Angola: Powering A Booming Economy with Renewables

Alternative, renewable energy is not merely an afterthought in oil-rich Angola as the country seeks to diversify its booming economy.…

11 years ago

Moving into Pakistan Big Time: China to Invest Serious Money

China has the money and is not afraid to invest it in Pakistan. The Chinese Water & Electric Corporation (CWE)…

11 years ago

A Flash in the Pan Fizzles Out: The Downfall of a Brazilian Tycoon

Playing the markets and getting at the mega-bucks with financial wizardry does not a businessman make: Brazil’s flamboyant Eike Batista…

11 years ago

Barking Up the Wrong Tree in St. Petersburg: G20 Hijacked by Syria Conflict

The world leaders gathered today in St. Petersburg for the G20 summit were supposed to discuss the slowdown of global…

11 years ago

Small Egypt Farmers Catch the Eye of Agribusiness: IFAD Finds Key to Success

Twenty-odd years ago, groups of dispossessed farmers and unemployed youth were resettled on smallholdings in Upper Egypt. Authorities told the…

11 years ago

Christopher Colford, World Bank: Competitive Cities Can Meet the Challenge of Job Creation

Focusing policies on competitive industries can provide jobs for the impoverished, hungry, restive urban millions As magnets for talent and…

11 years ago

The Limitless Power of Latin America: Renewables to Light Up a Continent

In Latin America, renewable energy can supply up to 22 times the region’s power needs, even taking into consideration future…

11 years ago

Uttar Pradesh, India: Water Management Key to Reducing Poverty

For good governance to fully contribute to and enable sustainable development, it needs an institutional framework through which sensible policies…

11 years ago

IFC – International Finance Corporation: Eliminating Poverty, One Loan at a Time

The famed Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto has said it all along: The world’s destitute are oftentimes somewhat less poor…

11 years ago

Bangladesh: Steadily Moving Up without Beating the Drum

Skipping the usual ado and almost silently, Bangladesh is moving up the ladder and surpassing its local peers in a…

11 years ago