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Updated 1/5/2004; 10:50:28 AM

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Strong economic growth predicted to continue for next six months New Zealand's two speed economy has enjoyed a period of strong growth, with vigorous household and business spending fuelled by immigration and the ongoing housing boom expected to continue for at least another six months, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.  [The New Zealand Herald: Business]
4:53:57 PM    comment []

SM to pilots: Face up to new realities. Low-cost airlines and other uncertainties pose serious threats to SIA and its staff if they do not adapt quickly. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday served up a reality check for Singapore Airlines and its employees - particularly its pilots - on the oncoming serious competition from low-cost carriers. The Straits Times, Pro-government daily of Singapore [Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org]
3:38:20 PM    comment []

Quebec legislature sits all night to match Labour Code with rest of Canada (Canadian Press). Canadian Press - QUEBEC (CP) - Premier Jean Charest's Liberal government pushed through changes to labour laws Wednesday despite union protests in an attempt to make the province more competitive with the rest of Canada. [Yahoo! News - World]
3:36:52 PM    comment []

Not All Jobs Belong To The White Man: Asian Minorities, Affirmative Action, And The Quest For Parity At Work [Asia Street Intelligence Ezine]
1:48:43 PM    comment []

Latin America and Caribbean show some economic improvement.  The regional economy of Latin America and the Caribbean grew 1.5 per cent in 2003 and should continue that upward trend in the months to come, but the improvement does not offset the stagnation of recent years, the United Nations economic commission for the region, ECLAC, says. [UN News Service]
1:19:04 PM    comment []

US in Central American trade deal. The US strikes a free-trade agreement with Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. A fifth nation, Costa Rica, pulled out of the talks on Tuesday saying that the US was making excessive demands.  [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
1:16:27 PM    comment []

TUC launches guide to working over Christmas. Want to avoid working on Christmas day? Wish your colleagues would turn the carols down? Accidentally kissed your boss at the Christmas party? Luckily, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) today launched a working life website, www.workSMART.org.uk, where employees can read up on how to survive work during the festive season by logging onto the site's Christmas Survival Guide 2003.  [Guardian Unlimited]
11:25:23 AM    comment []

A Tough First Year for Brazil’s Lula. World Press Review Brazil correspondent Kenneth Rapoza reports that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first year in office has received mixed reviews. [Latin American and Canadian News from World Press Review]
11:23:46 AM    comment []

Zimbabwe's inflation hits record. Zimbabwe's inflation rate surged to a record 620% in November as shortages boost the cost of food and fuel. According to government statistics, prices rose year-on-year by 619.5% in November, up from 525 %. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
11:19:20 AM    comment []

UK jobless total shows fall again. The number of UK workers out of a job drops again, and those claiming benefit is at its lowest level in 28 years. The so-called ILO survey, the government's preferred method of gauging unemployment, fell by 33,000 people to 1.47 million. [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
11:17:47 AM    comment []

Layoffs feared as crisis rocks canning industry in South Africa.  The strong rand has led to a crisis in the Western Cape fruit and vegetable canning industry, with exports declining and raising fears of possible layoffs.
Pan-African News Agency, Pan-African news agency of Dakar, Senegal [Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org]
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