Economics Report - Anti-Corruption Group Says Abuse of Power Still Very High in Many Countries From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. A group that brings attention to the issue of corruption says levels of bribery

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毛里求斯问鼎非洲安全治理指数榜 The annual Ibrahim Index on African Governance shows almost two in three African citizens live in a country in which safety and the rule of law have deteriorated during the past decade. 2016年的易卜拉欣

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Concerns about prospects for the global economy sent Asian shares falling, reversing gains made after Barack Obama became the U.S. president-elect. Markets in South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan all fell, although in Australia, a senior member of the g

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Asian share prices have fallen for a third day as investors feared a global recession would badly hit company earnings. Japan's Nikkei index closed at a five-and-a-half year low, down 9.6 percent after the country's electronics giant Sony halved its

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Car Index Indicates Growth Potential High in Developing Nations Despite forecasts for a slowdown in the global economy, a little known economic indicator is starting to gain traction. The so called car index is an attempt to measure the world's middl

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HighFoodPricesExpectedtoClimbFurther World food prices remain near record-high levels, according to the latest UN world food price index, and they're expected to climb even higher. The index hit a record in January and has not come down much since. T

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Hunger Remains Serious Global Problem The 2012 Global Hunger Index says hunger remains a serious problem worldwide, with alarming levels in some countries. The Index links hunger to the unsustainable use of land, water and energy resources. The Globa

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By Selah Hennessy London 20 October 2009 The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has released its annual press freedom index. Several prominent European countries have slid down the ranking while the United States has made significant moves for

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Media Group: Press Freedom Slipping in Some Countries A new Reporters Without Borders index cites hot spots in the Middle East, Africa and Asia as being among the worst offenders of press freedom. The journalism rights group also says there has been

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Topic1 Central and western China offer more job opportunitiesChina's east coastal region has long been considered a power engine for economic growth and job market in the country. But that's changing. A recent report on China's employment market show

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The chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Asia needs to strengthen regional financial regulations and cooperation to stem the impact from future financial downturns in the global economy. As Ron Corben reports

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 05 October 2006 watch US Stock Market report NY Stock Exchange The Dow Jones Industrial average hit a new high on Tuesday, beating the previous record set in 2000. The index of 30 blue chip stocks ended the session at 11

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By Tendai Maphosa London 26 February 2008 The new edition of the second annual International Property Rights Index says physical and intellectual property rights are necessary for economic growth. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report f

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The growth of CPI, a main gauge of inflation, slightly slowed in November. It grew 3 percent year on year, down from the 3.2 percent recorded in October. Food prices, especially that of vegetables, were the main driver. Last month, food prices jumped

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European shares extended gains by midday on Tuesday with banks rebounding from lows ahead of U.S. President George Bush's speech on the financial sector rescue package. Britain's benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, fell by as much as 3 percent in e

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Stock markets across Asia dropped sharply after a decline in retail sales in the United States. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, Asian businesses are particularly vulnerable to a slow down in U.S. consumer spending. Tokyo's Nikkei index was d

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Indonesia's stock index plummeted more than 10 percent in one of the worst days of trading ever seen in Asia. In Tokyo, the key index closed more than nine-percent lower, the worst trading day since the global stock market crash in 1987. Katie Haman

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By Phuong Tran and Naomi Schwarz Dakar, Senegal and Ende, Mali 09 January 2007 Woman and child take part in a discussion at a village meeting in village of Bandiagara, Mali (File photo) Some of the lowest-ranking countries on the United Nations' Hum

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A newly-released list that ranks the effectiveness of governments in sub-Saharan Africa shows small island nations such as Mauritius, the Seychelles and Cape Verde at the top, and conflict-ridden countries such as Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Co

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