Posts Tagged ‘commodity’

Economic Boom Worsened De-industrialization of Least Developed Countries

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Geneva – Least developed countries (LDCs) in Africa did not use the commodity export boom of the mid-2000s to diversify their economies from commodity dependence to manufacturing value-added products. Significantly, the agricultural sector has also not benefited, with the result that LDC reliance on imported food has become even worse. read more

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Economic Boom Worsened De-industrialization of Least Developed Countries

Once on Sleepy Beat, Regulator Is Suddenly Busy

Friday, November 5th, 2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suddenly on the move, opening 419 investigations in the last year.

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Once on Sleepy Beat, Regulator Is Suddenly Busy