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JAPAN: Bailout highlights local banks' weakness
The rescue has underscored the profound problems that remain within the Japanese banking system....
JapanMEXICO: Bleak outlook for medium-term growth
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on November 24 lowered its...
MexicoRUSSIA: OECD says Yukos affair will inhibit growth
The 'Yukos affair' will have a negative impact on economic growth in 2004, according to the...
RussiaRUSSIA: Business practices improve - but slowly
On October 2-3, the OECD is sponsoring a round table on corporate governance in Russia. Future...
RussiaRUSSIA: Improving corporate governance
Leading Russian companies are already more open about their finances than many companies in...
RussiaAFRICA: Aid conditionalities deliver mixed results
The imposition of conditions on aid has seldom been effective, and conditions have been weakened...
AfricaAFRICA: Disappointing results force aid re-think
In Africa, the equity case -- that aid would raise income per head relative to donor countries --...
AfricaINTERNATIONAL: Narrow scope for WTO investment talks
The terms of the debate on the general framework and ambitions of a WTO-based accord on...
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