Month: June 2013

EU Budget Agreed

Following their meeting on Thursday 27th June at the Commission headquarters, President Barroso, President Schulz and Irish Taoiseach Kenny announced…

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CBI Says ‘Get Major Projects Moving to Protect the Recovery’

Ahead of the Wednesday June 26th spending round, the Confederation of British Industry  reiterated its call for the Chancellor to…

11 years ago

UN: Management of Natural Resources for a Peaceful Afghanistan

Sustainable and equitable management of Afghanistan’s natural resources such as land, water, forests and minerals can contribute to peacebuilding in…

11 years ago

Lagarde on the Prerequisites for a Strong Global Economy

Extracts from a Speech to the Washington Foreign Law Society by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (June 4th…

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WTO’s Lamy: The Deeper European Crisis

Extracts from a speech by World Trade Organisation Director-General Pascal Lamy (The 2013 Brussels Economic Forum Third Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Lecture…

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UN calls for China and the US to Encourage Sustainable Development

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has  appealed to Chinese and United States-based companies to boost their efforts to achieve sustainable development and…

11 years ago

Summit Commitments of the G8 Leaders

Extracted from Remarks made by David Cameron on Thursday 18th June. Our economies together make up around half of the…

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CFI Hero Malala and Gordon Brown Fight Back for Children’s Education

A 15-year-old Pakistani girl targeted by assassins – Malala Yousafzai – is the first signatory of a new worldwide petition…

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CBI Position on the G8 Tax Agenda

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has outlined its position on the G8 tax and transparency agenda. Katja Hall, CBI…

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Solar Industry in the MENA Region: Sunny Prospects

A trend towards generating electricity from solar power is on the horizon for the countries of the MENA region (Middle…

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