(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Belarus are against adopting the Russian currency to simplify transactions between the bi-national union, according to a poll by the Independent Institute for Social, Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS). 66.7 per cent of respondents disagree with the Russian rouble becoming the unified currency—especially if only Russia is allowed to issue it.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in Canada hold complex views on globalization, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 68 per cent of respondents claim globalization has led to job losses in the country, but 62 per cent think it is beneficial to Canada’s economy.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public support for the reassessment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increased in Canada, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 52 per cent of respondents think their country should do whatever is necessary to renegotiate the terms of the commerce deal, up seven points since March.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Almost half of adults in Belarus are opposed to opening the country’s many state-owned companies to private enterprises, according to a poll by the Independent Institute for Social, Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS). 48.2 per cent of respondents think the majority of the country’s large-scale enterprises should remain in the government’s hands, while 39.7 per cent would agree with privatizing most of them.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in South Korea think street protests against a decision to allow American beef imports should stop, according to a poll by Gallup Korea published in Chosun Ilbo. 57.2 per cent of respondents agree with this view, while 37.9 per cent think the demonstrations should continue.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The vast majority of people in South Korea want their country to reconsider the terms of a potential free trade deal with the United States, according to a poll by Research Plus published in The Hankyoreh. 78.2 per cent of respondents think it is necessary to renegotiate the bilateral pact before it is officially enacted.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in the United States think free trade policies have not been beneficial to their country, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 48 per cent of respondents believe commerce pacts like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the policies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are bad for the U.S., while 35 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Support for a free trade agreement with China has increased in New Zealand, according to a poll by DigiPoll published in the New Zealand Herald. 49.1 per cent of respondents are in favour of striking a bilateral deal with the Asian country, up 4.4 points since March.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in Canada are divided on whether their country should seek a commerce deal with China if the United States attempts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. 45 per cent of respondents agree with the idea, while 41 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The views of adults in the United States on conservation appear to be shifting, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 49 per cent of respondents think the protection of the environment should be given priority even at the risk of curbing economic growth, down six points in a year.
