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The World Bank is not alone in making growth projections for the global growth situation.  News out now maintains a stance of global growth in 2012, but not in Europe as the old continent is set to...
The World Bank’s new “East Asia and Pacific Economic Update” forecasts that China’s GDP growth will only be 8.2% in 2012, which is a substantial come down for a nation that has grown at or...
Italian bond yields rose to their highest levels since January as capital markets investors continued to express worry that more EU nations have set austerity plans that will not close budget...
CIA World FactbookThe World Bank issued its new data on global poverty. The most prominent part of the report, the one picked up by most of the press, was: More recent post-2008 analysis reveals...
The World Bank’s new “Global Economic Prospects 2012” report may the most pessimistic document issued by a major agency about the economic future since the recession ended. One bright spot is...
The risks posed by global climate change is still uncertain. What is known is that the polar ice caps have melted quickly over the last decade, the hole in the ozone layer has grown, and weather...
The World Bank published its new Global Economic Prospects 2011. The initial message in the report was “The financial crisis for most developing countries is over.” That statement must be news in...
Global organizations like the World Bank and UN may hope that the more that they discuss the global food crisis, the more likely that it is the trouble will go away. The agencies cannot control the...
The price of many agricultural commodities rose more than 25% from June 2010 to December 2010, according to a recent World Bank study. There are several reasons that the report is alarming. The first...
Arguments about the global economy became heated at the G20 summit.  (Reuters) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) prepared to launch its rival to the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and said threats to its...
Chine criticized the US for its QE2 program because it believe the move will add to much liquidity to emerging markets. (Reuters) Regulators have begun to examine Citigoup debt funds to see if they...
The World Bank anointed China as the premier large growth economy. It reported that, while GDP improvements may moderate slightly, its 9.6% third quarter increase was surprisingly strong. The World...
Reuters:   China said legislation aimed at a devaluation of the yuan violated WTO regulations. Reuters:  IPOs do poorly in the People’s Republic now but can raise money from overseas investors....