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March 20, 2007

China
$1.5 trillion, not $1.1 trillion - and rising fast

China's formal reserves were a bit under $1.1 trillion – think $1.066 trillion – at the end of last year.  No doubt they are close to $1.1 trillion, if not above it, now.    No wonder China’s central…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

September 25, 2017

Sustainable Development Goals (UN)
The Challenge of Connecting Schools to the Internet in the Developing World

Rolling out internet-enabled technologies to improve technology in the developing world will not work if internet access is lacking.

Classroom iPad
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Net Politics

October 2, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Bond Rating Downgraded

In the aftermath of the Marikana strike and associated violence, the rand has remained highly volatile against the dollar. Industrial unrest is spreading in the mining and trucking industries.  Last …

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 12, 2013

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of April 12, 2013

Sharone Tobias and Will Piekos look at the top five stories in Asia this week. China’s economy seems a little shakier. A surge in bad-credit loans within the country has China trying to clean up …

Japan's Interchange Association Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi (L) shakes hand with Taiwan's Association of East Asian Relations Chairman Liao Liao-yi during the fishery agreement signing ceremony in Taipei on April 10, 2013.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

September 29, 2011

Admiral Michael Mullen: Farewell and Thank You

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen testifies at the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on February 2, 2010 (Jim Young/Courtesy Reuters). Tomorrow, th…

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen testifies at the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on February 2, 2010 (Jim Young/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action