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This article talks about how oil prices are starting to rise because of the lack of supply in France.

This article reflects the situation from which France is going through nowadays. In other words, the supply curve has suffered a change to the left, because prices has become higher. In the other hand, the demand curve has shifted to the right, because, the demand has increased due to the scarcity of this major resource that people use everyday.

Perhaps the most striking finding in the United Nations' recent 20th anniversary "Human Development Report" is the outstanding performance of the Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Here was Tunisia, ranked sixth among 135 countries in terms of improvement in its Human Development Index, or HDI, over the previous four decades, ahead of Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mexico and India. Not far behind was Egypt, ranked 14th. The HDI is a measure of development that captures achievements in health and education alongside economic growth. Egypt and especially Tunisia did well enough on the growth front, but where they really shone was on these broader indicators...

"WHEN disaster strikes, the reaction of many investors is to scoot first and ask questions later." The recent natural disaster in Japan not only caused tsunamis that destroyed the cities, but it also caused ripples of detrimental effects on the world economy. Investors reluctant to put their money on the table due to the negative trends due to geopolitical and economic reasons around the world further contribute to the cycle of recession.

This article talks about how the unemployment rates are starting to strike Europe too, making special emphasis on the fact of the unemployment rates in some countries such as Spain and Ireland, that are passing through several difficulties recently.

Fears are growing that Asia's recent troubles with inflation could go deeper than initially expected as countries bump up against labor shortages (in Singapore's case for example) and other problems commonly seen in times of too-fast growth. Furthermore, inflation concerns in Asia have focused on rising food costs exacerbated by bad weather and, more recently, higher oil prices amid political tensions in the Middle East