By: otto ruthenberg

otto ruthenberg — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

mwenda is right to critisize aid in all aspects. alas, aid currently maintains large parts of africa. cut it and these parts fall into poverty, most face certain death which the media will certainly put on the richworlds TV screens for an uproar. this will help to maintain the aid industry and effectively bury all hope of african elites ever striving beyond rent seeking. it is a catch-22 that will only break with a new paradigm. upcoming asia may flush away with all that and restore reason with a plainly exploitative agenda that leaves africans to rise to the global challenge or face misery. as global wheight shifts to asia the west will have to focus on itself leaving africa to itself.

By: Brandy Uno

Brandy Uno — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Ireland has been one of the hardest hit countries in the downturn of the world economy. It is said that when Ireland gained its independence, the Irish Republic emerged as a country behind the curve, but over the next 50 years they become the richest nations of Europe. The Celtic Tiger boomed for years until recently, as the Anglo Irish Bank was nationalized amid fears of a collapse. But because of this recession Irish many turned to cab driving to sustain the needs of its people. They never granted any no fax cash advance as well as short-term loan. Radical budgets cuts appear in the prospect, as there may not be a large enough short-term loan for Ireland to keep things as they were. Just imagine how many countries suffers from this economic downturn, well I guess we should act a little fast now before it’s too late.

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By: otto ruthenberg

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