Stories about Economics & Business from September, 2007
Ukraine: Cost of Living
Foreign Notes reports on an opinion poll whose results show that many Ukrainians worry about the cost of living.
Sri Lanka: Service and Excellence
Cerno on the excellent service in Sri Lanka in the unexpected and “unglamorous” places.
Africa: The challenge of non-profit incubation
Ethan writes about the Kamusi Project: “Evidently, Kamusi has had a conflict with Yale, which hosted the project. According to the Kamusi website, the project “has been ordered to remove all links to the sites that the project has relied on to raise revenue for project maintenance and improvement.”
China: Survey On Foreign Magazine
Fons Tuinstra from China Herald discussed a survey by Interfax China on attitude towards foreign invested magazines in China in which 83% of respondents believed that foreign invested magazines are better. However, how many local Chinese can lay their hands on a foreign magazine? The blogger provided very good background...
UAE: Economic Freedom
“Gulf News draws our attention to the latest rankings of 141 countries based upon economic freedom. The UAE ranks 15th worldwide. Saudi Arabia is among the countries not included in 141 examined in Economic Freedom of the World: Annual Report 2007 by the Fraser Institute, a Canadian economic thinktank,” writes...
Bahrain: An Encounter with an Iraqi Girl in Syria
Bahraini blogger One in a Million (Ar) was in Syria recently, where she met an Iraqi girl, which gave her a lot of food for thought on the conditions of Iraqi refugees and the heartbreak the war on Iraq has brought them. Amira Al Hussaini translates her post from Arabic.
Japan: The “Happy Family” Bill
At from the inside, looking in, blogger fukamimi writes about a new bill calling for an increase in the number of white collar workers not eligible for overtime pay. In an attempt to overcome its unpopular image, the bill has been named the “Happy Family” Bill on the assumption that...
Ukraine: Tymoshenko's Presentation
Petro of Petro's Jotter writes about Yulia Tymoshenko's “Contract With Investors” presentation: “I really dug the results oriented approach in everything she spoke about. Tangible project steps were outlined and timelines were stated. Like all good politicians she outlined broadsweeping reforms in a wide variety of sectors. Her answers to...
Ukraine: Pre-Election Roundup
Orange Ukraine posts a pre-election news roundup.
Vietnam: Real Estate Prices Out of Control
Preya has some ideas to help cool the overheating property market in Vietnamese capital city Hanoi.
Barbados: Bajans Being Sidelined?
The Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, in an address to the Barbados South Rotary Club, explained that all Chinese workers on the island have work permits. Notes from the Margin thinks that he is missing the point.
Bahamas: Best Little Country?
Craig Butler, blogging at Bahama Pundit, would like to think that the Bahamas is “the best little country in the world…but then the reality sets in and I have to check myself.”
Anguilla: Development Benefitting Locals?
“I had always understood that one of the excuses for permitting hotel development on our island was the consequential improvements that would come to the lives of Anguillians”: Corruption-free Anguilla has a few concerns.
Thailand: Cost of Living in Phuket
The Lost Boy blogs about his daily costs living in Phuket – a popular tourist destination in the South of Thailand.
Russia: Oil and Gas
In his “third oil and gas blog post of the day,” Tim Newman of White Sun of the Desert writes: “In the summer of 2007, the Russian government backed themselves to deliver what no other country has yet managed: a route to prosperity based almost entirely on a nationalised oil...
Russia: Kaliningrad
Copydude writes that “it might appear that foreign investors are even less welcome than tourists” in Kaliningrad.
Kenya: MPs approve Kshs 1.5 million allowance
Mzalendo reports about Kshs 1.5 million allowance for Kenyan MPs: “It was a celebratory week for Members of Parliament after they voted to have each of them take home KShs 1.5 million at the end of the life of the current Parliament.”
Hong Kong: HK Government Intervention In Stock Market
David Webb criticized Hong Kong Government's intervention in stock market and tried to explain the story behind the move. On 7-Sep-07, the Hong Kong Government announced that it had purchased through the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), over an unspecified period, 5.88% of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx,...
Bahamas: A Lesson from Africa?
Rick Lowe, writing at WeblogBahamas.com, reads and article on how to help Africa out of its impoverishment and wonders: “Is there a lesson in this for The Bahamas?”
Kannada: Bow to the Cynara within!
Tina writes meditatively about a“Cynara that exists within us”. She is referring to the poem Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae by Ernest Dowson. Last night, ah, yesternight, betwixt her lips and mine There fell thy shadow, Cynara! thy breath was shed Upon my soul between the kisses...
Palestine: Protesting Violence and the Art of Resistance
Protest against Hamas is mounting in Gaza, as Palestinian bloggers and their supporters continue to look for their voices online, writes Shaden Abdulrahman in this round up of Palestinian blogs this week. Also read about how voices are silenced, how children are left to fend for themselves living off trash and how an Arab-American family was treated in Israel.
