The financial crisis
Iceland: Government and trade unions impose IMF austerity measures, World Socialist Web Site, 14 July 2009
Beijing keeps foot on accelerator, Financial Times, 16 July 2009
Commentary: Latvian IMF lessons for the Caribbean, Caribbean Net News, 17 July 2009
Mozambican economy grows despite financial crisis, but starting to show signs of weakness, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2009
Latest from the G8 summit, Financial Times
Professor pushes for green jobs to reduce poverty, the Bay State Banner, 9 July 2009
G8 leaders kick off summit on economic crisis, climate change, China View, 8 July 2009
EU tells nations to curb deficits, Boston.com, 7 July 2009
EU plans new push on bank reform, Financial Times, 6 July 2009
Financial Industry Receives 10 Times More Money in 1 year than Poor Countries Receive in 49 Years, End Poverty 2015, 23 June 2009
"Constants" and "variables" of financial crisis, China View, 6 July 2009
The Financial Crisis and a Fragile Global Economy, The Guardian, 2 July 2009
EU economy shows signs of touching bottom, China View, 3 July 2009
Crisis still the main subject at Obama-Medvedev talks, Russia Today, 5 July 2009
Rich countries block UN treatment of causes of the global economic crisis, say civil society representatives, TNI, 25 June 2009
Indian trade unions and NGOs call for new global economic order, My News, 24 June 2009
Gloomy forecasts on economic recovery, Wall-Street, 25 June 2009
Hedge Funds Should Be Regulated Worldwide, IOSCO Says, Bloomberg, 22 June 2009
IOSCO publishes hedge funds oversight recommendations, IOSCO media release, 19 March 2009
Poor nations ask rich for bailout from crisis, The Guardian, 25 June 2009
Stiglitz: The Spring of the Zombies, Economist's view, 8 May 2009
Optimism is not enough for a global recovery, Financial times, 14 June 2009
Stay the course, The New York Times, 14 June 2009
European clouds refuse to part, Financial times, 14 May 2009
King warns of slow recovery for UK, Financial times, 13 May 2009
Fickle forecasts, Financial Times, 12 June 2009
Financial crisis: IMF chief says worst is 'yet to come', adnkronosinternational, 15 June 2009
Worst days of US crisis may lie ahead, says IMF, The Guardian, 15 June 2009
MFIs in Africa face collapse as financial crisis bites, the East African, 22 June 2009
Kazakhstan: layoffs loom for public sector workers, Eurasianet.org, 22 June 2009
New Solutions Needed To Boost Australia's Skills And Raise Productivity For Economic Growth, NSW Nurses' Association, 22 April 2009 - Fresh approaches to national skills training are urgently needed in order to meet the challenges of the economic downturn and to position Australia for a return to growth and prosperity, according to a consortium of peak industry, trade union and youth advocacy bodies.
Jobs Lost For 91,000 Young Victims Of The Global Financial Crisis: Unions Call For Action, NSW Nurses' Association, 22 April 2009 - Measures must be taken to prevent a generation of young Australians becoming victims of long-term unemployment as a result of the Global Financial Crisis, say unions.
The Global Financial Crisis, The Monthly, February 2009
Stiglitz is Right, Friedman is Wrong, COHA Research Fellow Gustavo Setrini, 4 September 2008
Time for a fundamental rethink, New Statesman, 16 October 2008
What to do about the financial crisis, CUPE, 7 October 2008
China's state sector urged to prop up cooling domestic economy, The Financial Times, 27 December 2008
Emerging economies face rush for credit, The Financial Times, 29 December 2008
Barack Be Good, The New York Times, 25 December, 2008
Bank 'did not understand crisis', BBC news, 22 December 2008
Deficits and the Future, The New York Times, 1 December 2008
Hard times: Can PFI deliver hospitals and roads during a credit crunch? The Guardian, 15 October 2008 Face a la crise, plusieurs pays réduisent les salaires de leurs fonctionnaires, Le Monde, 07 March 2009 (article en français)
Global financial crisis - Financial Times coverage of the mounting crisis and its impact on the markets through links to in depth packages, interactive maps, audio, video and blogs.
Rights Council voices concern on human rights impact of crisis, Third World Network, 28 February 09
A charter for change - FireFighter, The magazine of the Firebrigades Union - March 09
WTO Panel Warned of Protectionism Threat - Lamy Calls for Information Sharing, The Washington Post - February 09
Download Trade_financial_crisis_makes_liberalisation_less_rosy, Annelise Sander
The Global Financial Crisis, The Monthly - Australian Politics, Society and Culture - February 09
The Economic crisis: Capitalist Fools, Vanity Fair - January 09
Get Ready to Rumble, the Fight for the New Economy Begins, The Huffington Post - 27 January 09
Obama Adviser Urges More Rigorous Global Financial Regulation, The Washington Post - 16 January 09 Economist Paul Krugman's open letter to President Obama - 14 January 09 The Isle That Rattled the World: Tiny Iceland Created a Vast Bubble, Leaving Wreckage Everywhere When It Popped, the Wall Street Journal - 27 December 08
The impact of the crisis on pensions
The collapse of private pensions is a catastrophe only the Tories can tackle, Telegraph, 24 June 2009
Pension Reforms Essential in Wake of Financial Crisis Losses, Seeking Alpha, 23 June 2009
From Here to Retirement, The New York Times - 25 January 09
The land of liabilities, The Economist - 22 January 09
The largest pension funds, Pensions & Investments - 1 September 08
The big players, Assets by country of origin, Pensions & Investments - 1 September 08
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