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Peter Gallagher
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April 22, 2010

What the ash cloud meant for Kenya

$US12 million in lost fruit, vegetables and flowers exports to Europe as of 20 Tuesday 20 April. 'It is bad. We have lost Sh228 million ($3 million) a night, s...

April 15, 2010

EU launches debate on farm subsidies

"Following several weeks of consultations, the European Commission is expected to draw up a report on potential changes to the CAP in mid-summer. " Extract fr...

April 12, 2010

The cost of Renminbi adjustment

Yang Yao, Editor of the China Economic Quarterly, points out that Obama's health budget calculations may depend on Chinese savings "Stopping the sale of Treasu...

March 27, 2010

The limits of WTO litigation

Good sense from a former Chair of the WTO Appellate Body. "It is in the best interest of both countries to continue negotiating on the currency issue rather th...

March 18, 2010

Rotten ideas about the renminbi

The prospect of a U.S.-China clash over currency controls next month when the U.S. Treasury Secretary is supposed to pronounce on China's 'currency manipulation...

February 6, 2010

Chinese savings rate & the gender balance

Fascinating. A strong, explanatory correlation appears between very high household savings rates and the male-gender imbalance. "…[E]conomists and policy...

January 20, 2010

Are the BRICS ready to lead?

Reflecting on the greater influence of the BRICS, recently, in global forums, the always-interesting Alan Beattie asks: "Is this a pivot point such as the s...

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