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...Sarkozy has thus far been unable to do much to address the primary concern of French citizens that they need more money in the face of higher prices. Economy Minister Christine Lagarde has announced that inflation in 2008 will probably exceed 2% - higher, in any case, than the government forecast of 1.6%, due to escalating prices of oil and foodstuffs. Laws passed to allow employees and businesses to sidestep France's 35-hour workweek limitation and heed Sarkozy's call to "work more to earn more" have largely been ignored as too complicated, and even some fellow conservatives question...
...Georgia's GDP grew by 9.6%, the World Bank named Georgia the top reformer in the world. Its officials forecast growth of 14.5% in 2007. The Georgian government boosted revenues by tightening up the administration of the tax system. Private investment went up and there has been a crackdown on corruption. Per capita income is up from $700 a year in 2003 to the current figure of $1,500. The most astonishing achievement was Saakashvili's reform of the traditionally corrupt police forces. He disbanded the entire Ministry of the Interior - with recruitment based on the western testing system...
News on the environmental front for the last few years has been consistently dismal, but recent innovations may delay the environmental catastrophe forecast by climate researchers.Though most Americans are too distracted to notice the urgency of global climate change, the few people who have managed to stay focused are coming up with good ideas. From titans of modern business such as Google, to innovative energy producers, to techie projects like MIT’s Vehicle Design Summit, visionaries are beginning to lay the groundwork for huge leaps forward in energy generation and energy efficiency. These technologies have the potential...
...From our perspective, it’s something that has been forecast very clearly as a possibility,” McCluskey said. “That corner, from a broader planning perspective, has been viewed by the neighborhood, Harvard, and the city as a potential crossroads between the neighborhood and the University...
...From our perspective, it’s something that has been forecast very clearly as a possibility,” said McCluskey. “That corner, from a broader planning perspective, has been viewed by the neighborhood, Harvard, and the city as a potential crossroads between the neighborhood and the University...