Fair Trade not really fair.
Economist magazine in December, 2006, made the case that "paying a guaranteed Fair Trade premium--in effect a subsidy--both prevents" crop diversification and "by raising the average price paid for coffee, encourages more producers to enter the market." So, it is both bad farming practice and bad economics. ...

Computational hybrid system based on neural-fuzzy techniques & intelligent software agents to assist Colombian electricity free market.
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the modeling of intelligent software agents for information gathering, forecasting and recommendation to assist Colombian trading agent in buying electricity. For this purpose artificial intelligence tools such as neural networks and fuzzy systems are involved along with software agents that...

Canada's Sherritt to invest $1.25 billion in Cuba projects.
Canada's Sherritt International Corp. plans to invest US$1.25 billion in Cuba over the next two years, thanks to record-high prices for nickel, now ranked as the island's top source of foreign exchange. "Cuba is one of our favorite places to work," Sherritt President Ian Delaney said during...

Cuba to boost 'strategic' foreign investment.
Cuba may boost the participation of foreign investors in sectors crucial to the island's economic development. Members of Havana's expatriate business community told Spanish news agency EFE in a story published Jul. 4 that Cuba would seek to increase foreign investment selectively--and in industries that can contribute...

VeraSun Energy Reports Increase in Revenue, Ethanol Sales.
ENERGY RESOURCE-2 August 2007-VeraSun Energy Reports Increase in Revenue, Ethanol Sales(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com VeraSun Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2007. Earnings were $15.1 million or $0.19 per diluted share. EBITDA...

Philex, partner to spend $ 1 B in project.
Philex and subsidiary Philex Gold expect to spend some $ 750 million to $ 1 billion with partner Anglo American Plc to develop the Boyongan coppergold deposit once mining the Surigao property is deemed to be feasible. Philex Chairman Walter Brown said Anglo American is currently conducting...

REPORT: Biofuels Most Effective Alternative Fuel Now in Use.
ENERGY RESOURCE-13 September 2007-REPORT: Biofuels Most Effective Alternative Fuel Now in Use(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com "Biofuels Market in United States" has been added to the reports offered by Research and Markets. According to the report, while a wide range of alternative fuels have been developed...

Subastando la energia electrica para clientes regulados: equilibrio con informacion completa y aversion al riesgo *.
Este artículo analiza el equilibrio no cooperativo de una subasta de energía eléctrica bajo información completa entre firmas aversas al riesgo. Se supone un despacho centralizado y generación hidráulica estocástica. Se encuentra que la subasta es adjudicada a la generadora que fija el precio del mercado spot: la firma...

Qatar's natural gas: the foreign-policy driver.
Qatar finds itself in a very peculiar position, nestled sometimes uncomfortably between oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia to the south and a bellicose Iran and chaotic Iraq across the Persian/Arabian Gulf. (1) For most of its existence as an independent nation, Qatar has striven to carve out an independent foreign...

Protagonismo lejano.
¿Está destinada América Latina a ser un actor relevante en el mercado de gas mundial? El autor de Natural Gas Market Review 2007 y experto de la Agencia Internacional de Energía, Daniel Simmons, tiene dudas. "Hay un riesgo de que la inversión en 'upstream' (exploración, producción y licuefacción) baje",...