Key Economic News to Watch This Week: January 28
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Markets have rallied strongly since the start of the new year, encouraged by small improvements in the global economic outlook and a fading of risks threatening the eurozone, US and China. But will the good times last?
Monday, January 28
Markets have rallied strongly since the start of the new year, encouraged by small improvements in the global economic outlook and a fading of risks threatening the eurozone, US and China. But will the good times last?
Monday, January 28
A conference jointly organised by the International Monetary Fund and Japan International Cooperation Agency opens in Bangkok. The conference “Economic Transformation and Inclusive Growth in Frontier Economies” will bring together officials, central bank governors and academics, and will focus on what form of economic transformation is necessary to move up to the economic value chain, as well as how to ensure job and income growth.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits Seoul, where she will meet president-elect Park Geun-hye to discuss Asia’s role in the international community. The meeting between two of the most prominent female leaders in Asia spotlights a tragic coincidence in their families – their fathers were national leaders assassinated by political rivals and both women have in ways benefitted from the reputation of their fathers. Suu Kyi will also receive the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights and attend the opening of the Special Olympics.
Related News: Myanmar Clears Overdue Debt With World Bank, ADB
Tuesday, January 29
A Sudan investment conference opens in Berlin, after being called off in October when Germany’s embassy in Khartoum was stormed in protests against a film that insulted the Prophet Mohammad. Sudan is trying to attract foreign investment to avert a crippling economic crisis worsened by the loss of its oil reserves after South Sudan seceded in 2011.
Related News: South Sudan-Israel Oil Deals Raise Ire In Khartoum
Related News: Sudan, South Sudan Agree To Set Up “Demilitarised Buffer Zone”
WTO begins interviewing candidates to replace Pascal Lamy as director general, which is struggling to remain relevant after repeated failures to revive global trade liberalisation talks.
Wednesday, January 30
Shell appears in court in The Hague over a leaking pipeline in Nigeria. Dutch judge Henk Wien will decide if Shell should be responsible for oil damage that destroyed a group of Nigerian farmers’ land, a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility.
An international donors conference to raise humanitarian aid for civilians caught in the conflict in Syria takes place in Kuwait.
Related News: UN Western Aid Workers Denied Visas To Syria
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South Korea makes third attempt to launch space rocket.
RIM launches its Blackberry 10 smartphone. The launch of its new platform is seen as a make-or-break move for a firm that is rapidly sinking in the smartphone market it once dominated.
Thursday, January 31
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton speaks about American leadership, at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington.
Friday, February 1
South Korea takes over presidency of UN Security Council.
