World economies that are either stagnant or not growing as much as they should need to go back to basics, build upon their resources and take stock of what they have to offer the rest of the planet to be able to move forward.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Economic Development Bank announced Monday the availability of emergency and disaster loans for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as homeowners, whose property was either lost or damaged by Hurricane Irene.
Boston-based AIR Worldwide estimated Friday that insured losses in the Caribbean from Hurricane Irene will reach between $500 million and $1.1 billion, with the Bahamas accounting for more than 60 percent of the insured loss.