The World Bank and the IMF also support Haiti

They continue the aftereffects of the strong earthquake happened in Haiti, which left numerous ravages in the cardinal city of the Caribbean country and provoked thousands of dead persons. As regards this topic, the World Bank announced that there will be excused for five years the payment of the millionaire debt that supports the Caribbean country with the international financial organism.

To more than two weeks of the earthquake that destroyed part of the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, the international community is still attentive to what happens in the Caribbean country. The humanitarian aid is coming to heaps to the nation through that last January 12 he lived some of the worst earthquakes of his history.

As regards this topic, it is important to emphasize that the World Bank has decided to exonerate Haiti of any payment related to the millionaire debt that this country supports with the international financial organism, for a period of five years. The same one amounts to 38 million dollars (without interests), according to a bulletin of the BM published in his official web site.

Also, this international financial organism will contribute 100 million dollars in additional donations, he informed the web of the BM. For his part, the International Monetary Fund also will contribute the same sum for Haiti, it spread the web of the IMF. It is necessary to clarify that the above mentioned donations are still subject to the approval of the authorities of the above mentioned financial organisms.

Two announcements of the BM, as this way also that of the IMF, happen in the frame of the terrible earthquake that flogged Haiti. The same ones think about how to help in the recovery of this country that, according to the international press, will take approximately approximately 10 years.

Before finishing this journalistic note, and as regards the topic of the earthquake of Haiti, it is important to add that Petrocaribe decided to excuse the millionaire debt that it supports with the devastated country, he reported the web site CNNExpansi¾n.com. Also it was known that Petrocaribe will keep on sending oil to the Caribbean nation.

This important announcement was realized by the proper president of the Republic Bolivariana of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, in the frame of a meeting of the ALBA-TCP, he published the web site of the news agency Latin Press.

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Cinematographic defeats of last five years

Since it is a custom, Forbes presented a new classification. In this occasion, the ranking includes the least popular movies of last five years led by recognized stars of the industry of the movies. The list of cinematographic defeats, in what it recounts to money gained worldwide, is headed by the movie “All the King's Men”.

Very much one has spoken about the records of collection achieved by “Incarnation“, tape directed by the Canadian James Cameron. On the verge of taking from him the title of “more popular movie of the history” to the tape “Titanic“ (of the same film maker), this movie there is already posicionado like the one that more it has collected on a global scale, while of course it turns into a little time in the one that more wins in the United States.

In the same way that there are successful movies, which gain several million dollars and recover the inverted thing, also they are of others. As regards this topic, Forbes published in his official web site an interesting ranking with the least popular movies of last five years, but without bearing in mind the income on the subject of television and DVD.

According to Forbes, the classification is led by the movie “All the King's Men” (2006), directed by Steven Zaillian and led by Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo and James Gandolfini. The above mentioned tape cost 55 million dollars and collected 9 million dollars.

02) Movie "The Express" (2008). Directed by Gary Fleder and led by Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown. Cost: 40 million dollars. Collection: 10 million dollars.

03) Movie "Stay" (2005). Directed by Marc Forster and led by Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Cost: 30 million dollars. Collection: 8 million dollars.

04) Movie "Grindhouse" (2007). Double movie directed by Quentin Tarantino ("Death Proof) and Robert Rodríguez ("Planet Terror). Led by Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan, Quentin Tarantino ("Death Proof); and Bruce Willis, Josh Brolin, Rose McGowan, Quentin Tarantino ("Planet Terror). Cost: 67 millions. Collection: 25 million dollars.

05) Movie “That Imagines” (2009). Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and led by Eddie Murphy and Thomas Haden Church. Cost: 55 million dollars. Collection: 23 million dollars.

06) Movie "The Fountain" (2006). Directed by Darren Aronofsky and led by Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Cost: 35 million dollars. Collection: 16 million dollars.

07) Movie "The Invasion" (2007). Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and James McTeigue and led by Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Cost: 80 million dollars. Collection: 40 million dollars.

08) Movie “The Assassination of Jesse James” (2007). Directed by Andrew Dominik and led by Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck. Cost: 30 million dollars. Collection: 15 million dollars.

09) Movie “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” (2007). Directed by Jake Kasdan and led by John C. Reilly. Cost: 35 million dollars. Collection: 21 million dollars.

