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...Strengths and Challenges of Colombia’s Economy,” Zuluaga used a PowerPoint presentation filled with tables and graphs to illustrate to the audience evidence that Colombia has had “the best economic growth during the last 5 years, averaging 5.1 percent per year.” He explained that since 2004, the Colombian government has poured significant sums of money into improving Columbia’s attractiveness to foreign investors. As a consequence, the demand for domestic labor and the foreign direct investment have both greatly increased in the past four years. While...
...Other such examples of my staggering inability to master the minute include the four-week -long hell storm that was learning to tie my shoes. This consisted of exactly one attempt per day, followed by a temper tantrum comparable to that of an infant, and concluding with the vow to never wear shoes again...
...cost of insurance against a Morgan Stanley credit default recently exceeded an unheard of 1000 basis points, even after the bailout bill was signed into law. That means the market price for insurance against a $10 million Morgan Stanley default hit $1 million per year, more than 10 times the typical ceiling cost for such insurance in a normally functioning bank sector. "The bailout is a step forward, but it's not at all clear that it's going to work," says Darrell Duffie, professor of finance at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business...
...Implementation of a bioengineering curriculum as per the ambitious time-table is contingent on whether a permanent dean of SEAS is appointed. Hyman said that the new dean should have an instrumental role in developing the curriculum and “a sense of ownership...
...past five years, growth is slowing fast. Look only at the price of steel - as useful an industrial proxy for China's economic boom as any. According to Mysteel, a Shanghai-based consulting firm, the price for products used primarily in construction have fallen to less than $590 per ton, down almost 20% in just four months, forcing some companies into the red in what had been a booming industry. Baosteel, one of China's largest steelmakers, has cut prices twice since August, and its CEO is glum: The era of rapid growth for China's steel industry "will soon...