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The hostility toward microfinance is a sharp reversal from the praise and goodwill that's been showered on it in last decade. Philanthropists and investors poured billions into non- and for-profit micro

TBTF banks not only create & sell investment products, but also bet on - & often against - those products, putting banks’ interests at odds w their clients.

31 January 2011. Venezuela is an immigration puzzle. While large numbers of the middle class leave, 100s of 1000s of foreign merchants & laborers arrive. Opposing tides reflect country's increasing polarization. Govt of Hugo Chávez has declared ..

President Obama made a big deal of the economic potential for solar and other clean energy sources in his State of the Union speech this week, about which, in principle at least, we could not be more enthusiastic.

At 20 percent, Spain has highest unemployment rate in euro zone, with real estate prices dropping. Approximately 1.4 million Spaniards face potential foreclosure. For most of them, the fine print in deals they agreed to years ago is catching up ..

19 January 2011. While companies may dream of sales to 1.3 bn Chinese, getting start-up money into China is hard. Foreign corps can't convert a single dollar into renminbi [RMB] without prior approval from local branch of Commerce Ministry.

18 January 2011. India’s legal outsourcing industry has grown from experiment to mainstream part of global law business. Cash-conscious Wall St banks, mining giants, insurance firms & industrial conglomerates hiring lawyers in India..

Since 1968 when Dr. Shokri Ghanem took a post at Libya’s Ministry of Petroleum, he has maintained a high profile in Middle East energy scene. He currently chairs Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC).

Mon, we called 4 Obama 2 use Ariz murders 2 claim legacy of ML King Tues NY Times said he wd meet victims & families @ Tucson memorial svc Will he take next 2 steps: give speech of his life & use as guide 4 campaign vs violent right-wing rhetoric?

Consistently pro-corporate policies of both Obama admin & Congress meant unexpected 2010 growth in equity & other markets. Profits tho were pumped by job cuts & other restructuring BUT NOT revenue growth.