金融时报选文SURGEINBIOFUELSPUSHESUPFOODPRICES........................................................................................................1生物燃料与人类争食..............................................................................................................................................2ASIANPRAGMATISMPROVESITSVALUE.................................................................................................................3香港退休基金是怎样运作的..................................................................................................................................4Q&AONASADLYPREDICTABLEDEBTCRISIS...........................................................................................................6全球次贷危机七大问题..........................................................................................................................................8GLOBALISATION'SEXILESKEEPTHEHOMEFIRESBURNING....................................................................................9移民汇款养活发展中国家？................................................................................................................................11第1页共29页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共29页SURGEINBIOFUELSPUSHESUPFOODPRICESByJavierBlasandJennyWigginsinLondonTuesday,July17,2007Asurgeintheproductionofbiofuelsderivedfromcorn,wheatandsoyabeansishelpingtopushupfoodpricessosharplythattheWorldFoodProgramme,theUnitedNation'sagencyinchargeoffightingfamine,isfindingitdifficulttofeedasmanyhungrypeopleasithasinthepast.JosetteSheeran,WFP'sexecutivedirector,saidinaninterviewwiththeFinancialTimesthatrisingfoodpriceswere“alreadyhavinganimpactonWFPoperations”andadded:“Thereisarealisationwearefacinganewlevelofchallenge.”FoodcommoditypricesaresurgingbecauseofanumberoffactorsincludingrisingdemandfromChinaandbadweather,butthepotentialconsequencesoftherisingdemandforbiofuelshascaughttheattentionofthoseinthebusinessoffeedingtheworld.MarkSpelman,headoftheAccenture'sglobalenergypractice,saidthebiofuelindustrywasatriskofcreatingapublicbacklashsimilartowindpowergenerationasfoodinflationcontinues.“Windpowerwasaverypopularrenewablesourceofenergyuntilawind-farmwasplannedinsomeone'sbackyard,”hesaid.Still,PaulO'Brien,overseasdirectorforthehumanitarianorganisationConcernWorldwide,saidhigherfoodpricescouldbenefitfarmersinemergingmarketsiffoodaidprogrammesfinditcheapertospendcashdonationsinthecountriestheydistributefoodin,ratherthanintheUSandEurope.“Whatwewouldencourageis[foodaidagencies]tolookmorelocally...andfordonorstogivemoneytotheWFP,”MrO'Briensaid.Some77percentoftheWFP'sfoodpurchasesaremadeindevelopingcountries.Lastyearitspent$460m(�34m,£226m)insuchcountries,makingthelargestcashpurchasesinUganda,EthiopiaandPakistan.TheUnitedNationsorganisationfeedssome90mpeopleannually.MsSheeranalsosaidthatherorganisationandothersweretryingtomakeiteasierforpoorerfarmerstobenefitfromrisingdemandforfood,eitherbyhelpingAfricanfarmersbecomemoreefficientandtappingnewmarketsorbyhelpingsmallfarmersinLatinAmericabenefitfromtherisingdemandforbiofuels.“Inaworldofgrowingpopulation,theAfricanfarmerwillbeneeded,”shesaid.TheriseinfoodpriceshasalsounderlinedthedifficultiestheWFPandotherfoodaidprogrammesfacewhendeterminingwhichtypeofdonationstheyreceivearem...
