Early Bird Headlines 01 March 2015
Econintersect: Here are some of the headlines we found to help you start your day. For more headlines see our afternoon feature for GEI members, What We Read Today, which has many more headlines and a number of article discussions to keep you abreast of what we have found interesting.
U.S.
- Obama to veto bill letting Congress weigh in on Iran deal (Reuters)
- Threat to Vacate Boehner’s Post Shows Depth of GOP Anger (Bloomberg Business)
Italy
Estonia
- Estonia election begins amid Russia fears (BBC News)
Ukraine
Russia
- Boris Nemtsov murder: Thousands set to march in Moscow (BBC News)
- Death threats and a late night dinner before Russia’s Nemtsov was shot dead (Reuters)
- Nemtsov murder: Russian society polarised as theories abound (BBC News)
India
- Modi’s Pro-Growth Budget Keeps India’s Subsidies Untouched (Bloomberg) See also Indian economist Ajay Shah, GEI Opinion: India: Make Institutional Checks and Balances Work.
China
- China central bank steps up easing tempo as factory activity shrinks (Reuters) See also GEI News for additional details: China: Manufacturing Contraction Continues.
Venezuela
Uruguay
Brazil
- Are Mega-Trade Agreements a Threat to Brazil? (The World Post) [L]arge and rich negotiators have found a way to reinforce their asymmetric positions and agenda-setting capacity that tend otherwise to be partially diluted in multilateral, 100-percent-based negotiation tracks.
- Brazil: In a quagmire (The Economist) Latin America’s erstwhile star is in its worst mess since the early 1990s.
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