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Thriving together in the economic storm
Written by Velma
The current economic crisis has no doubt affected every country in one way or another. I can only speak of my own experience. As I described in my previous blog, many citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina are dependent upon remittances from their relatives living in more developed parts of the world. The 1992-1995 war displaced […]
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An emerging cycling culture in Singapore?
Written by The Singapore Globalist
Anyone can learn to ride a bicycle. But in Singapore, one big question remains: Will you dare to? The clash of attitudes between vehicle users and cyclists, coupled with the fringe presence of a reckless cyclist racing sub-culture, may explain why the cycling culture has failed to take off in […]
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Lighting a Fire in the Economy
Written by Josh Grundleger
An economy is, in many ways, like a forest. It is constructed by opposing and necessary forces that together strengthen the whole. Without the destructive, the constructive would cease to exist. Without fire, the forest would choke on its own excess. Without economic downturn and job loss, so would an economy.
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Brazil: Jobs in Hiding
Written by Julia Averbuck
When I moved to the United States from Brazil in August of 2008, I was ready to become part of the long-famous phenomenon of brain drain. As I first stepped onto my college campus, I envisioned the future smoothly: amazing grades, a wonderful finance internship on Wall Street, followed by […]
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Why wait to be hired? Start your own business!
Written by Chak Sopheap
I think the difference has started to emerge now in Cambodia between the way our parents think and the way I and my peers think about employment and making money. The older generation prefer a regular and safe job which gives them a fixed income, but this seems to have […]
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Wealth is a handsome hunk who lost his glamour overnight
Written by Andreea Vasile
Will 2013 bring an economic drought? U.S. National Archives via Flickr.com Once upon a time, there was wealth. If we were to portray it, it would be a handsome hunk with long blond hair, blue eyes, pale skin, riding carefree, roaming anywhere, spreading his beauty and joyfulness all around. Hey, wait! […]
