Ross Jackson: The EU as a Green Powerhouse – A Green Opportunity

The recent revelations regarding our American allies’ spying on Angela Merkel and other leading EU politicians, raises – once again – some fundamental questions about the differences in values between the US and Europe. In particular, the question of whether

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International Property Show Grows 25% – 300 Exhibitors from 80 Countries to Participate from 8 to 10 April in Dubai

Middle East’s built assets to rise by 63% to US$ 8.7 trillion by 2022 Dubai, UAE, 8 January 2014: The 10th International Property Show, which will coincide with the Annual Investment Meeting 2014, from 8 – 10 April in the

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World Bank Reports on Affordable Housing in Egypt

Hamada Mohamed, a taxi driver, is married with a 3 -year-old boy, and expecting a new baby in the coming months. Like 75 percent of young families he has not been able to afford a house and has had to

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Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel: Saudi Princess at Forefront of Women´s Lib – “We Want Change”

It is quite difficult to introduce Ameerah Al-Taweel without mentioning the fact that she is the wife of Saudi Prince Walid Ibn Talal – founder of Kingdom Holding, billionaire some twenty times over, and one of the most successful and

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USAID: Science and Engineering Diaspora Networks – Communities Mobilizing to Solve Global Development Challenges

In a research lab at the University of Buffalo (UB), New York, scientist Sarbajit Banerjee and his colleagues have honed in on a confounding problem – how to efficiently cool homes in hot climates. These researchers are testing the potential

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Sahel Countries Set to Receive Record Amounts in Aid

The countries of the Sahel region are set to receive unprecedented levels of aid to help them overcome poverty and political strife. The European Union and the World Bank have pledged to disburse no less than $8bn in fresh aid

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Absalon Project: Sustainable Funding for African Housing

Sub-Sahara Africa has experienced strong economic growth and has developed a more stable political environment over the past twenty years. Fast population growth and a significant movement of people from the countryside to the larger cities has resulted in a

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Sampension: PPP as a Way Forward for a Modern Welfare System

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) can be defined as a long-term contract between the public authority and a private partner. In Denmark it now seems clear that PPP is particularly suitable for infrastructure projects that will further the development of society.

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Involving Communities to Create Human Networks

Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa) Community Engagement    The Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa), is a leading nongovernmental organization (NGO) operating in Nigeria since 1999 with a vision to create a safe space for peace and

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Why an Expo 2020 Win Will Not Determine the Strength of Dubai’s Property Market

By Mat Green, Head of Research & Consultancy UAE, CBRE Middle East Property markets around the world have proven to be acutely sensitive to changes in market sentiment. There should be little surprise then that Dubai’s ongoing bid to host

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