Uganda: 'Corruption Worse in Country' Nov 18, 2009
Anti-corruption activists welcomed the findings that place the neighbouring Rwanda, at ranking 89, as the least corrupt of the five East African countries fast-tracking both an economic union and political federation. The progress of Rwanda, tied with Tanzania in position 102 last year, to present position 89 - while Tanzania backslid to number 126 - could offer a lesson to other EAC partner states on how to get it right on corruption fight. (allAfrica.com)
South-East Asian summitry: Distant dreams Oct 31, 2009
They also bode poorly for the resolution of disputes in a closer economic union. Bad blood. (The Economist)
Irish viewpoints on Lisbon Treaty Sep 30, 2009
Until now, the EU has been primarily an economic union, but if Lisbon is passed it will become a community of values. The Charter outlines a set of rights and values that all of us would sign up to, for example. (BBC News -- Europe)
A historic agreement Aug 15, 2009
Indeed, many Asean economies had been keen that a rising economic power like India joined the Asean grouping and played a key role, besides China, in creating a larger Asian economic union, in the long run. The India-Asean FTA must be seen in this perspective. (India Times)
East Africa: Burundi to Join Rwanda, DRC in Gas Project Aug 11, 2009
The two Heads of State also talked about the possibility to strengthen the former economic cooperation body, CEPGL, an economic union that binds together Rwanda, DRC and Burundi. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
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Now that Ma has consolidated party and government power in his hot little hands, and with the Chinese state-run press setting playdates for him and Hu, can anything stop the mad race toward full economic union. Stay tuned. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
The Arab world: Waking up Jul 28, 2009
And whereas western Europe was making massive strides towards political and economic union, the Arabs remained woefully divided. Much Arab opinion remained fixated on the struggle with Israel, in which the Arabs seemed unable to hold their own, let alone prevail. (The Economist)
Will Tax Breaks Boost Jobs? Jul 2, 2009
The tax-break boom "undermines the economic union, and it misallocates resources," says Arthur J. Rolnick, senior vice-president and research director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "It amounts to economic warfare among states.". (BusinessWeek)
Europe viewpoints Jun 3, 2009
I believe it is time Britain negotiated a new relationship with the EU based on trade and mutual co-operation, whilst opting out of political and economic union. I am, apparently, not alone in this ambition. (BBC News -- Europe)
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Discussion on Common Policies of Member Countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union May 22, 2009
Nevertheless, given the deteriorating terms of trade and export performance, Directors welcomed the region s continued efforts including through the establishment by end-2009 of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Economic Union to enhance regional integration and external competitiveness. Directors observed that the region s very large external current account deficits are narrowing, and continue to be predominantly financed by non-debt creating foreign direct investment. (IMF News)
Welcome to Americanada May 3, 2009
Politically, a full environmental, security and economic union is a proposal too far. But Stephen Harper should start with this level of proposed integration and then remove each item that is politically impossible until he reaches a package that he believes he can sell to his caucus, Parliament and the Canadian public. (Globe and Mail)
Newsweek: Next 100 days will be real challenge Apr 30, 2009
Smiles fade, and Europe's leaders are dead set against another Obama aim: allowing NATO-member Turkey (perhaps our most pivotal ally in the whole Middle East) to join the European Economic Union. ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS. The Israelis are, with good reason, our staunchest allies in the Middle East, but they don't share Obama's "yes, we can" sense of hope about others in the neighborhood. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama's First 100 Days Apr 29, 2009
This act, The Financial Stability Board (FSB), establishes an economic union with uniform trade regulations and bylaws. It includes the extension of oversight to all;important financial institutions, instruments and markers; (my emphasis). (Human Events Online)
Courageous politician has new vision for Kashmir Apr 17, 2009
Mr. Lone has a prescription for the Indian government: First, institute what he calls complete internal transparency, so that all laws that apply to Kashmir are drafted by Kashmiri legislative bodies, independent of the Indian central government; second, allow Kashmir to handle its own external and economic relations; and third, allow economic union with the other that is, Pakistani-controlled side of Kashmir, so that anything produced here can move duty-free to the other side. That would mean a... (Globe and Mail)
European Socialism to Run Our Financial System Apr 8, 2009
The joint communiqu essentially announces a global economic union with uniform regulations and bylaws for all nations, including the United States. Henceforth, our SEC, Commodities Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board and other regulators will have to march to the beat of drums pounded by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a body of central bankers from each of the G-20 states and the European Union. (Newsmax)
A 'Disaster' Apr 3, 2009
And in the meantime, they slip this in under the radar, which is absolutely creating an international economic union. VAN SUSTEREN: Did anybody oppose it, any country say, Look, this is a lousy idea. (Fox News)
On eve of NATO summit, Obama's style poses inherent challenge for Europe Apr 3, 2009
Europe's internal conflict over the Russian war in Georgia last summer, and the crisis over interrupted oil and gas supplies to Europe this winter, were indicators of division in what is still an economic union struggling to achieve political solidarity. The question is whether Europe can find its voice when there is basic agreement with Washington. (Christian Science Monitor)
From the archive: Britain's decline Mar 21, 2009
Jean Monnet and others on the continent had originally hoped to build a European economic union around the nucleus of a Franco-British union. It was the failure of the British to respond to this idea that led them to explore alternative approaches, in particular the idea of a coal and steel community based upon a Franco-German rather than a Franco-British axis. (The Economist)
Look inwards to mitigate the crisis Mar 6, 2009
Similarly, the SAARC region cannot continue to be driven by a defensive response to the pressures of globalisation but must rediscover for itself the compelling logic of constructive regionalism leading towards the long cherished goal of a South Asian Economic Union. Continued. (India Times)
Southeast Asian Nations talk of economic union Mar 3, 2009
Bloomberg News Published: March 2, 2009. Southeast Asian governments want to speed up the formation of an economic group modeled on the European Union as the global recession slows their export-driven economies. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Economic crisis threatens to rip European Union -- and its single currency -- apart... Mar 2, 2009
"All of that is in doubt if the cornerstone of the EU - its internal market, economic union and solidarity - is in question," said Ronald Asmus, a former State Department official who runs the Brussels office of the German Marshall Fund. The problems are basically twofold, one within the euro zone, which itself has an economy roughly the size of the United States, and one within the larger European Union. (The Drudge Report)
Eurozone economy plunges by recor... Feb 13, 2009
The one silver lining of the recession will be that it will stress test the whole concept of EU political & economic union. For example,are Germans prepared to suffer economic hardship/unemployment to subsidize France or Spain. (New York Post -- Business)
Africa: United States of Africa Still a Dream [opinion] Feb 8, 2009
In the interest of pan-Africanism, a form of economic union initially is necessary for Africa to compete favourably with other economic powers of the world and to avoid economic bullying by these powers as is the case with the current unfair rules of trade under the world trade organisation. The East Africa Community (EAC), the South African Development Community (SADC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are such good initiatives. (allAfrica.com)