10) Movie “The Love Guru” (2008). Directed by Marco Schnabel and led by Mike Myers, Jessica Alba and Justin Timberlake. Cost: 62 million dollars. Collection: 41 million dollars.

11) Movie “School for Scoundrels” (2006). Directed by Todd Phillips and led by Billy Bob Thornton. Cost: 35 million dollars. Collection: 24 million dollars.

12) Movie “Land of the Lost” (2009). Directed by Brad Silberling and led by Will Ferrell. Cost: 100 million dollars. Collection: 70 million dollars.

13) Movie "Meet Dave" (2008). Directed by Brian Robbins and led by Eddie Murphy and Elizabeth Banks. Cost: 60 million dollars. Collection: 50 million dollars.

14) Movie "Aeon Flux" (2005). Directed by Karyn Kusama and led by Charlize Theron. Cost: 62 million dollars. Collection: 52 million dollars.

15) Movie "The Producers" (2005). Directed by Susan Stroman and led by Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell. Cost: 45 million dollars. Collection: 38 million dollars.

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The famous persons collect funds for Haiti

The serious situation in Haiti keeps on being a news and this way it it will be for a good weather. That's why this finance blog will keep on informing about those famous personalities that, of disinterested form, they collaborate with the reconstruction of this devastated Caribbean nation. Next, one will allude to two television events to collect funds that will be destined to the Haitian village.

Last week a strong earthquake flogged Haiti harming to big part of the capital of the country, Port-au-Prince, and causing multiple ravages and thousands of fatal victims.

The international community is not foreign to this fact, as this way the famous persons, who from his place “put the rucksack” not also and they have collaborated with the survivors and they are encouraging his followers so that also they do it. In this occasion, one will allude to two television events that will think about how to collect funds to help the affected ones by the earthquake.

Some days ago the so called television event was carried out “Haiti: How You Can Help”, which passed during the transmission of the program (expressed by CNN) of the prestigious journalist and driver North American Larry King.

With the presence of numerous famous personalities, which attended to phones and also they realized donations, one managed to collect a sum of money near to 9 million dollars, reported the web site Usmagazine.com.

To to be carried out in the next days, other of the television events is the so called one “Hope for Haiti”, that also will try to assemble several million dollars. To be realized this Friday, the 22nd of January, and headed by actor George Clooney, singer Wyclef Jean y Anderson Cooper, this event will be transmitted to the whole world across several television channels and for Internet.

The money collected for “Hope for Haiti” will be destined for Ozfam America, Associates in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF and Foundation Yéle Haiti, organizations that at present are employed untiringly at Haitian territory, he published the web site MTVLA.com.

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The famous persons help Haiti

Since it is of public knowledge, the territory of Haiti suffered last Tuesday, the 12th of January an earthquake of big dimensions that affected big part of the capital of the country, Port-au-Prince, and caused thousands and thousands of deaths (there is still no exact number of victims). Next, this finance blog will refer to the efforts of famous personalities to help economically to the reconstruction of the devastated Caribbean country.

After the public state takes the happened in Haiti, not long ago more than one week, the international community has decided to commit itself to achieve that the Caribbean country could recover of this tragedy.

As the governments, the international organizations, the companies and persons of the whole world will collaborate with the victims of the earthquake, also the famous persons will act after guaranteeing a rapid recovery of the population of the Haiti.

Across donations and united events, famous persons of all the nationalities have decided to help the persons that they remained without housings after the terrible earthquake that it flogged to Haiti (at present the persons are sleeping in the street and lack food and water).

The foundation “Not On Our Watch”, integrated by several famous persons as George Clooney and Brad Pitt, will destine a million dollars, as informed the persons in charge across his official web site. For his part, “Jolie/Pitt Foundation“ will donate also a million dollars, he informed the People web page in Spanish, who added that the money donated by the actors' couple will be destined for the well-known organization Doctor Without Borders, which at present works in Haiti to save the life of the victims.

The American actress Sandra Bullock, recently winner of the award “golden Balloon” as better dramatic actress; and the queen of pop, the singing Briton Madonna, they are not indifferent to the events in Haiti and also they will realize his economic contributions. Both artists will donate approximately a million dollars and 250.000 dollars, respectively, as they have informed the means of press that did echo of this news to themselves.

