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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile?·i), is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage at the country's southernmost tip. It is one of only two countries in South America that does not have a border with Brazil. - Wikipedia
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Chile's Silicon Valley - BusinessWeekChile's Silicon Valley U.S. tech companies are flocking to Santiago, where engineers are smart, wages are low, and government grants are plentiful The information technology industry is constructing a new research and development hub for software: Santiago, Chile. The Latin American capital ...
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Brazil Suggests that Neighbors Break Patents to Fight Swine FluThe leaders of Argentina and Brazil speaking during the Mercosur summit in Paraguay, suggested Friday, July 25, that developing countries should be allowed to lift patent rights so they can produce more vaccines to battle the swine flu, the A/H1N1 virus flu pandemic. "It would be very ...
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Recovery - The Global Financial Crisis and Middle-Income CountriesNo country has proved immune to the devastating effects of the current global financial crisis. But the middle-income countries of Eastern Europe, Latin America, and East Asia, which previously had achieved significant progress—economically and socially—have shown themselves to be particularly ...
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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean - 2008-2009The region’s fastest growth stretch in four decades was broken by a worldwide crisis that has brought an abrupt end to a boom phase of unusual intensity and scope and has affected almost all the world’s economies, whether developed or developing. The period of global growth which spanned from ...
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Civil Society Consultation on the Work of the UN’s Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial SystemIn the wake of the global financial and economic crisis, the President of the United Nations General Assembly set up a Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System to reflect on the causes of the crisis, assess its impacts on all countries and suggest ...
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9Gearing Up for the G-20: London Braces for Massive ProtestsThe first round.Giorgio Bertini added 7 months ago
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9The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income CountriesThis is the time for civil society to develop solidarity networks, directly with the poor people, their grass roots organizations and nonprofits, rebuilding from scratch a new social economy, abroad and at home - be the change you want to see in the world.Giorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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9China - Capital account norms may be easedClear evidence that China is moving to quickly make yuan an international currency, a full convertibility yuan. China is moving fast for a new international monetary order. China is now openly calling for a new reserve currency! This is a major development which more or less seals the dollar’s fate....Giorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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9Time to rethink inflation targeting.A far reaching paper, a really must read. The Friedman's monetary revolution has collapsed and needed changes will come after the crisis is over. Some excerpts: "The discipline has gone further, and sought to implement an institutional separation between the fiscal and monetary authorities. ...Giorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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9The Social Economy in the European Union - ReportMore about Social Economy at Social Economy .Giorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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