Argentina passes pension takeover

Private pensions are no more in Argentina. The Senate approved the nationalisation of 10 bank-owned pension funds. This is political move which was heavily criticised by the opposition to no...

Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster

"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster Ann Pettifor The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. 11 - 12 - 2007 On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...

Nepal king set to lose more palaces

Kathmandu (ANTARA News) - Embattled Nepalese King Gyanendra Sunday suffered a further setback after a government committee recommended nationalisation of more of his palaces and private forests. The official Nepal...

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