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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers on the job at the expansion of the Emporium, a high end mall in Bangkok. Despite a slowdown in the Thai economy, many construction projects are still underway. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Men look at tools being sold at an informal street shop in Yangon. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A man sells electrical equipment on a Yangon street. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy018.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man repairs luggage at his street stall with a treadle powered sewing machine. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy017.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A knife grinder carries his pedal powered grinding stone down a Yangon street. He walks through the city announcing his services and sharpens people's knives for the equivalent of few cents each. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy014.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man buys knockoff designer sunglasses from a Yangon street vendor. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy007.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man repairs luggage at his street stall with a treadle powered sewing machine. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy016.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A knife grinder carries his pedal powered grinding stone down a Yangon street. He walks through the city announcing his services and sharpens people's knives for the equivalent of few cents each. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy015.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A knife grinder with his pedal powered grinding stone works on a Yangon street. He walks through the city announcing his services and sharpens people's knives for the equivalent of few cents each. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy013.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A knife grinder with his pedal powered grinding stone works on a Yangon street. He walks through the city announcing his services and sharpens people's knives for the equivalent of few cents each. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy012.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A knife grinder with his pedal powered grinding stone works on a Yangon street. He walks through the city announcing his services and sharpens people's knives for the equivalent of few cents each. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    InformalEconomy011.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A knife grinder with his pedal powered grinding stone works on a Yangon street. He walks through the city announcing his services and sharpens people's knives for the equivalent of few cents each. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Workers in a luggage repair shop in Yangon. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps018.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A shrine in a shop in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor burns the hair off of a pig's foot in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers in a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps014.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers walk down a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps013.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers walk down a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps011.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A rooster pecks at feed left for him in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps010.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers leave Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps009.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pigs' feet for sale in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps007.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps005.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps003.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps025.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor burns the feathers off of a chicken in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps022.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fish sellers in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiEconomySlumps015.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers walk down a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers leave Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A market vendor prays with a Buddhist monk and offering alms to make merit in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seamstress works on a street in Bangkok. Workers in the informal economy have not been impacted by the recession yet but more and more people are joining the informal economy. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seamstress works on a street in Bangkok. Workers in the informal economy have not been impacted by the recession yet but more and more people are joining the informal economy. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandRecession045.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman makes a batch of noodles for a customer at her street food stall in Yangon. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Men eat and drink tea at an informal tea shop on a Yangon street. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Men eat and drink tea at an informal tea shop on a Yangon street. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A vendor makes betel nut in his Yangon stand. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A vendor makes betel nut in his Yangon stand. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man buys betel nut from a vendor on a Yangon street. Some economists think Myanmar’s informal economy is larger than the formal economy. Many people are self employed in cash only businesses like street food, occasional labor and day work, selling betel, or working out of portable street stalls, doing things like luggage repair. Despite reforms in Myanmar and the expansion of the economy, most people live on the informal economy. During a press conference this week, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said, “a great majority of our people remain as poor as ever."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt flip flops for sale at the Red Shirt protest site in Ratchaprasong. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: There are even rudimentary salons in the protest area. A woman cuts hair for Red Shirts in the elevated walkways the Red Shirts have occupied near the Siam Skytrain station. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts sit in the shade in front of the entrance to ZEN, one of the department stores closed by the Red Shirts rally. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women shred papaya to make "som tam" (papaya salad) at a Red Shirt cafe near the protest venue. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman powders her baby on a table at a Red Shirt street restaurant near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: People watch DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts at a Red Shirt stand selling DVDs and sunglasses near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: People watch DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts at a Red Shirt stand selling DVDs and sunglasses near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt souvenir vendor pushes her cart through the crowd. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Some of the Reds are offering foot massages in the middle of the closed street leading to the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt tee shirt vendor sets up his stand near the protest site in central Bangkok. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Watches with a Red theme for sale on the street near the protest area. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A photographer with a digital camera sells prints off of a Canon Selphy printer to Red Shirt protestors. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: There are even rudimentary salons in the protest area. A woman cuts hair for Red Shirts in the elevated walkways the Red Shirts have occupied near the Siam Skytrain station. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: There are even rudimentary salons in the protest area. A woman cuts hair for Red Shirts in the elevated walkways the Red Shirts have occupied near the Siam Skytrain station. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Most of the Red Shirts pass the days sleeping in the shade created by the Bangkok "Skytrains" during the protests in the shopping district. