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The European Conundrum
The European Union is an interesting project that – once logic is duly applied – must end up with the foundation of a United States of Europe (USE). Strangely enough, very few of the union’s citizens actually want to live
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Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014): A Farewell to the Patriarch of Literature
It is a rare genius who can encapsulate in writing the soul of a country. One who does so with an entire continent is rarer still. Those attributed with such virtuosity tend to be long dead, and most had the
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Why Business Leaders Support a Price on Carbon
Climate change can put the resources, supply chains, and infrastructure that companies rely on at risk, while also threatening to roll back decades of global development progress. Business leaders recognize the risks. Several have started to use an internal “shadow
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Mikkelson Brothers: Doing Good through a Chance Meeting
Danes David and Christopher Mikkelson are solid heroes for the humble and conscientious work they have done in establishing Refugees United (REFUNITE) in 2008. This organisation helps family members search online for refugees in order to connect and communicate with
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MIGA (World Bank): Islamic Finance – A Growing Source of Capital for the Developing World
The World Bank has its eye on Islamic finance, and with reason. Islamic finance’s recent globalization – in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries alike – has increased the total size of its assets to around $1.5 trillion. In both the
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World Bank Policies Include Screening for Climate Risks
The World Bank Group has made a priority of helping countries adapt to and mitigate the risks of climate change, and it is increasingly viewing its lending through a climate lens. Over the past few years, it has started implementing
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Hamza Najeeb: Courageously Looking for Answers
Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel? Hamza Kashgari Mohammad Najeeb is a poet in his mid-twenties. He was a columnist for al-Bilad newspaper until early 2012 when he expressed some concerns about the tenets of his inherited religion as
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Ernst & Young, Argentina: The List from Black to White – Argentina Redefines Income Tax Law
Introduction To further our previous contribution – Tax Havens: The Argentine Government Issues a New Tax Regulation on Low or Nil Taxation countries (CFI Spring 2014) – we can now provide an update based on legislation published during the last
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New Study Adds Up the Benefits of Climate-Smart Development in Lives, Jobs, and GDP
With careful design, the same development projects that improve communities, save lives, and increase GDP can also fight climate change. A new study examines the multiple benefits for a series of policy scenarios addressing transportation and energy efficiency in buildings
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From Australia to the World – Rupert Murdoch: The Future of Newspapers in the Age of the Internet
Australia is simply not big enough for Rupert Murdoch, though the country did give him his first break into publishing and broadcasting: Two Adelaide city newspapers and a small town radio station in the outback. From these rather humble beginnings,
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