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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Tana Monk

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IMF grants Ebola-hit countries $100m debt relief - 2 views

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    Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were granted a debt relief of $100m by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This was given to help relieve their financial burdens those especially due to the Ebola epidemic. Ebola has greatly ate up their aid funds in healthcare and programs.
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Are China's Multinational Corporations Really Multinational? - 0 views

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    This article questions whether China's so called multinational corporations are really enough to be called multinationals since their brands are not known or making much of an impact as compared to others such as cola-cola, McDonalds, and Sony. Sure, China's MNC's have slowly slipped higher up the ranks but many factors still limit their expansion. The rest of the article gives several of these factors and explains why.
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Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council recommends two more seaports for exports - 1 views

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    This article talks about how the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council suggest for India to open up at least two more seaports for the expansion in exporting drugs and medicines.
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Assam ranks third in HDI progress rate - 1 views

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    2012: Compared to the rest of the country, Assam India had ranked third in the rate of progression within the Human Development Index. Specifically, Assam has the highest progress rate within the Income Index section and the third highest progress rate within the Health Index section.
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Dothan chamber president excited about economic development in 2015 - 0 views

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    The article talks about how the chamber president of Dothan AL is excited about economic development in Dothan City. He sates that 2 economical developmental projects are under way for the Dothan City Airport and around $100 million awaits for market expansion.
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Taiwan in Tough Fight to Join Regional Trade Blocs - 1 views

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    In this article, Taiwan is wanting to be part of some trade blocs that will allow for their country's exporters to experience less tariffs and open markets for their domestic markets. However, China is not allowing them to.
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The U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks-Except With China - 1 views

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    This article mentions that the US trade deficit was slowly shrinking. However, the US manufacturing deficit against China is still slowly growing.
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Canada Posts Surprise August Trade Deficit as Exports Fall - 0 views

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    This article is about the surprising reports of Canada's fall in 9 categories of exports while their imports rose. This situation has cause a trade deficit
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Argentina Devaluation Sends Currency Tumbling Most in 12 Years - 0 views

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    In this article, Argentina is said to have devaluated their peso so much to preserve international reserves. In the process however, the country has had to experience other problems such as paying back foreign creditors, the decrease of bods, and the growth of the illegal black market.
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Overseas Stimulus Moves Drive Yen, Euro and Renminbi Down Against Dollar - 0 views

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    The U.S. economy still seems to exceed over the rest of the world. However, American policy makers are now allowing certain other countries to reach for prosperity even at their expense. The rest of the article talks about how this and other changes in the economies are affecting the currency values of different countries.
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Trade minister Anand Sharma accuses US of protectionism ahead of visits - 0 views

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    In this article, the trade minister of India, Anand Sharma, believes that the United States is placing very high protectionism upon their trade due to intellectual property rights.
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EU Imposes Tariffs on Imports of Steel Pipe From China - 0 views

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    In this article, the European Union is adding tariffs upon steel pipes imported from China. The EU believes that these tariffs will protect their market from under priced steel pipes. Chinese officials prepared a case to the WTO about the situation.
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India and China announce trade deals during Xi visit to Delhi - 0 views

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    This article talks about the trade deals between China and India.
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Supply side economic policies would end the Obama Depression - 1 views

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    This an interesting article about the economic happenings from the Great Recession to the present day. It explains how the US economy progressed through and after the recession through the use of fiscal and monetary policies. However, these "policies" did not seem to efficiently help in the recovery of economic growth. Issuing higher taxes (for the so-called sake of increasing government revenue) on both the demand side and the supply side caused further damage to economic recovery and unemployment.
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I decide monetary policy, government can fire me if it wanted - 0 views

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    This article talks about how the monetary policy is controlled in India. It also shows how it caused economic growth.
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Labour toughens fiscal policy with promise to reduce national debt - 1 views

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    This article talks about Mr. Ed Balls of the UK stating his fiscal policy. He claims that with his strategy, the nation's national debt would reduce significantly. This fiscal policy is compared to be as similar as Chancellor George Osborne's strategy he claimed last month. He promises to run a budget surplus by 2020 but plans to clear the annual deficit by 2018 with his fiscal policy. The rest of the article compares the two men's statements.
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China economic growth on track, no immediate need for stimulus: ADB - 1 views

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    China's economy is predicted to have a slowdown but is still expected to have an economic growth of 7.5%. There is no need for the government to provide a stimulus. China's economic growth seems to be in a steady stream of "ups and down" but consumption (AD) is increasing as well. This should push economic growth much farther.
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Eurozone unemployment at record high as inflation drops - 1 views

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    This article talks about how most of the countries using the euro has experienced a 12% increase in the unemployment rate due to the decreasing inflation. Around 19.2 million people were out of work during that time and the inflation fall was much steeper than what analysts expected.
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More Jobs Now, But Where Is U.S. In Economic Cycle? - 0 views

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    This article talks about how the U.S. is doing in the business cycle. Apparently they are still in the recovery mode and GDP levels are not as strong as expected. Companies are also not hiring as much people because their confidence in a consistent economy is still shallow.
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Demand, not supply, is restraining the economy - 0 views

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    Theis article talks about how Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke believes aggregate demand, not supply, is the reason of economic restraint and unemployment. For aggregate supply, economic activity, and GDP to increase, he believes that aggregate demands need to increase as well for the unemployed to produce these effects.
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