’s economy after the latest cabinet reshuffle
Those in government believe this shows a desire to bring some fresh air into the negotiations with the IMF, though many outsiders don’t expect any significant changes.
E.U. has to believe in Slovenia — or bail it out
Slovenia has long been seen as the next E.U. bailout after Cyprus. If new prime minister Alenka Bratusek’s new economic reform measures aren’t credible to the E.U. and bond investors, it will be.
Is Europe losing faith in the E.U.?
Happy Europe Day — a day to reflect on the growing perils to the E.U.
Youth unemployment: a global generation at risk
Today’s youth are already part of a lost generation —no matter how much politicians and others want to avoid the term. The increase of 3.5 million jobless youths since 2007, to almost 75 million today, is the proof.
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