| Excerpt
GEAB N°55 (May 2011) - After Fukushima: The six essential features of
the revolution in the nuclear power decision- making process for the
2010-2020 decade |
| For
the sake of completeness, the title of this exercise in political
anticipation applied to nuclear power should also include two other
factors besides Fukushima, namely the Internet and the global energy
crisis which is one of the elements of the global systemic crisis we are
experiencing. In effect,
it is the combination of these three factors which, according to
LEAP/E2020, radically and permanently alters the whole decision-making
process on nuclear power that we have known since this source of energy
took its first steps after the Second World War... |
| LEAP/E2020 - Excerpt GEAB N°55 of May 15, 2011 |
| BRICS to commit $100 billion to FX fund, completion a way off |
| The
BRICS emerging economies will set up a $100 billion fund to steady
currency markets, Russia's Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but it looks
unlikely to be in place soon enough to temper the effects of an
expected pullback of U.S. monetary stimulus.. |
| Reuters |
| G20 summit: states chase tax evaders with plan to swap data globally |
| Meanwhile,
the G20 heads of state are also expected to give their formal backing
to an unprecedented programme of tax reform designed to curb widespread
tax avoidance strategies pursued by multinational corporations... |
| The
Guardian |
| Protectionnisme : 150 nouvelles mesures dans le monde en 1 an |
| Au
cours de l'Histoire, les périodes de ralentissement économique ont
toujours vu un retour des mesures protectionnistes. Et celle que nous
vivons depuis quelques années ne fait pas exception, comme le montre la
dernière publication de la commission Européenne, mardi 3 septembre... |
| Challenges |
| Shanghai Free-trade Zone to lead on yuan reform |
| The
central government sees Shanghai's free-trade zone, to be launched this
month, as the pioneer on the mainland of wider convertibility of the
yuan and freer, market-oriented interest rates... |
| South China Morning Post |
| Germans switch to national email providers after US scandal |
|
German people are flocking to national email providers and demanding
encryption services normally reserved for corporate security in the wake
of the US spying scandal, German justice minister Sabine
Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger told journalists in Berlin on Wednesday (28
August)... |
| EUObserver |
| India plans oil import from Iran to cut import bill, CAD |
|
Senior oil ministry sources told IANS that the plan includes renewing
imports from sanctions-hit Iran, which India pays in rupees thereby
saving foreign exchange and reducing the CAD (Current Account
Deficit)... |
| Times of India |
| The Undecided: How Merkel Could Lose |
| German
voters are deciding later than ever whom to vote for this election
cycle. That is not good news for Chancellor Angela Merkel. With party
loyalty on the wane, many of her core supporters could defect for
tactical reasons at the last minute... |
| Der
Spiegel |
| Emerging markets: ‘Unambiguously cheap’? |
|
There are four key markers which could signal a turnaround,according to
Koesterich. One is more stable gross domestic product (GDP) growth
figures and a more sustainable composition of GDP. A more stable
inflation picture, less "bubbly" asset price movements and less reliance
on short-term capital funding from abroad could also point to a
changing tide, he argued... |
| CNBC |
| Abe Seen Facing Stock Rout in Case of Japan Tax Rise Delay |
|
Postponing an increase would have a large and negative impact on
Japan’s financial markets, said 22 of 32 economists in a Bloomberg News
survey. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Senior Economist Masamichi Adachi said a
delay could push stocks down 10 percent, wiping out $418 billion in
market capitalization... |
| Bloomberg |
| Three arrested in Wal-Mart protests that extend to 15 cities |
|
Wal-Mart workers and supporters launched protests in at least 15 cities
Thursday, urging the world's largest retailer provide higher wages,
better jobs and the right to unionize... |
| USA Today |
| La rue éthiopienne dit «non» aux extrémismes religieux |
| Ce
dimanche matin 1er septembre, une imposante manifestation
interreligieuse se tenait à Addis-Abeba. Toutes les confessions s'y sont
réunies pour dénoncer la montée des extrémismes. Un événement important
qui intervient après un mois d'août marqué par des arrestations lors de
l'Aïd et des altercations mortelles entre musulmans et policiers... |
| RFI |
| Elderly care crisis claims a million family homes |
| And
it warns that millions of younger people who are currently relying on
an inheritance to fund their own retirement could be facing serious
financial problems if they do not make alternative plans urgently... |
| The
Telegraph |
| Feds seek $6B from JPMorgan Chase to settle mortgage suits |
|
Reuters reported that the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency's lawsuit
is among many legal issues facing JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)... |
| Dallas Business Journal |
| Israel orders school textbook publishers to remove sex education material |
| Critics say amendment of content on human reproduction and contraception is capitulation to ultra-Orthodox extremism... |
| The Guardian |
