Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts

Monday, September 29, 2014

Consumerism booms as Cambodia embraces once-forbidden capitalism

(Reuters) - Chy Sila has come a long way since he invested his $500 life savings in a small shop in Cambodia's capital to sell bootleg music and pirated movies.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Reforming Egypt's black market - high hurdles, big rewards

(Reuters) - The economist behind a plan to unlock at least $380 billion worth of assets from Egypt's black market says President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi must first restore another asset that has depreciated over the years: the trust of a wary public.