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Russian oil producer Rosneft to double crude-oil deliveries to China
March 28th, 2013
davidguide Nathan Andrada – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor Moscow, Russian Federation (4E) – Russia’s OAO Rosneft reached a deal with the Chinese government Friday to double its crude-oil deliveries from its current volume, boosting energy links between the two major emerging economies, Russia and China. Under the agreement, China will provide Rosneft, the world’s largest listed [...]
Michigan Gov. Snyder appoints bankruptcy lawyer to fix Detroit financial crisis
March 18th, 2013
davidguide Windsor Genova – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor Detroit, MI, United States (4E) – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday the appointment of Washington, D.C. bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr as emergency financial manager tasked to fix the financial crisis gripping Detroit. Snyder introduced Orr in a press conference also attended by Mayor Dave Bing at the [...]
Disparate Impact and Fair Housing: Seven Cases You Should Know
February 16th, 2013
davidguide ProPublica Staff Washington, DC, United States (ProPublica) – by Christie Thompson Last week, the Obama administration formalized the legal standard it has used to enforce fair housing laws and hold banks accountable for their role in a foreclosure crisis that hit black and Latino homeowners the hardest. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [...]
How Financial Aid Letters Often Leave Students Confused and Misinformed
October 19th, 2012
davidguide ProPublica Staff Washington, DC, United States (ProPublica) – by Marian Wang The financial aid award letters that colleges send to prospective students can be confusing: Many mix grants, scholarships and loans all under the heading of “Award,” “Financial Assistance,” or “Offered Financial Aid.” Some schools also suggest loans in amounts that families can’t afford. Take [...]
Vegetable farmers face lack of government support in Sri Lanka
August 20th, 2012
davidguide Kotte, Sri Lanka (IRIN) – While the government focuses on boosting rice production in Sri Lanka, the fresh produce industry, with its contribution of essential nutrients and potential for providing livelihoods, needs more support, say farmers. “Take what we are faced with now – the [impact of] lack of water on paddy is being highlighted, [...]
World Bank offers $85 million grant to help Myanmar clear its debt
August 10th, 2012
davidguide Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff Yangon, Myanmar (4E) – In an attempt to support Myanmar’s economical and political reforms, the World Bank (WB) on Wednesday offered a grant of $85 million to help the debt-ridden Southeast Asian country. WB President Jim Yong Kim, in a statement, said that the world lending body is committed at eradicating [...]
Russia signs $10 billion nuclear power plant deal with Belarus
July 21st, 2012
davidguide Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff Minsk, Belarus (4E) – Russia on Wednesday signed a nuclear power plant deal with Belarus in Minsk. Under the deal, Russia will provide financial assistance to help Belarus build its first Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The deal was signed during a meeting between the leaders of the two countries in Belarusian [...]
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