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Moldova is among the countries with a low external debt
February 08, 2012Moldova ranks the 109th position in a top of the countries’ external public and private debt. Its external debt is about $4,618,000,000. Moldova is followed by Nepal and Cambodia. Romania, which is the Western neighbor, ranks the 34th place with...
Global Prosperity Index: U.S. behind China in economic rankings
November 02, 2011Legatum Institute/ London -- U.S. scores high on measures of public health and entrepreneurial environment but falls behind China in economic rankings. New EU members outperform Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain on key indicators. A new study published...
HARP: A new way forward on housing in the United States?
October 31, 2011Karen Dynan/ The Brookings Institution/ Washington, DC -- Federal regulators announced a new plan [on Oct. 24, 2011] to help households whose homes are worth less their mortgage refinance into new mortgages with lower monthly payment. The changes should...
European Crisis: Precise Solutions in an Imprecise Reality
October 05, 2011By George Friedman -- An important disconnect over the discussion of the future of the European Union exists, one that divides into three parts. First, there is the question of whether the various plans put forward in Europe plausibly could result...
Default in the Eurozone - the impact for the Transatlantic economy
September 22, 2011By Joe Quinlan and Peter Sparding / Washington / GMF / -- A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of default in the eurozone. At the core of the problem is Greece — one of the smallest yet most heavily indebted economies in Europe. The...
WikiLeaks to sue Visa, Mastercard
July 05, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks and DataCell, which handles credit card payment processing on its behalf, have announced they intend to sue Visa and Mastercard after the credit card merchants blocked...
The IMF announced the dangers threatening the world economy
June 20, 2011Mariana Puzderi/ Chișinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of increasing risk level, threatening the global economy. Among the reasons for particular concern are indicated the ongoing debt crisis in Greece...
USA launches training courses for Moldovan business people
May 13, 2011The US embassy in Chisinau launched new training courses for Moldovan business people during a seminar today. The American specialists explained to the Moldovan partners how to benefit from economic training in agriculture, processing industry and services...
Dutch flower farmer in U.S. ships 400,000 blooms each day
May 10, 2011Virginia Factory Turns Out Tulips by the Millions Spring means watching flowers bloom and one amazing place to watch this happen can be found near Stevensburg, Virginia, just 113 kilometers (70 miles) outside of Washington. At Fresh Tulips USA, they...
Spending cuts: Congress passes $38.5bn budget cut bill
April 15, 2011The US Congress has passed a budget bill that would cut $38.5bn (£23.6bn) in government spending over the rest of the fiscal year. The measure, which was agreed on Friday, passed by 260 votes to 167 in the House and 81 to 19 in the Senate. The...