Posted on 09 June 2011 by admin

Viva Rio's Aochan Kreyol Danse Haitian dance troupe won third prize at the 10th youth dance festival in Santo Domingo.
Credit:Viva Rio
By Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 9, 2011 (IPS) – In the powerful verses of the song “Haiti”, Brazilian musicians Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil described similarities between two countries at different ends of the development spectrum in Latin America, summed up by the words “Haiti is here”.
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Posted on 15 May 2011 by admin
Por Cheick Sidi Diarra*
NACIONES UNIDAS, May (IPS) — El extraordinario ascenso de las economÃas emergentes se ha convertido en un tópico habitual en los debates públicos. Sin embargo, no hace mucho tiempo China, Indonesia, Brasil y TurquÃa –para nombrar sólo a unos pocos paÃses- no eran tomados en consideración por muchos inversores extranjeros. Hoy en dÃa, cuando el mundo está saliendo de su peor recesión en décadas, esta recuperación debe mucho al fuerte crecimiento registrado en estas naciones.
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Posted on 15 May 2011 by admin
By Cheick Sidi Diarra*
UNITED NATIONS, May (IPS) — The remarkable rise of emerging economies has become commonplace in public debates. Yet, not long ago, countries like China, Indonesia, Brazil, and Turkey were considered off-limits by many foreign investors.
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