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Articles by Ana Fuentes

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Ana Fuentes
Columnist for El País and a contributor to SER (Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión), was the first editor-in-chief of The Corner. Currently based in Madrid, she has been a correspondent in New York, Beijing and Paris for several international media outlets such as Prisa Radio, Radio Netherlands or CNN en español. Ana holds a degree in Journalism from the Complutense University in Madrid and the Sorbonne University in Paris, and a Master's in Journalism from Spanish newspaper El País.
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World economy 5th October 2013

Indian Politics: Kicking Out Criminals

BANGALORE | By Srikanth Vasuraj | Thanks to the Supreme Court of India, the last few days have seen some significant action, sending some powerful politicians behind bars. The country has over the years seen rising criminalization of politics with people with dubious backgrounds winning elections and occupying seats of power in Parliament. The growing cosy nexus between parties and criminals with the objective of winning seats in elections and the rising corruption amongst the ruling political class and bureaucracy have been the main cause for this alarming phenomenon.

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World economy 1st October 2013

Who Will, Won’t and Might be Affected by U.S. Government Shutdown

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | A game of political chicken between Republicans and Democrats ended in failure on Monday. The U.S. government is partially shutdown, which may cost the economy as much as 1 billion a week. Check out who is affected and who isn’t. And bear in mind this is just an appetizer for the real havoc: the debt crush is announced for October 17.

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World economy 30th September 2013

How To Go Viral by Quitting Your Job

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | Look at her dancing, spinning around and quitting. Her name is Marina Shifrin and she used to work for Taiwanese animation firm Next Media (yes, the one famous for its disruptive videos about Internet censorship in China). She says her company is great but basically has sucked her life, and journalism is dead for her. May be online marketing isn’t: her clip has gone viral with more than 1 million viewers so far.

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World economy 28th September 2013

Spain to Adjust to London Time- Not for Longer Naps but to Boost Productivity!

THE CORNER OP-ED | By Ana Fuentes | A parliamentary commission in Spain has recommended that the country puts its clocks back an hour to rationalize working days, starting at 9am and ending at 5pm. And, against what many foreigners think, the aim is not to have more time for naps nor nightlife: most Spaniards still work during their lunch break but don’t get home until 8 or 9. (For the record, they don’t all dance flamenco either.)

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World economy 27th September 2013

Quosque tandem… Silvio?

THE CORNER’S FRIDAY WRAP-UP | Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and writer Cicero, who vainly tried to uphold principles in the final civil wars that destroyed the Republic once told his traitor, Catilina: “Quosque tandem abutere Catilina patientia nostra” (How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience?). This week that very same Senate in Italy is preparing to expel Berlusconi, who is threatening to topple Prime Minister Letta.

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World economy 27th September 2013

“Spain is Back”

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | The Spanish Government has launched a charming offensive in the U.S. The United Nations General Assembly was the perfect excuse. PM Mariano Rajoy came to the Big Apple on a 36-hour-trip in order to push for a seat at the Security Council. Indeed. But the most important thing for him was to seduce American business media and send them a clear message: Spain’s economy is far better than it was one year ago.

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Markets 25th September 2013

Happy 100th Birthday, Fed!

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | The U.S. Federal Reserve has been the talk of the town for weeks because of the tapering soap opera. But how much do we really know about the central bank on its centennial anniversary? An exhibit called “The Fed at 100” opened this Wednesday in New York, aiming to explore the Fed’s pivotal role throughout the history of American finance. And -that’s what we preferred- its response to economic crises.

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World economy 25th September 2013

IMF Pledges for European Fiscal Union

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | For the IMF, it’s time for Europe’s fiscal union. Unless the 17 members of the euro zone are willing to lose some control over their budgets in favor of an insurance program and do common borrowing, bailout crisis like Cyprus’ are likely to cripple them, the Washington-based fund’s said in a report.

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World economy 23rd September 2013

Google Glass: Cool or Overrated?

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | In a few months, Google has definitely managed to get tons of publicity by limiting Glass to some selected users: tech reporters, actors and opinion makers who are all posting their pictures and videos wearing the gadget and being the brand’s best PRs. However, Glass has raised privacy concerns in many parts of the world. In Europe, the networked frames are not likely to get to the shops in years.

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Markets 19th September 2013

Fed’s Taper Off: Doves Prevail, Markets React

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | Fed officials surprised on Wednesday by deciding not to start trimming the $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. “We can’t let market expectations dictate our policy actions,” Ben Bernake said, explaining that unemployment in the U.S. has not improved enough to cut stimulus. Reactions were immediate.