India's Inflation
Monday, June 16, 2008
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As inflation heats up in the U.S., it's also heating up across the globe. India's inflation rate is at seven year high. New Delhi NBR Correspondent, Raymond Thibodeaux has the details.
Related NBR Stories & Links
- 05-09-08: What's Fueling Rising Oil Prices?
- 04-16-08: Fighting Rising Food Prices Goes Global
- 04-07-08: Rising Food Prices Are Causing Concern in China
- 05-28-07 India's Promise - The Other India
External Links/Articles*
- Asian
Development Bank (ADB)
The ADB "is an international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people." This links to an article concerning the food price crisis, titled "Protecting Poor and Vulnerable in Face of Rising Prices." - Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The FAO "leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy." This links to an article titled, "High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy" - Government of India Ministry
of Commerce & Industry
The Department of Commerce "formulates and implements the Foreign Trade Policy and entrusted with responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, export promotion measures and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities." - UN
News Centre
The UN News Centre offers the latest headlines at a glance with the most up to date news facing the United nations. This links to an article about how the UN food agency is launching a four year plan for global food crisis.
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