Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2008 |
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Economy,
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Agricultural Production,
Andrew Martin,
Angel Gurria,
Anticipation,
climate change,
Crop And Food,
Crop Yields,
Drought,
Farm Crops,
Food Crisis,
Food Prices,
Fundamental Changes,
Global Agriculture,
Global Summit,
High Food Prices,
New York Times,
Next Decade,
Secretary General,
Spike,
United Nations,
Urgent Measures,
Weather Conditions,
World Leaders
The United Nations report, the global agriculture outlook through 2017, said prices for farm crops will remain substantially higher over the next decade because of fundamental changes in demand, though they will gradually decline from current highs.
Because the recent spike in crop and food prices has been caused in part by temporary factors like drought, [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 11th, 2008 |
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Economy,
Middle East,
U.S.,
Budget,
Buying Cars,
Buying Homes,
Cars,
China,
Confidence,
Crisis,
Currency,
Dollar,
Dominance,
Economists,
Euro,
Financial Circles,
Fiscal Crisis,
Interest Rates,
Money,
Next Decade,
People,
Rival,
Suggestion,
Yuan
Now, however, people in international financial circles detect a subtle shifting of the ground in confidence about the dollar. A few years ago, the suggestion that another currency could rival the dollar would have been ridiculed. Today, some economists say the dollar could begin surrendering some of the advantages of dominance to the euro [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2008 |
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Israel,
10 Years,
10yr Forecast,
Assumption,
Current Trends,
Israel,
Israeli Experience,
Middle East,
Military Campaign,
New Weapon,
Next Decade,
Weapon Systems
My forecast is based on the assumption that current trends in the world and in the Middle East will continue in the next decade and may even intensify. We should also recall that 10 years are, more or less, the time required to develop new weapon systems. The Israeli experience also proves that every 10 [...]
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Posted by Matt in April 28th, 2008 |
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China,
Economy,
India,
10 Years,
Angus Reid Poll,
Canada,
Canadian Survey,
Canadians,
China,
Economic Powers,
India,
Next Decade,
Opportunity
A majority of Canadians (67 percent) believe the influence of China and India in the world will rival that of the United States within the next decade, said a survey Thursday.
As well, more than 60 percent of Canadians believe the growing importance of China and India as economic powers are more of an opportunity [...]
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