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Stories for June 2008

  • Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Talented workforce becoming growingly borderless and global

    Manpower Inc. released this week the results of its Borderless Workforce survey of nearly 28.000 employers across 27 countries and territories revealing that 31% of employers worldwide are concerned about the impact on the labor market from talent leaving their country to work abroad

  • Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    US 2008/09 soybean crop larger than 2007/08 harvest

    The US 2008-09 soybean crop is forecast at 81.90 million tons, down 2.5 million tons from a previous estimate after heavy rain in the US Midwest, according to Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    ECB member wants “tough” reply to “alarming” inflation

    European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher said the bank has to be “tough” when deciding on interest rates and described the current inflation in the Euro zone as “alarming”, according to an interview with Market News International.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    IMF: current situation testing Latam achievements

    IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn

    IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn warned on Monday of the rising threat of inflation in Latin America, urging policymakers to take steps to contain the shock to prices from energy and food.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Argentine farmers' conflict leads to a “dialogue season”

    “Positive” and “important” were the words used to describe the Monday afternoon hour and a half meeting between Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and farmers in Government House following a stand off of over 100 days.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Beijing calls on industry to absorb higher energy costs

    China will cap price rises by manufacturers to keep consumer inflation stable following the country's fuel price hike, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement over the weekend.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Lux & Ireland richest countries in EU; UK above average

    Luxembourg is by far the richest country in the European Union, with Ireland second at almost half its gross domestic product per capita, while Bulgaria is the poorest, according to the latest release from the European Union statistics office.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Uruguay proposes full integration or Mexico to Mercosur

    Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez said that Mexico must integrate with Mercosur and Unasur (Union of South American nations) because otherwise the concept of unity, which these two organizations represent would be “incomplete and insufficient”.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Compromise on whale hunting still has not surfaced

    A divided International Whaling Commission opened its annual conference in Chile on Monday with hope for a compromise on whale hunting, which continues around the world, spearheaded by Japan, despite a 22-year commercial ban.

  • Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

    Cristina among the three worst rated presidents

    Ptes. Bush, CFK, Ortega

    Six months into office Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner honeymoon with the electorate is over and under. Her standing is also at the bottom rock of a list of Latinamerican and US leaders according to the latest public opinion poll from the renowned Mexican consulting firm Mitofsky.