On the other hand, the Brazilian soccer player Kaká, at present defending to the Real Spanish club Madrid, is organizing a football match in order to collect funds to help the survivors in Haiti, according to the informed for the web site of the United Nations.

Also it is important to add that in a few days will realize the so called event “Hope for Haiti”, that will be transmitted for the whole world across several television channels. With the presence of several artists, the same one will think about how to collect a lot of money to help the victims of the earthquake.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z; the famous persons couple with better income

Forbes realized another interesting ranking as regards the world of the spectacle and the finance. Since it cannot be otherwise, this blog will bring over to you a brief revision about this classification that, in this opportunity, centers on the couples of famous persons who have gained more money in the period in June 2008 - June 2009.

As he informed the official web site of Forbes, the couple of famous persons with more income in a period of twelve months is the shaped one by singers Beyoncé Knowles y Shawn Coking Carter, known in the world of the music with the stage name of “Jay-Z“.

How much did they gain in the last year? According to Forbes, both artists gained about 122 million dollars for his work. It is important to add that the singing American Beyoncé is at present” famous the best 30-year-old minor pays”, according to another Forbes's ranking, and which one has already mentioned in the same blog.

For his part, the second place of this classification is occupied by the couple of actors Harrison Ford y Calista Flockhart (remembered by his role in the television series “Ally McBeal“) whose income adds 69 million dollars.

The ranking continues with actors Brad Pitt y Angelina Jolie (with 55 million dollars); Will Smith y Jada Pinkett Smith (with 48 million dollars); and the soccer player David Beckham and the model Victoria Beckham (46 million dollars); who occupy the third, fourth and fifth position of the classification, respectively.

06th) The driver of television Ellen DeGeneres and the actress Rossi's Portia (36 million dollars).
07th) actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson (35,5 million dollars).
08th) Actor Jim Carrey and the model and actress Jenny McCarthy (34 million dollars).
09th) actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (33,5 million dollars)
10th) The musician Chris Martin, leader of “Coldplay“, and the actress Gwyneth Paltrow (33 million dollars).

11th) actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick (29 million dollars).
12th) The musicians country music Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (28 million dollars).
13th) The actress Eva Longoria Parker and the basquetbolista of the NBA Tony Parker (22 million dollars).
14th) The actress Katherine Heigl and singer Josh Kelley (20 million dollars).
15th) The actress Nicole Kidman and the musician Keith Urban (17 million dollars).

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Will Disney construct a new "Neverland" in the USA?

To listen or to read on the Ranch Neverland, is to think about the “king of pop”, Michael Jackson, still lively. As regards this topic, in last hours the rumor grew about the possibility that the prestigious company Disney initiates, in not very distant future, the concision of an interesting project as regards this luxurious property, has reported the international press. As it was known, said emprendimiento it would turn concerning the achievement of a park of diversions in the United States, which would emulate to the one that was in the property of Neverland (dismantled after Jackson was changing to another place).

As everyone knows, singer Michael Jackson died surprisingly last June 25, 2009 to 50 years of age. To almost seven months of his physical disappearance, the “king of pop” keeps on being a news (some days ago it was known that he was the artist who sold more discs in the USA during 2009).

In this occasion, the press means have done to themselves echo of informations spread by the web site Entertainmentwise.com, which he informed about the possibility that the company Disney should invest an interesting sum of money for the construction of a park of diversions in Gary's city, Indiana, the United States, place where Michael Jackson was born more than 51 years ago.

On this topic, it is necessary to clarify that it is not any amusement park, but well-known Rancho Neverland would emulate to worldwide, the luxurious property located in Santa Barbara, California, which until 2005 belonged to the deceased artist, as he informs the web page of the Wikipedia.

It is important to add that in this area there existed in once a beautiful park of diversions that was provided with numerous infantile games, which ones were withdrawn after the Jackson game.

Although this is simply a strong rumor, of this project becomes true, Disney will have to realize a millionaire investment, since the same one includes, between other things, a golf course, a museum, a luxurious hotel and a center of scenic arts, he reported Entertainmentwise.com.

Will the powerful Disney be ready to realize this important emprendimiento? Will the USA have a new "Neverland"? It will be necessary to wait for one more time to know these answers.

