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UN urges phasing out of energy subsidies
News | www.iht.com | Aug 26, 2008
ACCRA, Ghana: A new U.N. report urges countries to phase out energy subsidies, saying they often waste money, do not always help the poor and are bad for the environment. Gas-rich Russia leads countries spending the most in energy subsidies, laying out $40 billion a year, according to the U.N.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/26/news/UN-Energy-Subsidies.php
U.N. urges review of energy subsidies
News | www.usatoday.com | Aug 26, 2008
Governments spend as much as $300 billion a year to keep fuel prices low or to help producers, money that often is wasted and fails to help the poor, the U.N. Environment Program said in a report Tuesday.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-08-26-energy_N.htm?csp=34
Plea over biofuel subsidies
News | www.channel4.com | Aug 26, 2008
The Government should stop funding subsidies for biofuels to tackle climate change and instead use the money to stop the destruction of rainforests and peatland, a think tank said.
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/plea+over+biofuel+subsidies/2434172?intcmp=rss_news_itnnews
US questions China at WTO over pork, farm taxes
News | www.newsvine.com | Aug 26, 2008
The United States has challenged China to justify the legality of its tax, subsidy and export rules for farm products such as pork and wheat in what could signify new tensions between the two trading giants.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/25/1787251-us-questions-china-at-wto-over-pork-farm-taxes
Scrapping fuel subsidies can help climate-UN study
News | www.wbcsd.org | Aug 25, 2008
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of some 175 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development, i.e. environmental protection, social equity and economic growth.
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SRI LANKA GETS ADB HELP TO CURB FISCAL PROFLIGACY - Zibb.com
News | www.zibb.com | Aug 25, 2008
Sri Lanka is getting help from Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve government finances, the regional lender said, four years after the island returned to excessive government spending, money printing and high inflation. The Japan Special Fund is giving a US$300,000 grant to help
http://www.zibb.com/article/3836706/SRI+LANKA+GETS+ADB+HELP+TO+CURB+FISCAL+PROFLIGACY
Fertiliser subsidy at Rs 8,000 cr/month
News | sify.com | Aug 7, 2008
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Conundrum of subsidies
News | www.ft.com | Aug 5, 2008
The Roman empire handed out free bread and put on circuses to keep its population happy. Today, subsidising the cost of living means keeping a lid on fuel as well as food prices.
AT&T iPhone deal extended to 2010. Did Apple mortgage its future for a subsidy?
News | venturebeat.com | Aug 1, 2008
If I were to take a poll of everyone I've talked to about the iPhone, my guess is that most ...
Asian Nixonomics May Spell Subsidy-Driven Stagflation (Update1) - Bloomberg
News | www.bloomberg.com | Jul 28, 2008
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Asian governments from India to Malaysia, clinging to budget-busting fuel subsidies, may end up paying an even higher price: saddling their economies with an extended period of stagflation.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=au_OfTapVjnM&refer=home
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