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Economics & Business · November, 2011
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Stories about Economics & Business from November, 2011

30 November 2011

Peru: Conga Mining Project Suspended in Wake of Public Pressure

Written by Isabel Guerra · Latin America

Protesting residents have managed to temporarily suspend operations of the Conga gold mining project, but protests continue all the same in support of the project's definitive cancellation. At the heart...

Cuba: Under “Survey-lance”

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

29 November 2011

28 November 2011

Cuba: Entrepreneurship & Home Ownership

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bangladesh: Corporate Social Responsibility – A Half Truth

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

27 November 2011

Zambia: Cash Dug Out From Ex-Minister's Farm Shocks Nation

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambia’s investigative units recently dug out nearly US$ 466,000, buried in the ground at a farm belonging to former minister, Austin Liato. Zambians on various social networking sites have reacted...

26 November 2011

North Korea's Cellular Network Surpasses 800,000 3G Subscriptions

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

25 November 2011

Russia: Siberian Light's This Week in Russia Blogs #1

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Trinidad & Tobago: Anya's Section Launch

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Kenya: Mapping Mobile Money

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

24 November 2011

Barbados: CL Financial Back in 2007

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Zambia: Should “Tujilijili” be Banned?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

23 November 2011

Ghana: Startup Weekend Accra

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

South Korea: Video of Protests against Free Trade Deal with US

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

Brazil: Maximum Fine After Silence on Chevron's Oil Spill

Written by Sara Moreira · Latin America

On 7 November, an oil platform operated by Chevron-Texaco and located 350km off coast from Rio de Janeiro, began spilling crude oil. Two weeks after, the spill is believed to...