Taking the Pulse of the Global Economy

Last updated: 9 september, 2009 - 10:13 GMT

Global recession to a tango beat

The international financial crisis and the outbreak of swine flu have had a profound effect on Argentina, including what many see as part of its very essence - the tango.

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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

Funeral costs

If you bury me, do make sure that it's cheap
No camps

For many Spanish children this summer
Mining slowdown

The recession in central Africa
India's thrift

As economic growth slows, people are saving more
Expatriates hit

Changing fortunes of workers in Singapore
Is capitalism over?

And what are the alternatives?

MIGRATION

Home help

Why some migrant workers need help from home
Role of remittances
Migrants ' plight

UNEMPLOYMENT

Left stranded

Indian workers left stranded by the downturn in Abu Dhabi
Latvian unemployment
Young and jobless

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Food bargaining

Indonesia's food prices are a sensitive issue
Shoppers gain

Production savings drive food prices lower in Belgium
US bread for less

US food prices have fallen sharply in the past year
Prices rise

In Argentina food prices have risen despite controls
Rice unstuck

Thai government policies lead to shortages
FAO's view

Some food costs have not fallen says the FAO
Controls work

Drastic action by Bolivia has slashed inflation
Family budgets

Families struggle across Eastern Europe
Food issues

Higher food costs are still a concern despite recession
Controls urged

Kenyans push for controls on rising food costs
Cost concerns

Why food cost worries have not gone away
Global impact

Prices are still a problem for many people

HOUSING

Rising prices

Freetown's housing shortage means high prices
Sudan's boom
Argentina's high-rise slums
US mortgage foreclosures
Cheaper homes in Mumbai
Trouble in Bahrain

ENERGY

All at sea

Fuel costs and falling demand hits Japan's fishermen
Uruguay's solar power
Priced off the road
Middle East's oil blues
Volatile oil prices

ECONOMY

Borrowing risks

Economist Arthur Laffer warns of inflation threat
Serbia's recession
Singapore's taxi fares
Socialist-made in Venezuela
Africa's reforms threatened

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