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Working Together to Boost Innovation in Central Europe and the Baltics
Innovation is a critical driver of long-term economic growth and the right public policies are crucial to boost innovation. Through lending projects and advisory services, the Bank is assisting new European Union member states and candidate countries to unlock their
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IREIS 2014 to Offer Unique Investment Opportunities
Event to Facilitate Real Transactions in Key Global Markets In Middle East, Europe and Asea Pacific Abu Dhabi-UAE: October, 2014 – The sixth edition of International Real Estate and Investment Show (IREIS 2014), the only dedicated real estate event that
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UNCDF: Enabling Transformation – Investing in the Local Needs of Women
In 1990, in the first Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pakistani economist Mahbub Ul Haq wrote, “The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling
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Nigerian Stock Exchange: Corporate Governance to Reign Supreme
The buoyant Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), with well over two hundred listed securities representing a total market capitalisation in excess of $80bn (equities), is set to become the destination of choice for both investors and companies looking to raise capital,
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Cityscape Launches Inaugural Event in Kuwait
Region’s Largest Real Estate Event Shines Spotlight on Kuwait Real Estate Market Cityscape Kuwait, the premier international real estate investment and development event in the State of Kuwait is scheduled to open doors on 7 – 9 December 2014 at
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World Bank Group: Can Resource-Financed Infrastructure Fix the Natural Resource Curse?
By Håvard Halland, John Beardsworth, Bryan Land, and James Schmidt How can resource-rich countries ensure that a sufficiently large share of oil, gas, and mining revenues are used for productive investment rather than excessive or wasteful consumption? “Resource-financed infrastructure” (RFI)
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New Report Identifies Major Clean-Tech Market Opportunity for Small Businesses in Developing Countries
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries can generate significant growth and create jobs by seizing a potential $1.6 trillion market opportunity in clean technology. Latin America and Africa are among the largest markets for SMEs in clean technology
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New UN Report Calls for Major Changes in Global Economic Governance, Management
Six years after the start of the global economic and financial crisis, the world economy has still not found a sustainable growth path, argues a new United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report released on September 10, 2014.
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What Does Carbon Pricing Success Look Like? Ask These Leaders
British Columbia, Sweden, California and China have been pioneering carbon pricing systems to lower emissions and help shift their economies onto cleaner, greener trajectories. Currently, nearly 40 countries and more than 20 cities, states, and provinces use a form of
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Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Liquidity Glut, Infrastructure Finance Drought and Development Banks
The world economy faces huge infrastructure financing needs that are not being matched on the supply side. Emerging market economies, in particular, have had to deal with international long-term private debt financing options that are less supportive of infrastructure finance.
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