Stories for April 2011

Wednesday, April 13th 2011 - 04:07 UTC
John Perkins latest book, the challenge of a blueprint for a new global economics

By David Michaels (*) “Hoodwink” is John Perkins latest book and a blueprint for a new form of global economics, far from predatory capitalism that must put an end to the old formula of “the few benefiting at the expense of the many”.
Wednesday, April 13th 2011 - 00:34 UTC
IMF says much more can be done to rein in fiscal deficits and debts

The outlook for government debts and deficits in 2011 is a mixed bag, with most advanced economies reining in fiscal deficits, but not fast enough to keep their debt from rising. Fiscal balances are improving in most emerging economies, and some could do more as they experience a windfall from high commodity prices and strong capital flows.
Wednesday, April 13th 2011 - 00:30 UTC
Paraguay admits that the dengue epidemic is the most severe in a decade

Paraguay’s Minister of Public Health Esperanza Martinez acknowledged on Tuesday that the current mosquito transmitted dengue epidemic is far more severe than that of 2007, considered the worst in recent times, and claimed she has had limited support from city councils
Wednesday, April 13th 2011 - 00:24 UTC
Chile with some of the worst social indicators among the 34 OECD members

Chile has some of the worst social indicators of the 34 countries that make up the Paris based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to the latest releases from the group.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 23:17 UTC
Decline of bee population becomes a threat for Chile’s fruit industry

The Chilean fruit industry is being threatened by the rapid decline of the country’s bee population, a product by the country’s ongoing drought.
Water shortages across central Chile are withering the flower buds, depriving bees of their sustenance, the nectar.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:26 UTC
IMF calls on the US to tackle the deficit and help financial markets stability

There is an urgent need for the United States to tackle the deficit in the government's finances since the size of the exposure risks creating instability in the financial markets, according to the International Monetary Fund. However the IMF says the global economic recovery is gaining strength.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:18 UTC
Inflation contagion in Latin America with the exception of Mexico, says IMF

Inflation risks are building in all Latin American countries except Mexico, where price gains are low and economic expansion should outpace Brazil this year, according to the the International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:04 UTC
Majority of EU citizens want their fish from sustainable sources

An overwhelming majority of EU citizens want the fish they buy to come from sources that are sustainable and not over-fished, according to an independent poll commissioned by World Wildlife Fund, WWF, and carried out in 14 EU countries.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 20:48 UTC
EU makes effective tough new fisheries control system from “net to plate”

A new system of fishery control with continent-wide, common rules and penalties is now fully operational, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 20:20 UTC
Antarctica penguin species suffering from declining krill availability, says NOAA

A number of penguin species found in western Antarctica are declining as a result of a fall in the availability of krill, a study has suggested. Researchers, examining 30 years of data, said chinstrap and Adelie penguin numbers had been falling since 1986.