Survey calls for inclusive development and a copper-bottomed plan
The Economic Times, 26 February 2010

The Economic Survey warned the government against growth without equity, saying the per capita income of the bottom quintile of the population should be monitored separately to get a clearer picture of economic progress. More...

Decline in farm growth, high food inflation worrisome: Survey
The Hindu, 26 February 2010

A setback to the farm growth rate and the emergence of double-digit food inflation have been singled out in the Economic Survey of 2009-10 as major areas of concern. More...

Oxfam India and the CBGA demand increase in budgetary allocations for adaptation to climate change
India PR wire, 24 February 2010

The Union Government's expenditure on adaptation to climate change in 2006-07 was a measly 1.7 percent of GDP, contrary to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)'s claim that the Union Government's expenditure on adaptation to climate change in 2006-07 was more than 2.6 percent of GDP. More...

Nigeria loses over N500b yearly to industrial imports
Next, 25 February 2010

Importation of raw materials and other machinery for industrial processes is costing Nigeria over N500 billion annually, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, has said. More...

National climate change adaptation fund needed: Oxfam study
The Hindu, 24 February 2010

A new study by Oxfam India and the Centre for Budget and Government Accountability (CBGA) has called for a National Adaptation Fund to provide dedicated financial resources to sectors vulnerable to climate change. More...

World trade falls by 12 percent in 2009
EU observer, 24 February 2010

World Trade Organisation director-general Pascal Lamy has said international trade fell by 12 percent in 2009, a marked deterioration on previous estimates which put the drop closer to 10 percent. More...

No financial crisis impact? India's poor grew by 34 mn
The Times of India, 10 February 2010

It's a myth that the global financial crisis left India virtually unscathed. In fact, India is the biggest victim of financial crisis-induced poverty, according to data obtained by TOI from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs' (UNDESA).   More...

Call for ‘green revolution’ in India
Financial Times, 09 February 2010

Policymakers have long considered broad-based economic growth as the way to fight India’s problems of poverty, hunger and malnutrition. But while the economy has grown robustly, agricultural production – including of pulses, a staple – has stagnated. More...

GST & foreign trade policy
The Financial Express, 08 February 2010

Internationally, goods and services tax is understood as a destination-based consumption tax, covering all value additions to goods and services. This implies two things: firstly, that tax should not apply if the destination is outside India i.e. taxes are not exported and therefore, they are to be zero rated.  More...

GST & foreign trade policy
The Financial Express, 08 February 2010

Internationally, goods and services tax is understood as a destination-based consumption tax, covering all value additions to goods and services. This implies two things: firstly, that tax should not apply if the destination is outside India i.e. taxes are not exported and therefore, they are to be zero rated.  More...

GST & foreign trade policy
The Financial Express, 08 February 2010

Internationally, goods and services tax is understood as a destination-based consumption tax, covering all value additions to goods and services. This implies two things: firstly, that tax should not apply if the destination is outside India i.e. taxes are not exported and therefore, they are to be zero rated.  More...

GST & foreign trade policy
The Financial Express, 08 February 2010

Internationally, goods and services tax is understood as a destination-based consumption tax, covering all value additions to goods and services. This implies two things: firstly, that tax should not apply if the destination is outside India i.e. taxes are not exported and therefore, they are to be zero rated.  More...

Addressing the food versus fuel debate in Ghana
Business Day, 08 February 2010

Concerns over energy supply security and oil-price volatility are generating greater interest in alternative energy sources in Ghana. Civil society groups want a comprehensive biofuel policy. Godwin NNANNA in Accra writes that so far the policy has been slow in coming.  More...

Poverty can be eradicated
Times Live, 04 February 2010

December 9 2009 was a good day for South Africa. More than 100 civil society organisations met representatives from six government departments, led by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. More...

PM asks states to shed false sense of food security
Business Standard, 02 February 2010

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged state governments to improve food productivity and address concerns of food inflation. At the same time, he assured all support from the Union government in this regard. More...

Exports record 9.3 % growth in December
The Hindu, 02 February 2010

Continuing with a rising trend for the second consecutive month, exports registered a 9.3 per cent in December 2009 while imports also turned positive after positing negative growth for 11 months. More...

‘Road transportation frustrates trade in West Africa’
Next, 01 February 2010

Industry watchers have surmised that for West African countries to fully participate in the global economy, they must overcome the various trade obstacles within the region and with the rest of the world. More...

Africa in need of better food policies
Capital Business, 01 February 2010

African governments have been called upon to urgently implement various instruments that would ensure food price stability in their countries. More...