Stories about Economics & Business from December, 2010
Lebanon: Billboards After the Storm
Beirut Drive-by Shooting, a blog specialized in photographing billboards around Lebanon, has images of the devastating effect that the storm which hit Lebanon last week had on some billboards.
India: What the Telecom Scam Revealed
Rajesh Jain of Emergic, in a series of posts, opines that the recent telecom scam in India exposed how deeply corruption has penetrated the Indian society – impacting economic growth...
Bangladesh: Marginalizing the Benarasi Weavers
Tithe Farhana, in a guest post in Pickled Politics, highlights the problems of the Benarasi weaving industry in Bangladesh and points out that the Benarasi Weavers continue to be seen...
Sri Lanka: Diaspora Dilemmas
V V Ganeshananthan at Sepia Mutiny analyses the present and future role of the various Sri Lankan diasporas in influencing the Nation's future. Should their role be limited to economic...
Laos: Rural electrification program
Alfredo Bano Leal blogs about the rural electrification program in Laos
East Timor: Unsafe oil power project
La'o Hamutuk reports that the construction of an oil power plant in East Timor is encountering many problems. It observed that the project is characterized by “bad planning, dubious procurement...
China: Tax cut
George Chen discusses the tax cut agenda put forward at the Central Economic Work Conference in China.
Trinidad & Tobago: Street Vendor Controversy
KnowTnT.com attempts to debunk some of the perceived inaccuracies “about the Charlotte Street riot involving street vendors.”
Cuba: Economic Segregation
Laritza's Laws says that “at no point” do the draft guidelines for economic and social policy “give respect to the rights of Cubans”.
St. Lucia: Technology & Publishing
Caribbean Book Blog says that “two major technology ventures are underway in the Caribbean and Africa and they have the potential to radically transform the book trade and knowledge transfer...
Ghana: Ghana's first oil production on Twitter
Ghana has started its first oil production. Will oil benefit the people of Ghana? Follow the conversation about this topic on Twitter using the hashtag #GhanaOil.
Ghana: Ghana's First Oil: A Blessing or Curse?
Is oil a blessing or curse for Ghana?: “Do you see the first Oil as a blessing or a curse to Ghana? Do you think, Ghana is fortunate in terms...
Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados: Duprey & CL Financial
B.C. Pires learns from a Trinidad news report that the CEO at the helm of the CL Financial collapse is willing to come back to the country to “set things...
Bahrain: Much Ado About An Ad That Says Nothing!
The short film, INFINITY, that had almost half a million viewers in two weeks and was supposed to be an advertisement for a telecommunication company in Bahrain says nothing about them! Beyond the wonderful illusion of play and adventure, lies turbulence where services and products are undermined, and a lack of credibility prevails, say netizens.
Ghana: Let oil flow, let it flow, let it flow
Oil production started today in Ghana: “Today oil in large commercial quantities starts to flow for the first time in Ghana. There's a big ceremony full of pomp and pageantry...
Israel: The Land of Fire and Ice
Severe winter storms hit most of Israel this week with strong winds, rain and snowstorms causing country-wide havoc. In the North, the Hermon Mountain was blanketed with more snow than the country has seen in 20 years. This happened days after the Carmel region was devastated by forest fires which left 43 dead and caused damage estimated at between 100-120 million Shekels.
Brazil: WikiLeaks and the Pre-Salt Oil Exploration
A WikiLeaks cable revealed that the former Brazilian presidential opposition candidate, José Serra, held talks with the Director of Business Development and Government Relations of Chevron, Patrícia Pradal, to benefit...
Caucasus: Corruption
Social Science in the Caucasus comments on Transparency International's latest Global Corruption Barometer. While noting that corruption has increased in the world, it nonetheless notes that levels in Georgia are...
Armenia: Smoking the Pipe of Peace
Ararat Magazine features a post by Global Voices’ Caucasus editor on Calumet, an ethnic lounge bar in Yerevan, the Armenian capital. Offering a laid back environment for local civic activists,...
South Korea: A Controversy Over Free Internet Calls
In South Korea, as new applications offering the free internet phone calls via smart phones became available, the nation's two largest communication companies have decided to limit the use of...
South Africa: Media pluralism is bigger priority than press ownership
Guy Berger maintains that Pluralism is a bigger priority than press ownership: “There's renewed focus on newspaper ownership by the ANC, even as the ruling party is becoming less hardline...
