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Austerity in Europe is a joke for the rest of the world
With all due respect to Mr. Hollande, not only is the crisis not yet over, but, as Mr. Piñera said, the best is yet to come. Latin American, which has long been considered a financial disaster zone, has turned round and given this traditional perception the lie. The unprecedented stability and prosperity […]
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A More Perfect Union: The EU between Fireworks and Financial Crises
This post was produced for the Global Economic Symposium 2013 to accompany a session on “The Future of Europe.” Read more at http://blog.global-economic-symposium.org/. On the first of July, the European Union welcomed its newest member. After a decade of negotiations, Croatia can finally wave the EU flag, and goods can travel […]
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Uganda’s Remittance Blues
African countries like Uganda are paying more attention to migrant workers’ remittances because this money has become another avenue for spurring domestic development. The reason for this attention is simple: “remittance flows directly impact on consumption, savings and investment“. As of 2007 Uganda was among the top 10 African remittance […]