Μην χάσετε σήμερα, στο Ρεπορτάζ Χωρίς Σύνορα: «Η απειλή των νεοναζί» Στις προεδρικές εκλογές της Γαλλίας η Μαρίν Λε Πεν του Εθνικού Μετώπου εξασφαλίζει την τρίτη θέση στον πρώτο γύρο με 18,01%, το υψηλότερο ποσοστό που έχει καταγράψει στην ιστορία της η ακροδεξιά παράταξη. Στις επικείμενες βουλευτικές εκλογές της Ελλάδας οι δημοσκοπήσεις εμφανίζουν τη Χρυσή Αυγή να περνάει για πρώτη φορά την πόρτα της Βουλής. Η λαϊκή δυσαρέσκεια που γεννά η οικονομική κρίση, μέσα σε ένα σκηνικό ευρύτερης κοινωνικής αναταραχής και ανασφάλειας οδηγεί στην σταθερή άνοδο της ακροδεξιάς σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη. Το Ρεπορτάζ Χωρίς Σύνορα ταξιδεύει στη Γερμανία, τη χώρα που έχει στιγματιστεί από τον εθνικοσοσιαλισμό αλλά και από φαινόμενα ακροδεξιάς βίας επί δεκαετίες και αποκαλύπτει την «απειλή των νεοναζί». Σήμερα, στις 22:30 στη ΝΕΤ! Νοέμβριος 2011,Γερμανία. Το «Ρεπορτάζ χωρίς Σύνορα» έφτασε στον τόπο του εγκλήματος και μίλησε με το στενό φίλο του θύματος, Χαράλαμπο Δημητριάδη, ο οποίος ήταν μαζί με το θύμα λίγα λεπτά πριν το έγκλημα. Διαβάστε επίσης:
Um novo retrato da desigualdade global Distância entre nações reduziu-se, mas elite de super-ricos isolou-se ainda mais. Tornou-se claro: injustiças não são “naturais”, mas cuidadosamente produzidas. O artigo é de Joseph Stiglitz, prêmio Nobel de Economia, em artigo publicado no blog The Great Divide, do New York Times e reproduzido pelo sítio Outras Palavras, 15-10-2013. Segundo Stiglitz, "estamos caminhando para um mundo dividido não apenas entre os que têm e os que não têm. Alguns países terão sucesso ao criar prosperidade compartilhada – a única que, a meu ver, é verdadeiramente sustentável. Outros, deixaram a desigualdade correr solta. Eis o artigo. Sabe-se perfeitamente hoje que as desigualdades de renda e riqueza na maior parte dos países ricos, e especialmente nos Estados Unidos, dispararam, nas últimas décadas e, de modo trágico, agravaram-se ainda mais desde a Grande Recessão. São questões complexas. Os Estados Unidos oferecem um exemplo particularmente sombrio para o mundo.
LAND MATRIX Land Matrix partnership launches second phase of its Global Observatory on large scale land acquisitions Dynamic public interface promotes greater transparency in land investments Bern/Hamburg/Montpellier/Rome (10 June 2013) The Land Matrix partnership today launches the second phase of the Global Observatory on large scale land acquisitions. Since the launch of the Beta version in April 2012, the Land Matrix partnership has received a substantial number of reactions, most of which expressed appreciation for the initiative, though some noted concerns.
Where the world buys its weapons - Business Insider Εκπλήσσει η γερμανική εξαγωγική βιομηχανία Ανέλπιστη αύξηση σημείωσαν οι εξαγωγές της Γερμανίας το Φεβρουάριο, χάρη κυρίως στη ζήτηση για γερμανικά προϊόντα από τις γειτονικές ευρωπαϊκές χώρες και τους εταίρους του Βερολίνου εν γένει. Σύμφωνα με την εδρεύουσα στο Βισμπάντεν Ομοσπονδιακή Στατιστική Υπηρεσία, οι σταθμισμένες ανάλογα με την εποχή και τις εργάσιμες ημέρες εξαγωγές αυξήθηκαν κατά 1,6% το Φεβρουάριο συγκριτικά με τον Ιανουάριο, όταν είχαν καταγράψει αύξηση 3,4% συγκριτικά με το Δεκέμβριο του 2011. Πρόκειται για μια ανέλπιστη εξέλιξη διότι οι ειδικοί που μετείχαν σε έρευνα του Bloomberg είχαν προβλέψει κάμψη των γερμανικών εξαγωγών το Φεβρουάριο κατά 1,2%. Οι εισαγωγές τον ίδιο μήνα σημείωσαν αύξηση κατά 3,9% συγκριτικά με τον Ιανουάριο, σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία της γερμανικής Στατιστικής Υπηρεσίας. Σημειωτέον ότι το 2011 οι γερμανικές εξαγωγές αυξήθηκαν κατά 11,4% συγκριτικά με το 2010 και η αξία τους έφθασε στα 1,06 τρισ. ευρώ.
The Evolution of Foreign Aid Research: Measuring the Strengths and Weaknesses of Donors In 2012, 149 countries around the world received more than $125 billion of Official Development Assistance (ODA). Keeping track of those disbursements is no small feat. Measuring the effectiveness of the aid requires even greater legwork. Fortunately, data on ODA—unlike data on aid from many philanthropic organizations around the world—is systematically collected and monitored by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). In total, 31 DAC member countries and agencies reported on their aid disbursements in 2012. The new report is the third edition of the Quality Official Development Assistance (QuODA) assessment. When it comes to improvements in the quality of foreign aid from 2008 to 2012, Kharas and Birdsall find that the results are mixed. Maximizing Efficiency: Few Improvements Have Been Made Few donors have shifted their aid allocations to poor countries. In the same vein, donors have not shifted resources toward better governed economies, but have actually done the opposite.
UK to use Chinese yuan to boost economy British banks are lobbying Britain’s central bank to strike a currency-swap deal with China’s central bank as Britain is counting on the Chinese Renminbi (yuan) to boost its economy. Executives at British banks are lobbying the Bank of England to sign an agreement with its Chinese counterpart, the People’s Bank of China, so that it would be easier for foreign banks to obtain yuan, reported the Wall Street Journal. Britain has already embarked on a mission to sacrifice the dollar and the euro in favor of the yuan after British Chancellor George Osborne announced earlier in January that the British government intends to turn London into a key trading hub for the yuan. Britain is keen to make London the second offshore yuan trading centre after Hong Kong, which is the only officially designated offshore yuan trading centre. However, British officials and the politicians have decided to keep a low profile, leaving it to the private sector to find ways of boosting yuan trading in Britain.
Os refúgios fiscais como ameaça à democracia por Luiz Carlos Azenha Deveria ser refúgio ou santuário fiscal, não “paraíso”, definição que surgiu da confusão entre haven e heaven. Seja como for, os esconderijos de dinheiro sujo não são a exceção, mas a regra do capitalismo em que vivemos. Diz o excelente Treasure Islands, Tax Havens and the Men that Stole de World, de Nicholas Shaxson. Do autor eu já tinha lido Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil, livro obrigatório para quem quer entender a África. Quais são os maiores refúgios fiscais do mundo? Caimã? Não. Um único escritório em Wilmington, capital do estado de Delaware, é sede de 217 mil empresas. O Reino Unido exerce controle indireto sobre uma teia de refúgios fiscais que garantem às grandes corporações sonegação de impostos em todo o mundo. E os países pobres pagam o preço mais caro, com o encolhimento da base fiscal: “Hoje o 1% no topo dos países em desevolvimento controla de 70 a 90% de toda a riqueza financeira e imobiliária.