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Indebted Georgia on Borrowed Time?

Government confident it can ride out period of rising debt and low economic performance, but other economists question how sustainable this is.

10 Jul 10
A lone boatman crosses the Karma river, a tributary of the Tigris, some 15 kilometres north of the city of Basra. For centuries, the people of Basra and surrounding communities have depended on the waterways for their livelihood. Now a range of issues - from over-fishing to environmental problems - is threatening their way of life. (Photo: Ali Abu Iraq)
A lone boatman crosses the Karma river, a tributary of the Tigris, some 15 kilometres north of the city of Basra. For centuries, the people of Basra and surrounding communities have depended on the waterways for their livelihood. Now a range of issues - from over-fishing to environmental problems - is threatening their way of life. (Photo: Ali Abu Iraq)

Basra Fishermen See Bleak Future

They lament demise of their once-thriving livelihood, hit hard by combination of ecological and industrial problems.

4 Jun 10
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