Brazil to announce Amazon development plan – International Herald Tribune
BRASILIA, Brazil : A top official says Brazil will introduce soon a plan to simultaneously protect the Amazon rain forest and generate wealth. Strategic Affairs Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger says solutions emerging from the “Sustainable Amazon

Singapore’s MAS warns of weaker economic growth if severe recession – CNBC
SINGAPORE (XFN-ASIA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Tuesday the citiy-state may miss its target of 4 percent to 6 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) this year if a severe recession hits the U.S. economy and results in

Millionaires’ appetite for stocks rising: study – Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millionaires view the U.S. economy as “very weak,” but sense a resumption of growth in early 2009 and expect to buy stocks and real-estate in the latest indication that a recovery may be imminent, according to a study released on

Sovereign wealth funds hit 3.5 trillion dlrs in 2007: US firm – Antara Interactive
Washington (ANTARA News) – Sovereign wealth funds have mushroomed 24 percent annually over the past three years to hold a total of 3.5 trillion dollars in 2007, a US economic firm said Monday. Global Insight said that projected on that annual growth

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