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1 January 2012World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012
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For developed countries, the United Nations cautions against fiscal austerity, calls for additional short-term stimulus spending, a redesigning of fiscal and economic policy to promote structural growth and suggests ensuring sufficient resources are made available for developing countries. Tagged Under |
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9 December 2011From Brussels to Durban: Debt and Climate Crises Spotlight Free Riders
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Europe’s rapid response to the debt crisis may have overshadowed the long-planned negotiations on climate change in Durban, but the contrast throws light on the problem of global governance. Tagged Under |
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23 November 2011Improving the effectiveness of climate finance: Key lessons
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The tools and methods that are now being used to estimate, measure, monitor and disseminate the impact of public climate finance will not be sufficient to support expansion. Time is ripe to examine current practices to improve the effectiveness of climate finance. Tagged Under |
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21 November 2011The eurozone and the US: A tale of two currency zones
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Europe's GDP is much like that of the United States. Speculation over the euro however is justified -Europe's economy lacks centralisation, a joint fiscal backstop to it's banking sector, regulation on state-bank interactions and countries lack control over their currency. Tagged Under |
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