Bhutan Tag

By Steve Scherer June 7 (Bloomberg) -- The global economic crisis provides industrialized countries with an opportunity to change the way they measure the success of their economies, said Bhutan_ã_s prime minister, Jigme Y. Thinley. Bhutan, with a population of less than 700,000 sandwiched between China and...

08 June, 2010

Once upon a time it was little more than a hazy dream. Now, Bhutan_ã_s happiness index has taken concrete form _ã” and drawn interest from governments around the world. A small Himalayan monarchy with a population of 700,000, Bhutan leads the planet when it comes...

02 June, 2010

THIMPHU (Reuters) - It is a sign of the times for Bhutan that a $9 million McKinsey consultancy report to find ways to accelerate Bhutan's economic growth has sparked soul-searching among this isolated and mostly conservative people. For this is a nation famed for being...

19 December, 2009