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Who sold more discs in the USA during 2009?

As in other opportunities, this finance blog will refer to another important topic linked to the world of the spectacle. In this occasion, one will refer to an interesting list realized by the well-known and prestigious company The Nielsen Company. According to the above mentioned classification, the deceased “king of pop”, Michael Jackson, was the artist who sold more discs during the year 2009 in territory of the United States. Between other things, it indicates that the second and third place of the list there are occupied by the singing North American country music Taylor Swift and the mythical English band The Beatles.

In a world in which pirates abound the illegal discharges of music for Internet or the sale of discs and DVD, there are still several million persons who prefer to keep on saving little money to buy the original álbumes of his bands and/or favorite singers.

On this topic, it is important to emphasize that the international artist who sold more discs in North America during last year was the singing American Michael Jackson proclaimed “king of pop” by the fanatics and the specializing press, who died last June 25, 2009 to 50 years of age.

According to an interesting list prepared by The Nielsen Company, Jackson it sold approximately 8.286.000 álbumes in the USA during the year 2009, reported the web site of of the company. Although this news is surprising, it was of hoping that the sales of the discs of the singer should increase greatly due to his early death.

Shaped by ten artists that more discs sold during last year, and led by Michael Jackson, it is ready also it is integrated by Taylor Swift (2nd), the mythical English quartet The Beatles (3rd) (4th), Susan Boyle; Lady Gaga (5th); Andrea Bocelli (6th); Michael Bublé (7th); Eminem (8th); Carrie Underwood (9th); and Black Eyed Peas (10th), as he published the web of The Nielsen Company.

If you want to read the finished list (in English), it can do it simply entering to the web page of the company The Nielsen Company.

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“Incarnation“ collects million dollars

The movie “Incarnation“, of James Cameron, has possibilities of turning into the most popular movie in the history of the industry of the celluloid, if it is that it manages to support the attention of the world public. To four weeks of released, the tape is to something more about 500 million dollars of reaching the profit obtained by “Titanic“, tape that at present shows the collection record on a global scale, according to the last information spread in the press. Next, this finance blog will allude to this important topic linked to the world of the spectacle.

Thought several years ago by the director James Cameron, “Incarnation“ is a movie realized with the technology 3D. The investment in his achievement turns to this movie in the costliest of the history of the industry of the celluloid.

Released last Friday, the 18th of December 2009, and led by Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez, this tape is directed and written by the famous film maker James Cameron, also responsibly for success popularly "Titanic".

“Incarnation“ has already turned into the most popular second tape. According to understood of the topic, this movie is increasingly close to the number of money obtained by the movie "Titanic" (1997), of the same director, which leads until now the ranking of the movies that more they have collected in the history of cinema.

Will “Incarnation“ be able to reach “Titanic“ and to turn into the most popular? If the movie wants to occupy this honor place, it will have to reach and overcome 1.842.879.955 dollars, record of collection that Titanic still shows. According to the web page Wikipedia, “Incarnation“ has collected until now approximately 1.331.140.000 dollars in only four weeks of exhibition.

Before finishing this journalistic article, it would be important to add that this movie will compete in the 67th edition of the awards “golden Balloon”. The same one has been nominated in four categories: "Better Movie Drama”; “the Better Director” (James Cameron); Better Original Sound-track (James Horner); and “Better” Original Song (“I See You”).

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BM and FMAM bet for taking care of the environment

Before finishing the year 2009, the World Bank and the Fund for the World Environment (FMAM) promised to help once again to the care of the environment and to the struggle against the climate change (a topic that was íntensamente debated in December in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark). Días behind one was known that 5,38 million dollars will be destined to finance part of a project on sustentable transport and quality of the air in several cities of Mexico.

The World Bank approved a donation for 5,38 million dollars of the Fund for the World Environment (FMAM) to collaborate with the so called Project of Transport Sustentable and Quality of the Air in Mexico. The same one will help to improve the environment in the Mexican cities of León, Monterrey, It populates and City Juárez, he reported the web site of the BM.

With this sum of money, one will try to improve the air in the above mentioned cities of Mexico and for that one will look for models of transport that take care more of the environment. Between other things, the gas emission of greenhouse effect (GEI) will be diminished and for that there will be implemented politics that promote transports with clean energies, he informed the web.

