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April | 2009 | Rachel O'Neill

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Archive for April, 2009. G20 Protests- Windows smashed, buildings stormed. Here’s a slideshow of what I saw:. At least 4,000 people gathered outside the Bank of England on Wednesday April 1st to protest for causes ranging from climate change to curbing capitalism. Red smoke bombs were let off, the windows of RBS were smashed and some people invaded a branch of RBS and the Bank of England. April 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm. Subscribe to Growing Pains by Email. Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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In the same league | Super Spurs

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In the same league. In the same league. To keep up-to-date with the some of my colleagues, check out their blogs! Anna-Marie Julyan, Food for thought…. Lucinda Dunseath, War and Words. Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, Marylebone Blog. John Sunyer, Streets of London. Nick Johnstone, on BBC. Sophie Payne, Talk about health. Ruth Lewy, Femineye. Jess Bowie, on London arts. Natalie Woolman, on Drury Lane. Gabi Jaffe, on France. Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, I’ll Keep You Posted. Duncan Brown, on arts.

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February | 2009 | Rachel O'Neill

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Archive for February, 2009. Fairtrade sales soar despite downturn. Announces today that UK sales reached an estimated retail value of more than 700m in 2008, a 43% increase over 2007. A report released today. The Global Food Crisis and Fairtrade: Small farmers, big solutions? Emphasises the escalating plight of farmers in developing countries as prices soar. Fairtrade can offer support but can’t do enough alone. More help is needed from NGOs, governments and other international organisations. Is launchin...

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March | 2009 | Rachel O'Neill

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Archive for March, 2009. Gordon Brown and Kevin Rudd and the search for universal values. Gordon Brown told faith leaders, charities and members of the public that markets rely on shared rules, rooted in firm values, in an address at St Paul’s Cathedral. Brown outlined the four great challenges facing the world right now: “financial and economic stability”, “environmental degradation”, “violent extremism” and “extreme poverty”. He said that markets need values and that the “invisible hand of market...

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China’s Property Bubble: Can It Be Deflated Safely, or Will It Burst? | Rachel O'Neill

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China’s Property Bubble: Can It Be Deflated Safely, or Will It Burst? May 27, 2010 at 6:20 am. The collapse in the property values in the United States and many European countries, which helped lead to so much financial and economic damage, could be repeated in China, according to professors from Wharton and the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. Also said she saw the warning signs of a bubble, but suggested that China may be taking steps to prevent a major disruption. What is more, loca...

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Left exhausted by hospital’s super efficiency | Rachel O'Neill

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Left exhausted by hospital’s super efficiency. May 27, 2010 at 6:27 am. Published in China Daily 2010-03-25 09:45. Beijing veers from smooth efficiency one minute to sheer chaos the next. Each time I do something new, there’s an added element of unpredictability, as I don’t know whether things will be organized with military precision or whether no one will have a clue what’s going on. The HR lady at our company took me to the hospital. The test took place in a big hall with numbered rooms at the sid...

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A New Welcome Mat: The Changing Dynamics of Foreign Investment in China | Rachel O'Neill

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A New Welcome Mat: The Changing Dynamics of Foreign Investment in China. May 27, 2010 at 6:41 am. 8220;Growth in China has surpassed all expectations,” said Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen, in late April as the German car company — Europe’s largest — announced plans to invest US$2 billion over the next two years in China, which includes building two additional plants and rolling-out or updating automobile models in the country. While the welcome mat might not be the same one the government put out i...

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Is China Still Competitive for Global Manufacturers? | Rachel O'Neill

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Is China Still Competitive for Global Manufacturers? May 27, 2010 at 6:32 am. Having served the world as a manufacturing base for decades, is China still competitive for manufacturers? While the recent announcement of China’s first trade deficit since 2004 makes it unlikely that the renminbi will be allowed to appreciate against the U.S. dollar much soon, March’s $7.24 billion deficit is also a sign of the fast expansion of China’s domestic market. The auto sector, for example, was ...China’s burge...

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It always pays to be persistant | Rachel O'Neill

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It always pays to be persistant. May 27, 2010 at 6:36 am. Published in China Daily 2010-04-14. When my friend and I set off for a relaxing walk along the Great Wall, we thought it would be an easy day free from pollution and profit seekers. But I should have known that wherever you go, the money-makers will be there to get you. Ben and I boarded a bus to Miyun, from where we planned to take a second bus to Jinshanling, the starting point for a walk along the Wall to the tourist spot, Simatai. He said he ...