Stories about Economics & Business from September, 2007
Russia: Hotel Baltika in Kaliningrad
Copydude writes about Kaliningrad's Hotel Baltika, “centrally located in the middle of nowhere”: “But for some inscrutable reason, Internet only works on Mondays. To help you feel helpless, this vast and isolated complex doesn’t have a bankomat or a shop either.”
Ukraine: Still Some More on Election
Foreign Notes writes on how Ukraine's big business is preparing for the election and translates a piece on “Life after the election.”
Bahrain: Job Hunting
Tito84, from Bahrain, is looking for a job and has given us a breakdown of the troubles job hunters face in Bahrain where even educated candidates are offered BD200 ($530) monthly salaries.
Ramadan Kareem From Kuwait
Ramadan Kareem from Kuwait as bloggers talk about museums, small businesses, conservation and the emergence of the new Kuwaiti superstar. Abdullatif AlOmar has more in this round up from Kuwaiti blogs this week.
Pakistan: The Military and Business
Mash on the plundering of Pakistan by the military and the ties with commerce in the country.
Hong Kong: Incredibubble!
David Webb has a analytical article on the China stock bubble and its impact and implication for Hong Kong: When the mainland bubble bursts, it will accelerate the onset of the first post-IPO banking crisis.
Morocco: The King of the Poor?
Moroccans love their king - but do they love his daily budget? And what's going on during Ramadan? Jillian York has this week's update on the Moroccan blogosphere.
Egypt: When Mubarak Sneezes
“When Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sneezes, foreign investors get a cold. That’s how depended this country is on this single man,” notes The Big Pharaoh from Egypt, who links to this story.
Bahamas, USA: Health Insurance
“I do not believe that my health is a commodity that the ‘market’ — any market — should determine. That’s what I elect my governments for,” writes Nicolette Bethel, as she examines the issue of health insurance.
Japan: Monju reactor trial to begin Sept. 20th
Blogger tokyodo-2005 writes about the famous sodium leak and fire at the Monju fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture (Japan) in 1995 [Ja] and about the subsequent cover-up of a video taken immediately after the incident. tokyodo-2005 reports that a trial about the case is set to begin on Sept. 20th...
China: Blogs ground down as National Congress gears up
The best approach the government was able to come up with to address any issues anyone might want to talk about as the Seventeenth National Congress draws closer was to pull the plug on entire IDCs. Tens of thousands of blogs gone already and still a month to go.
Japan: NOVA unable to pay its employees
James at Japan Probe reports the news that NOVA, Japan's largest chain of English schools suffering from a deepening financial crisis, has postponed paying its English teachers this month.
Myanmar: Map of Protests
Fifty Viss posts a link to a site that has a map providing details of the protests against the fuel price hike across Myanmar.
Trinidad & Tobago: Open Letter
Taran Rampersad receives a letter from Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Planning and Development – and writes one back.
Jamaica: Corporate Culture
According to Chronicles from a Caribbean Cubicle, corporate culture is difficult to change – unless you want to make it worse!
Poland: Idiot's Guide to Polish Elections
The beatroot explains the Polish election to the masses: “Being an idiot is not a disadvantage when trying to understand the Polish political scene. In fact, it may be an advantage.”
Sierra Leone: A lesson in starting a business in Sierra Leone
Creativity is what you need to start a business in Sierra Leone: “…many Diasporans are starting small businesses that are creative, money making, and meeting a need. Yesterday my mom took me to Bathurst Street to a Beauty Supply Store much like Sally's or anything Chinese owned hair products store...
Russia: “All Day Soviet Breakfast”
According to Copydude, “the number of operating hypermarkets in [Russia] does not exceed 150 for a population of 144 million.”
Haiti: Flour Prices Go Up
“The phrase ‘give us this day our daily bread’ suddenly takes on a whole new meaning,” writes Theo at Pwoje Espwa as he talks about the sudden increase in the price of flour in Haiti.
Barbados: Net Neutrality
Notes From The Margin is concerned about the issue of Net Neutrality and how it affects the Caribbean: “For those of us on the outside of the US we could find ourselves as permanent second class citizens of the web.”
Bahamas: Climate Change
Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit blogs about “the economics of pollution”.
