Japan, the world’s third largest economy, will introduce an environmental tax from next year to boost revenue and promote energy conservation steps to counter global warming. The Government Tax Commission has decided to introduce an environmental tax to counter global warming in fiscal 2011, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting informed sources as saying. View full [...]
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U.N. foresees tepid world economy
December 2nd, 2010
davidguide UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 1 (UPI) — The global economy won’t be taking off any time soon, a gloomy United Nations report issued Wednesday projected. View full post on All Stories
Green economy is more than just a buzzword
November 27th, 2010
davidguide Sustainable development and the green economy have come under scrutiny at a forum in Bern that highlighted the huge challenges the world faces in the years to come. View full post on All Stories
World Bank approves US$800 million loan
November 20th, 2010
davidguide The World Bank has approved two loans, totaling US$800 million, to support priority reform programs of the Indonesian government. View full post on All Stories
Jordan Hosts Nuclear Inspectors With a Post-Apocalypse Landscape
November 14th, 2010
davidguide The Media Line Staff Dead Sea, Jordan (TML) – Nuclear experts from around the world were climbing into craters and clamouring up landslides as they gathered in a desolate corner of Jordan beside the Dead Sea to test their ability to uncover evidence of an unauthorized test explosion. Some 35 experts from 20 countries poured [...]
EU, Iran Push To Restart Nuclear Talks
November 11th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Tehran, Iran (AHN) – Responding to European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton’s call to revive nuclear talks from November 15-18, Iran on Wednesday proposed fresh dates to resume talks with major world powers. Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili sent a letter to Ashton saying Tehran could restart negotiations on November 23 [...]
Bad Credit School Loans- Easy Money for Betterment of Students
November 9th, 2010
davidguide Students of today will be the citizen of world tomorrow. Future of world lies in the hand of students. So they must be given the best education. But this education at current time is getting costlier. The burden is increasing so much that some of parents drops the idea of getting their children educated in [...]
Quantitative Easing Not So Easy For U.S. Partners
November 7th, 2010
davidguide President Obama arrives in Seoul on Wednesday for the Group of 20 world economic summit. One topic sure to come up is what’s known as quantitative easing, specifically, the Federal Reserve’s announcement last week that it will buy $600 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds. In the U.S., it’s considered a strategy to stimulate the economy. [...]
Major players? China, India get more say in IMF
November 7th, 2010
davidguide China and India received long-sought recognition as global economic heavyweights as the International Monetary Fund gave them and other emerging powers a significantly larger role in stabilizing the world economy. View full post on All Stories
Germany, China Lead International Criticism Of Decision By U.S. Federal Reserve To Buy $600 Billion In Bonds
November 6th, 2010
davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The decision by the United States Federal Reserve to pump $600 billion into the nation’s economy by buying U.S. Treasury Bonds has sparked international criticism led by Germany and China. China and Germany represent the world’s second- and fourth-largest economies respectively. In addition, [...]
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