Economic Reform

Presidential poll in Romania could solve crisis

Romania will hold a closely-fought presidential election on Sunday that could put an end to a government crisis delaying aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and revive momentum for political and economic reforms.

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FACTBOX-Indian PM's visit to US comes with rapid trade growth

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Following are key aspects of economic ties that took off with the end of the Cold War and the embrace of economic reforms by India -- an adoption of market-friendly policies in which Singh played a prominent...

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FACTBOX-India's slow road to economic reform

Source: Reuters NEW DELHI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Mass protests by sugarcane farmers backed by political opposition parties forced the Indian parliament to adjourn for a second day on Friday, a major headache for the ...

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HN: Ex-communists profit most of all from Czech economic reform

ČTK Former communists who turned into opportune capitalists after the Velvet Revolution, have used their exclusive chance to profit from the Czech economic transformation and concentrate huge properties in their hands, to the...

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Georgia’s Economic Reforms: Their Relevance to Africa

BRENTHURST DISCUSSION PAPER By Gia Jandieri The Discussion Paper describes the radical reforms undergone by Georgia since its 2003 Rose Revolution, the results of which are impressive: The country’s GDP has increased more than...

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Militancy and Corruption in the Niger Delta: Prospects for a lasting peace

A current ceasefire between the Nigerian government and militants in the Niger Delta is being hailed as the best chance in years to finally bring peace to the oil-rich region. However, such hopes are premature. Conflict will...

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Zim to audit state employees

Harare - Zimbabwe's government will next week start an audit of its workers to establish a credible payroll, following criticism that thousands of people who were not state employees were receiving salaries. Critics have...

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IMF agreement deemed unnecessary for Turkey’s reforms

Professor Steve Hanke of The Johns Hopkins University department of applied economics has stated that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was “smart” not to sign an International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand-by agreement.

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Cabinet policy statement awaited Presidents Sleiman, Assad: 'Satisfaction at bilateral relations...

The enhancement of Lebanese-Syrian relations in all fields was the main item on the agenda of talks between presidents Michel Sleiman and Bashar Assad last Thursday, according to the official Syrian news agency SANA. "Both...

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President Arroyo vows to continue pro-poor programs, hopes for their sustenance by next gov't

MANILA, Nov. 17 (PNA) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday vowed to continue working on uplifting the lives of the poor until her last day in office even as she expressed hope that her pro-poor programs and reforms...

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