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The article is about the fear that the decrease in imports and exports will slow down the economic growth of China.

This article is about how China's exports have decreased and this small decrease has proportionally decreased the economic growth rate. 

This article is saying how a land as barren as that of Nevada, can still make for good trade. Nevada has made itself a place where questionable events may be held. By doing this they give them self the comparative advantage in tourism. Tourism may not seem like a good but it is. Nevada, by hosting these events, give the tourist an incentive to come. Nevada has made itself more profitable than other tourist destinations by having things such as Boxing and Prostitution. In the interstate/international market for tourism, Nevada has made itself a top competitor.  In the economic terms, Nevada can produce certain services (prostitution, casinos, boxing,...etc) with less opportunity costs (prison, fines, fees,...etc) than the leading competitor. Also it is in a prime location. People from all over the states can fly or drive to Nevada to see the shows and events that would be illegal elsewhere.  This truly shows that with smart planning, any country/entity has the ability to trade successfully. 

Paul Ryan's budget dramatically reduces the size of the federal government over the long run, which could be incredibly bullish for economic growth in the United States.

Maybe they don't want to crowd out private investment now that the economy is moving to recovery?

This article talks about that the economic spillovers from regional events could weigh on the UAE's growth.

Widespread corruption scandals in India have cost billions of dollars, and are threatening to impede India's GDP and general economic growth.

This article talks about how the Venezuelan government could devalue it's currency as a "first step to maintain capital flow". The devaluation would lead to a fall in import, and a current account deficit of the nation could be balanced out.

Tunisialive.net reports on the falling value of the Dinar.

This is an article about how there is more FDI going towards Nigeria and other parts of Africa. This will help the African nations if the politics around the investment are controlled. Usually there will be a increase in the wealthier population and an increase in the poorer population without much growth to the middle class

This article discusses the current disequilibrium in the fibre market, stating that the price elasticity of fibre may reduce the harm of this disequilibrium to the industry.

Talia, the articles from The Economist are good for learning how to analyse, it is actually the best economics magazine on the market that gives great analysis of many things economics. But these articles leave little room for providing own analysis. More 'raw' articles which do not provide the analysis would be more useful in this course in the future.

This article talks about the estimation of economic growth that will occur in Singapore in the future. Analysts suggest that the gross domestic products (GDP) would increase faster than expected. It is also suggested that Singapore's economy would grow by 5.7% this year, increased from the forecast made last December (5.1%).

there is a possibility of economic growth in 2012, which is much more better than it was predicted.

Almost all arguments against free trade blame it for problems it has little to do with. Free trade enables people to lead better lives and it benefits the environment as well, according to Julian Morris of the Institute of Economic Affairs, writing as the Seattle trade talks collapsed in 1999

The recent labor protests (and counter-protests) in Wisconsin are part of a long tradition of politicians letting public unions take the heat for government fiscal woes.

This article analyzes the increasing level of poverty in Nigeria despite recent economic growth.

This article discusses China's income distribution gap. It also relates to the methods used and the dishonesty China has presented previously. Philosophically, there should be no income gap because of the basic concepts of communism, but this is not the case.

This is an interesting article relating the amount of infections in a society and the poverty rate. 

Japan, as we know, was devastated by the earthquake last year. This article is just thanking the world for all the aid. This article indirectly shows that the right sort of aid to a country with a stable political sector will ultimately help the country. 

The article discusses the creation of the Euro as well as the factors which have effected its value since it became a currency.

This article is based on a Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Mundell talking about how a single world currency is not likely to happen or be adopted by the world. He stated that in order for this to potentially happen, the US dollar and the Euro would have to merge and create a "eurodollar", as they are the "two most important currencies" in the world.

The article is about the Euro crisis. Britain does not support the economic plan of EU to protect Euro.