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Contents contributed and discussions participated by David Weiss

David Weiss

Egypt Expects 100% Increase in Foreign Direct Investment this Year - 0 views

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    Egypt's investment minister has predicted the FDI into Egypt to double in the coming year, as the civil conflict is settling and the economy is regaining stability and confidence.
David Weiss

MPs want gov't to prioritize export promotion - 0 views

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    The Ugandan parliament is pushing export-led growth by pressuring export industry organizations to increase productivity. This is to decrease Ugandan deficit, so the income would be spent on debt service and not economic development.
David Weiss

Trevor Hancock: GDP is not a useful measure of well-being - 0 views

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    In this op-ed piece, the suitability of GDP to measure well-being is evaluated and criticized. It takes into account the role and importance of HDI, and possible replacements of GDP.
David Weiss

S. Korea's terms of trade rise for 4th month in Dec. - 0 views

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    South Korea's terms of trade rose for a fourth consecutive month in December as sliding oil prices pushed import prices down more steeply than export prices.
David Weiss

Russia votes to allow Armenia into trade partnership - 1 views

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    The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the Soviet version of the EU, has just voted on including Armenia into the trade agreement, and will continue to include more ex-Soviet countries in the future.
David Weiss

Brazil''s Trade Deficit Grew in November to $2.35 Billion - 0 views

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    China is Brazil's biggest trading partner, and is gaining independence from imports through growing economic power. The resulting fall in demand for Brazilian exports has hit the Brazilian economy hard, as import rates are now higher than export rates. This caused a trade deficit.
David Weiss

New Zealand's Trade Balance -908M vs -645M Forecast - 0 views

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    New Zealand's trade balance has increased less than predicted, instead of rising from -1350M to -645M, it merely bettered to -908M. This will probably cause a defecit in the current account, and increase the reserve asset spending.
David Weiss

Bitcoin 'on brink of going mainstream' as exchange launched in Sydney - 1 views

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    A discussion on where the value of Bitcoin, the online currency, is discussed and the source of its value is evaluated. Also how Bitcoin's value will increase after being launched in Sydney's exchange.
David Weiss

CBN cuts banks' foreign currency borrowings to 75 per cent - 0 views

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    The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the limit as to how much banks can borrow in foreign currency, from 200% to 75% of the shareholder's funds. This means that the banks are less able to stimulate the country's currency through purchasing foreign currency, leaving the exchange rate in the hands of the government and central bank, as well as foreign currencies.
David Weiss

Joseph Matalon Calls for Tariffs and Tax Reductions in Jamaica - 1 views

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    J oseph M. Matalon, chair-man of the Private Sector Working Group on Tax Reform (PSWG), is calling for the imposition of tariffs on primary goods and lower taxations on Jamaicans, saying that the change would serve to fuel economic growth.
David Weiss

TN regulator proposes tariff hike for wind energy - 0 views

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    The proposed increase in tariff on wind energy in Tamil Nadu is too high for the industry standard.
David Weiss

Why India Needs Supply Side Policies - 0 views

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    This article is about India's need for supply side policies, to ensure future economic growth, and prevent the growing industry to grow to be a problem for the future economy.
David Weiss

A Slow End to Quantative Easing Finally Allows for Growth - 0 views

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    To combat the negative effects of the 2008 recession, many banks employed quantative easing - selling securities and printing money in order to liquify commercial banks. Now that said easing is coming to a halt, proper economic growth is finally possible.
David Weiss

Reforms In France To Further Constrain Short-term Economic Growth - 1 views

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    One of the last struggling economies of the EU, France is falling behind even Spain in their economic progress since the recession. To avoid only short term economic growth, but allow for growth in the future, Hollande has been planning to impose new tax and labor laws which favor French economic growth.
David Weiss

German Inflation Slows as ECB Prepares for Interest-Rate Meeting - 0 views

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    German inflation rate drops by 10%, due to price gains through various methods. The article talks about how this affects the German and the EU economy, and why the inflation slowed.
David Weiss

Continuous Struggles in the Potash Market - 1 views

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    The prices for potash become the victim of the market's business cycle, and the producers continue to struggle.
David Weiss

Is Ghana's economy losing the steam? - SpyGhana.com - 1 views

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    Ghana's economy is waining in productivity, meaning lower price levels, causing a shift of the SRAS curve to the left.
David Weiss

Festival season fails to lure Indian consumers - 3 views

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    Eleven firms such as footwear maker Bata that have not been affected by the slowdown so far showed cracks in revenue growth. Consumer goods and retail companies reported the steepest sales decline in 24 quarters during the three months to December after festivals and sales promotions failed to attract shoppers waiting for an upturn in the economy to open up their wallets.
David Weiss

Zimbabwe's Multi-currency Situation - 2 views

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    Due to severe financial problems and economic instability, Zimbabwe now accepts 8 different currencies from foreign countrys, including their own. The hyperinflation causes injections of foreign money and leakage of Zimbabwe's own money.
David Weiss

Relationship of the Arab Spring and the economic situation - 0 views

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    This Foreign Policy article contemplates that the Arab Spring uprisings were largely due to por and unstable economic situations, especially in Tunisia, where the revolutions started.
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