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt souvenir vendor sleeps while she waits for business. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman powders her baby on a table at a Red Shirt street restaurant near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts is a big seller at souvenir stands around the protest. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts is a big seller at souvenir stands around the protest. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: ALEX TAFOYA, a homeless man, rests on his mattress on the floor at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy. Tafoya is one the "new" homeless. He used to work in a call center and lost his job because of the economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: ALEX TAFOYA, a homeless man, rests on his mattress on the floor at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy. Tafoya is one the "new" homeless. He used to work in a call center and lost his job because of the economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  An empty street in downtown economy. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: LARRY, a homeless man, makes his bunk at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: LARRY, a homeless man, takes off his shoes before making his bunk at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ:  LARRY, a homeless man, walks to his bunk at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: LARRY, a homeless man, waits to check in for the night at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: MIRELLA, a homeless woman, goes through security while checking in for the night at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: MIRELLA, a homeless woman, goes through security while checking in for the night at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: Overflow beds on the floor wait to be filled at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, a Des Moines busker, performs in an empty skywalk in downtown. Kong said the pandemic has devastated his income. There are much fewer people working downtown and the ones that are don't stop to listen to him or drop money into his guitar case. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, a Des Moines busker, performs in an empty skywalk in downtown. Kong said the pandemic has devastated his income. There are much fewer people working downtown and the ones that are don't stop to listen to him or drop money into his guitar case. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  The Panera Bakery and Restaurant in Des Moines closed on September 30. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Construction work on a mixed use building in downtown Des Moines. The project is supposed to include residential units, offices, a hotel, restaurants and bars, and a movie theater. The city of Des Moines filed a notice of default in June and the bank foreclosed on the property on September 14. The developer said the "pandemic has created an environment where few are thinking about high-rises and bold projects like this one." The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  STEPHANIE MATTISON, a downtown barber, waits for customers in her shop in the skywalk. Mattison said she used to be busy all day, but when the pandemic struck in March her business dropped to next to nothing. Now she said she's lucky to see one or two customers a day. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man and his son buy rice steamed in banana leaves from a vendor in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A meat cutter trims cuts of pork in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A man sells cutting boards from a cart in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A shopper in a sporting goods store in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Pedestrians walk past a Louis Vuitton store in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor sorts Kaffir lime leaves (Citrus hystrix DC., Rutaceae), also known as kieffer lime, makrut, or magrood in Pak Khlong Talad in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Commuters on the Airport Rail Link, a train that connects Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi International Airport ride to work in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Construction work on a mixed use building in downtown Des Moines. The project is supposed to include residential units, offices, a hotel, restaurants and bars, and a movie theater. The city of Des Moines filed a notice of default in June and the bank foreclosed on the property on September 14. The developer said the "pandemic has created an environment where few are thinking about high-rises and bold projects like this one." The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, a Des Moines busker, performs in an empty skywalk in downtown. Kong said the pandemic has devastated his income. There are much fewer people working downtown and the ones that are don't stop to listen to him or drop money into his guitar case. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, a Des Moines busker, performs in an empty skywalk in downtown. Kong said the pandemic has devastated his income. There are much fewer people working downtown and the ones that are don't stop to listen to him or drop money into his guitar case. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    1001DwntwnEconomyBW027.jpg
  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, a Des Moines busker, performs in an empty skywalk in downtown. Kong said the pandemic has devastated his income. There are much fewer people working downtown and the ones that are don't stop to listen to him or drop money into his guitar case. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  The Panera Bakery and Restaurant in Des Moines closed on September 30. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  The Panera Bakery and Restaurant in Des Moines closed on September 30. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  The Panera Bakery and Restaurant in Des Moines closed on September 30. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  The empty dining and break room at the Wells Fargo Bank, one of the largest employers in downtown Des Moines. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Construction work on a mixed use building in downtown Des Moines. The project is supposed to include residential units, offices, a hotel, restaurants and bars, and a movie theater. The city of Des Moines filed a notice of default in June and the bank foreclosed on the property on September 14. The developer said the "pandemic has created an environment where few are thinking about high-rises and bold projects like this one." The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Construction work on a mixed use building in downtown Des Moines. The project is supposed to include residential units, offices, a hotel, restaurants and bars, and a movie theater. The city of Des Moines filed a notice of default in June and the bank foreclosed on the property on September 14. The developer said the "pandemic has created an environment where few are thinking about high-rises and bold projects like this one." The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Construction work on a mixed use building in downtown Des Moines. The project is supposed to include residential units, offices, a hotel, restaurants and bars, and a movie theater. The city of Des Moines filed a notice of default in June and the bank foreclosed on the property on September 14. The developer said the "pandemic has created an environment where few are thinking about high-rises and bold projects like this one." The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Construction work on a mixed use building in downtown Des Moines. The project is supposed to include residential units, offices, a hotel, restaurants and bars, and a movie theater. The city of Des Moines filed a notice of default in June and the bank foreclosed on the property on September 14. The developer said the "pandemic has created an environment where few are thinking about high-rises and bold projects like this one." The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  STEPHANIE MATTISON, a downtown barber, waits for customers in her shop in the skywalk. Mattison said she used to be busy all day, but when the pandemic struck in March her business dropped to next to nothing. Now she said she's lucky to see one or two customers a day. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  STEPHANIE MATTISON, a downtown barber, waits for customers in her shop in the skywalk. Mattison said she used to be busy all day, but when the pandemic struck in March her business dropped to next to nothing. Now she said she's lucky to see one or two customers a day. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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