Published on Mar 12, 2016
In 2015, Laura Flanders and Ralph Nader found themselves on Grand Cayman Island, at once a tropical tourist paradise and the home of one of the biggest tax havens in the world, Ugland House.
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Imagine a world where you have to pay to deposit money into your bank account. As crazy as it sounds, if you live in the Eurozone or even in Japan, then you’re already living in a region where this very scenario exists.
That’s because a growing number of central banks have cut key interest rates below zero and depositors are now having to pay to keep their money in the central bank.
Called ‘negative interest rates’ they’re just what they sound like: people have to pay to have money deposited in a bank.
While it mainly affects commercial banks who have traditionally earnt interest on their money when they park it with the central bank, it now means banks are going to be charged more for leaving cash unused in the electronic vaults, rather than lending it to customers.
Megan Greene, the chief economist at Manulife Asset Management, joins Counting the Cost to discuss whether the unorthodox choice will help reinvigorate the global economy.
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The new normal – a transition from a manufacturing-led to a consumer-driven economy topped China’s economic transformation agenda, during this year’s political season. With China also having firmly cemented its role as Africa’s largest trading partner, what does this economic transformation, mean for Africa? Beatrice Marshall and her panel of experts explore this topic on this episode of Talk Africa.
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Published on Mar 13, 2016
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Part 1. UC San Francisco hosted a symposium about the preparedness for the Zika virus on March 7, 2016. The event brought together researchers from UCSF, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Stanford University as well as public health officials. Topics include epidemiology and prevention, basic science of the Zika virus, vector biology and control, clinical management, and policy. Recorded on 03/07/2016. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30677]
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University of California Television (UCTV)
Published on Mar 13, 2016
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Part 1. UC San Francisco hosted a symposium about the preparedness for the Zika virus on March 7, 2016. The event brought together researchers from UCSF, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Stanford University as well as public health officials. Topics include epidemiology and prevention, basic science of the Zika virus, vector biology and control, clinical management, and policy. Recorded on 03/07/2016. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30677]
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Oxfam has been taking volunteers to festivals for over 20 years and it’s a fantastic way to give your time and have a great time doing it. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/…
Whether you steward, campaign or volunteer in a festival shop, you will be joining a team of thousands, united by a love of live music, desire to have fun and to help others break free from poverty.
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Published on Jan 18, 2016
Inequality across the globe has reached shocking extremes. A new report shows the combined wealth of the richest ONE percent now overtakes the rest of the world’s population.
According to international aid group, Oxfam, 62 rich people own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world. The figure has fallen from 388 in just over five years. The anti-poverty agency has published its findings on the eve of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos. The report entitled “AN ECONOMY FOR THE ONE PERCENT” says the gap between the richest and the rest has widened dramatically in the past 12 months. It also points to gender inequality, saying women are disproportionately affected by the current trend. More than 40 heads of state and government representatives are expected at the Davos meeting beginning on Tuesday. Oxfam Executive Director Winnie Byanima says world leaders have failed to tackle inequality despite repeated pledges.
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Published on Mar 7, 2016
Every day, in every country, women’s efforts to escape poverty are blocked by violence, abuse and discrimination. But when a woman is unlimited she can use her potential to help end poverty — not just for herself, but for everyone. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/women-unlimited
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The Group of scientists has managed grown peas, tomatoes and cress in a simulated lunar and Martian soil, samples of which they got from NASA.
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Millions of voters in Germany went to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s welcoming of more than a million refugees from the Middle East. Early exit polls show that the outcome may be a disappointing setback for Merkel. Deutsche Welle reporter Gabriel Borrud joins Alison Stewart to discuss the results of the vote.
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