2012-03-23 Microcredit Is Expanding to New Products for the Poor
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Modern microfinance started with economist Muhammad Yunus. In the nineteen seventies, he…
2012-03-16 Limits on Rare Earth Exports Get China in Trade Dispute
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States, European Union and Japan have called for talks with…
2012-03-09 Energy As an Issue in America’s Presidential Campaign
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Energy has become an important issue in the American presidential campaign. And…
2012-03-02 Apple in Legal Battle Over iPad Name in China
This is the VOA Special English ECONOMICS REPORT. Industry experts expect the technology company Apple to release a new iPad…
2012-02-24 European Ministers Agree to Loan Greece Another 172 Billion
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. European finance ministers agreed to loan Greece about one hundred seventy-two billion…
2012-02-17 Next for India: Chai Points and Coffee Houses
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. India is traditionally a tea-drinking country. But, it is now gaining a…
2012-02-03 Facebook and Its Stock Offering
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Investors soon will be able to own shares of Facebook stock. The…
2012-01-27 How an Allowance Helps Children Learn About Money
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance.…
2012-01-20 Websites Cut Service to Protest US Antipiracy Bills
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Some popular websites have protested two proposed United States laws aimed at…
2012-01-13 ‘Passive’ Homes Save Energy, Money
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Heating and cooling equipment are the biggest users of energy in American…
2012-01-06 President Appoints Consumer Agency Chief
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, President Obama appointed Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer…
2011-12-30 Economic News in 2011
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, we look back on a few of the big economic…
2011-12-23 Religion Gets Largest Share of Charity in US
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Americans gave about two hundred ninety billion dollars to charity last year.…
2011-12-16 Business English Speakers Can Still Be Divided by a Common Language
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United…
2011-12-09 Olympus’ Troubles Echo Peter Drucker’s Management Concerns
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In business, leadership is never yesterday’s issue. This week, the Japanese electronics…