According to the informed for the web page of the BM, the entire cost of this project will be 36,96 million dollars and it will culminate, in principle, in December, 2013. Rest of necessary money to finance this project will be offered by the governmental counterpart, he published the web.

What is the FMAM? Founded at the end of the XXth century, the Fund for the World Environment is an international entity that realizes donations to those developing countries that have projects to take care of the environment, he published the web site of the World Bank, which added that the same one is administered by the BM, the PNUD and the Pnuma.

To read more about this project “friend of the environment”, which will be carried out in different areas of the Mexican territory, simply enter to the official web site of the World Bank.

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The Newsweek predictions for 2010 in technology

This finance blog mentioned in previous editions that the prestigious North American publication Newsweek realized a series of predictions for the year 2010, which have already had several aftereffects and criticism (Chávez was one of the first ones in making hear). Next, one will allude to other auguries of the American magazine, but this time in what it has to do with the world of the technology.

Although the list includes a whole of ten important predictions related to the technological world for the year that has just begun, undoubtedly that the showiest facts that Newsweek names there would be the exit of the current CEO of the company Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, and the retreat of the means of the group News Corp., headed by the Australian magnate Rupert Murdoch, of the searches of Google preventing the persons from being able to read freely the information as it had happening until now.

Between other topics included in this ranking, there is necessary to emphasize that Newsweek also realized a prediction as regards the most profitable web site of Internet, the social network Facebook, whose value is 6.500 million dollars, according to the already known one ranking so called “The SAI 50 +: World's Internet Most Valuable Startups”.

According to the American publication, this year Facebook might quote in bag as it began it to do Google in the year 2004, although also it would have to face the appearance of a "malware" that can break the peace that till now shows the most famous social network of the world.

To finish, this finance blog will publish entirely the list of predictions for 2010 as for the world of the technology (in English) realized by the magazine Newsweek and that can be consulted in his web site.

01 - Finally, Apple Unveils the Tablet
02 - Murdoch Pulls Out of Google
03 - Malware Disrupts Facebook
04 - Starbucks Will Stalk You
05 - Movie Downloads Stall Blu-ray
06 - Your Phone Replaces Your Wallet
07 - Facebook Goes Public
08 - Twitter Use Flatlines
09 - Microsoft Pushes Out Steve Ballmer
10 - Google Faces Antitrust Suit

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Newsweek believes that Brazil will overcome China in 2010

Although newly 2010 began, already are analyzed what significant things will happen this year on a global scale. As regards this topic, it is important to emphasize that the prestigious publication Newsweek realized an article detailing which there will be, to his understanding, the events that they will mark to the world in 2010. Next, it will allude to some of these facts (especially related to the financial and economic ambience).

Some weeks ago the American magazine Newsweek published the predictions for the year that it has just initiated. Next, this finance blog will refer to some of the topics mentioned by the above mentioned publication.

For example, Newsweek believes that the economy of Brazil will keep on growing to steps enlarged to such a point that it will overcome that of China, who, on the other hand, will go in fall in 2010. “Brazil is the new China”, he published the North American magazine. On this topic, the news agency EFE, which did echo of this news to itself, informed that Brazil will grow to a rhythm of 8 % during this year.

Between other topics, the magazine Newsweek published that Europe will keep on having serious problems as regards the financial and economic thing and that Spain will not be the exception. “The crisis will delay the recovery of Spain”, reported the news agency AFP.

Between other things, the magazine augurs that this year there will die the ex-president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, and that in Venezuela there will be a coup d'état against the government of the current chief Hugo Chávez. As regards the latter topic, it is important to add that Chávez already made his annoyance public for the above mentioned prediction, he reported the web site of the newspaper El Pais of Spain.

To finish, this blog will publish entirely the list of predictions for 2010 (in English) realized by the magazine Newsweek and that can be consulted in his web site.

01 - The Afghan arises works
02 - China will crash
03 - Another coup in Pakistan
04 - Chávez faces another coup
05 - To Backlash Against Europaean Racism
06 - Iran hit with sanctions
07 - Brazil Is the New China
08 - To Pyrrhic Victory for the Tories
09 - Europe Face New Financial Crisis
10 - Castro Dies, U.S. Relations Improve

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