Letters from zimbabwe

All are welcome

06 March 2010 14:54  Tolerance of different beliefs, practices and people is as elusive as ever in Zimbabwe.

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Brazil and Iran: A troublesome relationship for the US

04 March 2010 20:05  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva has been getting cozy with Iran as of late. "What gives?"

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Healthcare costs will increase and continue increasing

04 March 2010 16:16  Regardless of what happens with health-care reform legislation, the costs are going to go up.

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Here it comes. Bank reform. Anytime now.

03 March 2010 02:04  America is inching closer to a comprehensive bank reform package.

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An attempt to think through the Greek crisis

01 March 2010 18:38  One thing we can be sure of is that the crisis is an important turning point for European investors.

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So where's the inflation?

28 February 2010 02:47  The "game" of banking has been turned upon its head.

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The Euro and a conspiracy of hedge funds

28 February 2010 02:34  Hedge funds are holding "idea meetings" and deciding that shorting the euro is a good bet.

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Where is all the Greek gold?

28 February 2010 02:20  Some Greek politicians believe Germany still owes Greece more than $50 billion.

Letters from Zimbabwe

No go areas

28 February 2010 01:53  Farms, once the show-piece of Zimbabwe and the life blood of the economy.

Across the Atlantic

Tea parties and social unrest

24 February 2010 11:15  Just how scary is the US Tea Party movement?

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A five-step guide to contagion

23 February 2010 20:02  Why European debt matters to the United States.

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The European Union trap

Will the earnest quest for fiscal sustainability destabilize private debt?

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China's big challenge

The inefficiencies of China’s export-dependent economic model.