Global market gains mask long-term economic problems
Despite the recession, many world financial markets have risen sharply in the last six weeks, but analysts warn that those gains mask the deep economic problems that remain and will continue for some time. Marcus Mabry of The New York Times discusses the economic outlook for the rest of 2009.
Latvians hold their breath with economy on the brink
Worldfocus producer Sally Garner is in Riga, Latvia, reporting on the country’s floundering economy. She writes about how the financial crisis has impacted daily life in Latvia.
E.U. rejects massive bailout plan for Eastern Europe
Roben Farzad of BusinessWeek magazine discusses the rapidly deteriorating economic situation in Eastern Europe and the broader implications of this for Western Europe and the world.
After the Fall: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine
Nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Worldfocus travels to four countries to examine the progress and pains of post-Soviet life.
Czech youth unaware of Soviet past
The younger generation of Czech citizens know little about the Russian invasion and subsequent demonstrations of 1968.
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