· November, 2006

Stories about Economics & Business from November, 2006

China: What pols blog, where subways end

Hexun blogger Guan Jiantao on a city in eastern China's Jiangsu province, where twelve senior government leaders were told to take up blogging, in their own names, following the flood...

26 November 2006

Vietnam: Vietnamese Youth

Antidote to Burnout gets treated for his birthday by his young students in Vietnam and reflects on the future of Vietnam.

26 November 2006

Africa: what China wants from Africa

Dr. George Ayittey‘s analysis of China's interest in Africa, “China’s increasing involvement in Africa should be viewed against this backdrop. Despite the euphonious verbiage about “cooperation”, “equal terms,” and “altruism,”...

25 November 2006

This week in the Kenyan blogosphere

Jamaapoa writes about the allegation that the boom in the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is a result of drug money as claimed by a local politician – Mr. Raila Odinga....

24 November 2006

Kyrgyzstan: Rough Winter

Due to economic problems and unreliability and high prices for energy and heating, Kyrgyz Report says that Kyrgyzstan is in for a rough winter.

24 November 2006

Africa: making Africa stinking rich

Do you want to help Africa? Cherryflava writes, “Forget poverty, AIDS, TB, malaria and corruption and lets focus on making Africa stinking rich. Keep you charity money, we don't need...

24 November 2006

Balkan Blog Roundup: Focus on the Positive

The Balkans need reconciliation, confidence and positivism to change and become the winning region of Europe with happier citizens. You can see that in the inspirational words from the Serbian,...

23 November 2006

China: dog eats dog tourism

Joel Martinsen in DANWEI blogs about the notorious tourism industry featured in a magazine, Oriental Outlook: the conclusion the articles seem to make is that change in the industry really...

23 November 2006

Jamaica: Respect the currency

Jamaican Mummy Mel appeals to her compatriots to show their patriotism by respecting the local currency: “All too often I see people screwing up their faces and bitchin about the...

23 November 2006

China: India

Been a busy week for Chinese President Hu Jintao, first in Vietnam and now in India, and just what for? asks Hexun blogumnist Liu Dingcai: 胡哥访印度可以学什么 What can big brother...

22 November 2006

Kyrgyzstan: HIPC

Kyrgyz Report discusses whether or not joining the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative will help the country.

22 November 2006

Bahrain has banned demonstrations, gatherings and rallies in ‘sensitive’ locations, but Chanad Bahraini thinks that the list is too long. He says the ban may be because workers are holding...

22 November 2006

China: banking regulation

Survived SARS comments upon the newly released banking regulations in China: at first glance, they appear to provide more leeway for foreign banks to compete than was originally expected…

21 November 2006