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Three agreements between China and Sri Lanka
New Delhi: China and Sri Lanka framework three agreements for providing funding to Sri Lanka amounting to 410 million USD for infrastructure development which includes one international airport in Sri Lanka. The...
Crafty China praised for African links
" Rwandan President Paul Kagame has praised the way China does business in Africa, criticising the West for basing relations with the continent on aid. Huge Chinese investment in African companies and... AUSTRALIA: Immigration not only way to counter ageing population
Australia is struggling to manage increased immigration. For a start, we don't have sufficient infrastructure (transport, housing, energy, health and education, and especially water), in place for the current 22 million citizens. Limited supplies of water top the list,...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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295 views | 13 recommendations | 3 comments
Stupid property owners
The taxes that property owners hate most are the ones that hurt them least and are most likely to be spent for their benefit, writes Gavin R. Putland.–April, 2009–"Land and taxes In any tax jurisdiction, the supply of land is fixed. From the viewpoint of the... Switzerland resists the crisis, expects “only soft growth"
In the “Stress test for competitiveness,” written by the IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland ranked 4th. A highly skilled labor force, high educational standards, and advancing entrepreneurship have contributed to the ability of the Swiss to withstand the economic downturn...
created by Patricia Turo | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
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121 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
Australia Announces National Broadband Plan
Canberra has announced the creation of a publicly-owned company that would build an Australia-wide broadband network. Several private firms from around the world were bidding for a similar (but less-ambitious)... Mussoorie-Queen of Hills becoming ‘Queen of Ills’
MUSSOORIE, 19 Feb: Mussoorie is known as queen of hills and it came into existince during british raaj around 1823.But nowthe cndition under he independent india is disgusting as the corruption rules and the... Letters From the Jobless in America
From a citizen in New York: To revive the economy, I think that both smart infrastructure programs and a bottom-up stimulus package are what is most needed. I'm also in favor of allowing bankruptcy judges to... Schwarzenegger's P3 schemes rapped by California treasurer
In an op-ed published in today's Sacramento Bee, California's state treasurer takes on proponents of public-private partnerships and makes the case for funding public infrastructure projects by issuing municipal... EU---Israel caused abominable destruction--Hamas is terrorist
The EU is being fair. There is enough blame for Hamasand for Israel for this war which was unnecessary. "Speaking of the Israeli bombardment, he criticised the destruction of factories and other economic... INDIA: feed the hungry - tackle corruption!
"We have poured money out. The people have got nothing back; no irrigation, no water, no increase in production, and no help in their daily life'. Rajiv... 589 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
