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Recent economic news: Food production

1.
China Digs For Ways to Stymie BHP’s Potash Bid
China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton’s $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp., amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production. ...
Potash Corp., China, The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal, Food production, All keywords...
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com
3 days ago
2.
Emerging economies 'to enjoy food production boom'
The emerging economies of Brazil, India, China and Russia will enjoy an agricultural boom over the next decade as production stalls in Western Europe, a report says. Agricultural output in ...
OECD, United Nations, Food production boom, United Kingdom, Dairy products, All keywords...
news.bbc.co.uk
2 months ago
3.
Food and water drive Africa land grab
"Food production in Arab countries is limited by scarce land and water resources," the World Bank said in recent report. "Arab countries are highly exposed to international food commodity price ...
Africa, Food, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Le Monde, All keywords...
upi.com
3 months ago
4.
The Next Empire
Yet the railway traces a path through a region where hopes have risen again, rekindled by a new sort of development also driven by China—and on an unprecedented scale. All ...
China, Africa, Beijing, USD, Congo, All keywords...
theatlantic.com
4 months ago
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Why a $14/hour employee costs $20
Comment on this story Sam Meisler wants to bring on additional assistants for his veterinary business, but timing the hires so they pay off financially is tricky.Washington's lawmakers are throwing ...
USD, Hilda Kernc, Washington, Garland, Joe Sherrier, All keywords...
cnn.com
5 months ago
6.
Branson jumps on Peak Oil Bandwagon
Sir Richard Branson and fellow business leaders will tell the government this week that it needs to act
Oil, Peak oil, Richard Branson, UK government, Chief executive, All keywords...
guardian.co.uk
6 months ago
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