Rast cien potravín a globálne nepokoje
Hlad a problémy vo vládach, to sú len niektoré dôsledky zvyšovania cien potravín.
Rising food costs could lead to starvation and crumbling of governments all over the world, according to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Head of International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Terming the the present inflation in many countries as a huge problem, Dominique Strauss-Kahn told the media that rapidly rising food prices have caused hunger and deadly violence in many countries.
He was talking to the media after the weekend meetings of world finance ministers and central bank governors here. The IMF is often the lender of last resort for countries in trouble.
Prices of wheat and rice have more than doubled in the past year, with rice, a staple in Asian diets, surging by 75 percent in the past two months, according to the World Bank.
Robert Zoellick, President of World Bank, urged immediate action to deal with rising food prices. The international community has "to put our money where our mouth is" and act now to help hungry people, he said.
Zdroj: CommodityOnline.com
23.04.2008