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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Japan's minister for economy, trade and industry, Kaoru Yosano, summed it up on Monday when he said, "Japan is in a very serious situation." Last month, as the nation's export-driven economy watched global demand slow down, Japan's Nikkei index fell to a 26-year low. Couple this with the appreciation of the yen - which some economists say could strengthen to an exchange rate of 80 to the dollar by the end of next year - and it's little wonder that corporate powerhouses like Toyota, Honda and Sony have seen profits dive. Royal Bank of Scotland Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Japan Has Slipped Into Recession | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

...wouldn't know that to look at the Friday's activities on European stock markets. After rises of nearly 4% during Friday trading, London's FTSE 100 index closed up 1.5%, while Frankfurt's Dax and Paris' CAC 40 ended the week up by 1.3% and 0.67% respectively. In the wake of Wall Street's 6.7% gain Thursday, Asian markets also largely advance Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei closing 2.7% higher, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng finishing 2.4% stronger. Given the macro-economic moroseness, what's with the market giggles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stock Markets Undeterred by Euro Recession | 11/14/2008 | See Source »

...study aims to show how countries allocate the resources they have available, so it does not rank countries based on their level of development. Rather than ranking the absolute level of availability of healthcare, for example, the index measures the gap between the access for women...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Study Notes World Gender Gap | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

Data for the index comes from the World Bank, ministries of education, United Nations agencies, and the World Economic Forum, Hausmann said...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Study Notes World Gender Gap | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...addition to the index, the study also profiles each of the 130 countries, highlighting data such as the literacy rate, average number of births per woman, and women’s mean age at marriage...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Study Notes World Gender Gap | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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