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Blog Entries by Otaviano Canuto from 11/2011

Food Prices and the 7 Billionth Baby

| Posted 11.03.2011 | World
Read More: Financial Crisis, Food Prices, World Bank, Global, Food-Price-Volatility, Global Food Volatility, Global Food Prices, Rising Food Costs, Global Food Rising, World News

Volatility is also affecting global food prices, and with them, millions of people in developing countries. So, just as the world marks the birth of the 7 billionth baby this week, his or her family might be struggling to put food on the table.

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The Doha Round: Much More Than Market Access

| Posted 11.16.2011 | World
Read More: Free Trade, G20 Summit, World Trade Organization, Doha Round, European Debt, Doha Eurozone, Doha Talks, g20 Talks, Cannes Eurozone Crisis, Wto Talks, Doha Climate Change, World News

There is much that the Doha Round, and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in particular, can do to improve trade conditions around the world.

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Small Is Beautiful in Job Creation

| Posted 11.16.2011 | Business
Read More: Global Job Loss, Jobs, Unemployment, Entrepreneurship, International Development, World Bank, Third Industrial Revolution, India, Business News

In this sluggish environment, one big thing we can do to create more jobs is to support entrepreneurship and small businesses locally.

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Food Prices, Financial Crisis and Droughts

| Posted 11.23.2011 | World
Read More: Drought, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Poverty, Food Prices, International Development, Food Crisis, Horn of Africa, Global Food Crisis, World News

Global food prices remain high and volatile, affecting the poorest countries the most. For millions who are already vulnerable, events like the droughts in the Horn of Africa add to their hardships while continued market turmoil increases uncertainty in the global economy.

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