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Issue No. 553 (16-30 Sept 2013)
Testing times for world economy
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Sustained
global economic recovery still elusive
The world economy remains sluggish as domestic and international
imbalances persist and inappropriate macroeconomic policy stances prevail
in many countries, according to a UN development body.
by Kanaga Raja
Turmoil
in emerging economies
The recent G20 summit discussed a new phenomenon – economic
turmoil beginning in some major developing countries. Coordination to
prevent future crises is still elusive.
by
Martin Khor
Azevedo
takes over as WTO DG in adverse international scenario
The WTO’s new Director-General Roberto Azevedo is confronted
with the continuing impasse in the Doha Round trade talks as well as
the prospect of making changes in the running of the organization, notes
Chakravarthi Raghavan in the following article,
written in the first week of the Brazilian’s tenure.
Success
at MC9 has to be first priority, says new DG Azevedo
Acknowledging that “our negotiating arm is struggling”, WTO
head Roberto Azevedo has stressed the importance of reaching a successfully
negotiated outcome at the WTO’s Bali Ministerial Conference in December.
by
Kanaga Raja
US,
Malaysia skirmish over tobacco in TPPA talks
Negotiations to draw up a free trade pact for the Pacific
region are now hamstrung by differences over the proposed exclusion
of tobacco products from the deal’s liberalization commitments.
by
Carey L. Biron
Work
begins on financing sustainable development
A UN expert committee charged with identifying financial resources
to fund sustainable development commenced its work in late August, reports
Bhumika Muchhala.
“Responsible
mining” as buzzword
“Responsible mining” has come to mean different things to
different people. To Robin Broad,
it should entail a comprehensive notion of economic, environmental and
social responsibility.
Sliding
back to the Victorian Age
The world is regressing towards egregious levels of inequality,
but, asks Roberto Savio,
are today’s democracies doing anything about it?
Despite
recession, global migration on the rise
The number of migrants worldwide is at an all-time high, UN
data reveals.
by
Roger Hamilton-Martin
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