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IMF warns of Great Recession, Africa at risk

Article on the recession's effect on Sub-Saharan Africa. By Lesley Wroughton and George Obulutsa (Sowetan, 03/10/2009) Read More...

Harness Africa’s natural resources to fight poverty

Article on the achievements of most African countries prior to the recession and measures that most are taking to lessen it's effects. By Obiageli Ezekwesili (Daily Monitor,04/14/2009) Read More...

Crisis of Value

Paper that examines the current global financial crisis and bailout. By Darlington Chisenga. (05/05/2009) Read More...

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Capitalism Divides

For the market to grow, capitalists cannot just maximise their profits, they need to enable workers to buy, writes Nayan Chanda. (Businessworld, 04/25/2009) Read More...

Are Ghana’s Capital Outflows Linked to ...?

Article on the reasons behind Ghana's recent capital outflows. By Colleen.Dyble (Atlas economic research Foundation, 05/30/2009) Read More...

To Recover, We Must Abide By Classical Principles

Author argues that classical economics- not its modern counterpart- offers the best route out of the current financial crisis. By David Ranson (Real Clear Markets, 04/28/2009) Read More...

Can America Fail?

A sympathetic critic issues a wake-up call for an America mired in groupthink and blind to its own shortcomings. By Kishore Mahbubani. (The Wilson Quarterly, Spring 2009) Read More...

OPEC and Latin America: Challenges in Venezuela and Ecuador as Trinidad Summit Looms

Examination of Venezuela and Ecuador's relationship with OPEC, and their challenges in managing oil production and revenue. By Adam Kott. (IA-Forum, 04/15/2009 Read More...

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Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?

Without massive and rapid intervention to address environmental degradation, food shortages and subsequent government collapses could threaten the world order, says Lester R. Brown. (Scientific Americ... Read More...

Developing Countries and the Global Crisis

Unless something is done, the crisis will throw as many as 200 million additional people into poverty, writes Joseph E. Stiglitz (Project Syndicate, 04/14/2009) Read More...

Islamic Finance: Growing Interest for an Interest-less System

In the light of the global financial crisis, Shawn Woodley analyses the role and prospects of the Islamic system of finance. (Diplomatic Courier, 4/6/2009) Read More...

Think Again- Japan's Lost Decade

Author debunks several myths about Japan's economic struggles in the 1990's and the lessons of this era for current American policy-makers. By Christian Caryl (Foreign Policy, April 2009) Read More...

The West's Fatal Overdose

The G-20 has agreed on plans to fight the global downturn. But its approach will only lay the foundation for the next, bigger crisis. By Gabor Steingart (Spiegel Online, 04/03/2009) Read More...

Why Adam Smith Still Matters

Karen Horn argues that the thought of Adam Smith has been misrepresented in coverage of the financial crisis. (Standpoint Magazine, April 2009) Read More...

Stimulus Package for Sub-Saharan Africa

Article describing the impact of a 50 billion dollar stimulus package on Su Saharan Africa By Mikiko Imai(One.com, 03/26/2009) Read More...

The Implications of the Financial Crisis for Africa

Article on the implications of the financial crisis for developing countries.By All Party Parliamentary Group for Debt, Aid and Trade(The House of Commons, 02/2009) Read More...

Practical Steps the G-20 Summit Must Take

The G20's response to the global economic crisis should be guided by four principles. By Nicolas Sarkozy. (Washington Post, 04/01/2009) Read More...

Turkey and Russia on the Rise

Although Turkey and Russia face many of the same challenges, their national interests are sources of competition rather than common ground. By Reva Bhalla, Lauren Goodrich and Peter Zeihan. (Stratfor ... Read More...

What the World Needs from the London Summit

A look ahead at the G20 Summit and an analysis of what it is hoped will be gained from it. By Andrew Pickering. (IA-Forum, 03/30/2009) Read More...

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The Transition to Sustainability

The G-20 meeting in London on April 2 offers hope for a true global effort to repair the failing world economy. This is the time and place to launch the global drive toward sustainability, writes Jeff... Read More...

Is China Having It Both Ways?

In calling for the creation of a new global reserve currency, China is seeking to preserve the benefits and avoid the costs of its mercantilist economic policy. By Arvind Subramanian (Wall Street Jou... Read More...

Is China the New America?

The Great Depression made the United States the world's unquestioned financial leader. The current crisis can do the same for China. By Harold James. (Foreign Policy, March 2009) Read More...

The Geithner Plan Won't Work

Argues that the Treasury's plan to cleanse the financial system of toxic assets will benefit the most irresponsible banks at the expense of the taxpayer while failing to achieve its stated objective. ... Read More...

Kenya's economy seen growing 4.1p.c. in 2009

Kenya's economy is expected to grow by just over 4 percent in 2009 as it continues its recovery from post-election violence early last year that stalled activity, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on ... Read More...

Kenya's economy seen growing 4.1p.c. in 2009

Now Is No Time to Give Up on Markets

Nobel economist Gary Becker discusses the causes of the global financial meltdown and argues for a renewed commitment to market-based solutions. By Mary Anastasia O'Grady (Wall Street Journal, 03/21/... Read More...

Building the Markets We Need

Today's globalized markets need rules that take into account the public good in every country and region of the world, writes former Austrian PM Alfred Gusenbauer. (Project Syndicate, 03/18/2009) Read More...

What the global cash crisis means for Africa

Effects of the global financial crisis and the IMF's efforts at salvaging it within Africa. By Antoinette M. Sayeh (Sunday Monitor 03/01/2009) Read More...

ADB to Host Forum on Impact of Financial Crisis on Asia

Global recession hit Asian countries as well. Asian Development Bank will host Forum to discuss the methods to recover from this situsion. Many countries' high officials come and discuss. (ADB, 03/07/... Read More...

Microfinance and the real economy: impacts and outcomes of the global economic crisis

The current economic and social crisis provides an opportunity to re-think values and business models in finance. ILO Online spoke with Bernd Balkenhol, chief of the ILO’s Social Finance Programme. (I... Read More...

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