APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) News, Views & Roundtables
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A news portal, blog and online threaded discussion group focused on issues pertaining to "facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region."
APEC "Member Economies" (their official phrase) include the United States, Japan, China, the Russian Federation, and Mexico, plus Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Thailand and Viet Nam.
APEC "Member Economies" (their official phrase) include the United States, Japan, China, the Russian Federation, and Mexico, plus Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Thailand and Viet Nam.
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Have We Seen the Last of the Bear Raids?So is that it? Is the downturn over? After bouncing off of 6500, or more than half its peak value, and with Citigroup briefly breaking $1, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has rallied back more than 1200 points. So, is it safe to go back in the water? Best to figure out what went wrong first -- ...
James Choate
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7 months ago
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Prospects for the United States and the World: a Crisis that Conventional Remedies cannot ResolveThe prospects for the U.S. economy have become uniquely dreadful, if not frightening. In this paper we argue, as starkly as we can, that the United States and the rest of the world’s economies will not be able to achieve balanced growth and full employment unless they are able to agree upon and ...
Giorgio Bertini
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8 months ago
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IMF Outlines Dire Consequences if World Fails to Act on BanksIMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn pressed governments around the world to act urgently and decisively to reverse a slump in global trade and industrial activity by cleaning up the banking system, restructuring the financial sector, and reviving the global economy in a coordinated manner. ...
Giorgio Bertini
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Obama and trade: an alarm sounds - Jagdish Bhagwati - FTIn the Financial Times, I argued that, unlike with Hillary Clinton, there were several reasons why one could be optimistic that Barack Obama would follow a pro-trade policy despite “prudential” protectionist talk on the primaries circuit (“Obama’s free-trade credentials top Clinton’s”, March 3 ...
Giorgio Bertini
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Can China Adjust to the US Adjustment? - Asia EconoMonitorFor the past ten years the global balance of payments has been dominated by the trade and investment relationship between China and the US. This relationship is now undergoing a major shift. Most large economies will be affected, and to the extent that their economic policies do not ...
Giorgio Bertini
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11 months ago
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5Prospects for the United States and the World: a Crisis that Conventional Remedies cannot ResolveA brief and excellent analysys, by a very serious research institution. A must read paper.Giorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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5Obama and trade: an alarm sounds - Jagdish Bhagwati - FTThis is a dangerous and cruxial issue to follow.Giorgio Bertini added 10 months ago
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Interview with yours truly in VentureBeat todaySomething that came up at DEFCON: How hacking may destroy semweb. A great topic, you have to admit. In fact, hacking will not destroy semweb, but the resources that will have to be devoted to infosec for semweb companies are probably way, way, way beyond what is being projected by most ...David Scott "Lightman" Lewis added 15 months ago
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Something you didn't know about me ...Might as well share this with twines that I've created. Adds a bit of color to the twine's creator and admin. I'm also sharing this with the infosec twines that I belong to. Hope to see 'ya at DEFCON!! Side note to Mills: I'll likely wear your Semantic Exchange t-shirt during my ...David Scott "Lightman" Lewis added 15 months ago
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