April

Brazil army aids Rio dengue fight

 

Brazil makes corruption arrests

 

An explosive global crisis: financial instability, food riots, global warming

Against the backdrop of a possible Doha deal, the global economy is facing massive instability-most notably in the finance, food and agriculture sectors-and a climate in crisis resulting from human activity. According to IMF "the financial market crisis that erupted in August 2007 has developed into the largest financial shock since the Great Depression". Inesc reproduces this article published by IFIs.Choike.org

Address Adverse Impact of Globalization, Panel Says

A panel of gender experts, trade specialists and politicians called for policies to free the poor, women and other marginalized groups from persistent constraints regarding employment, decision-making and access to business finance.