Military Takeover in Egypt: UN Appeals for Restraint

With Egypt's transition at “another delicate juncture,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated on Wednesday 3rd July his appeals for…

11 years ago

Braggarts Become Leaders

By Hillary Rosner, a freelance journalist based in Boulder, Colorado. Based on the research of Ernesto Reuben, Pedro Rey-Biel, Paola…

11 years ago

EU Welcomes Croatia

On Monday 1 July Croatia became the 28th Member State of the European Union. The EU commented that, ‘Croatia's accession…

11 years ago

ICC On Rethinking Trade and Finance

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 2013 survey on trade and finance, released on June 24th, has found that a…

11 years ago

EU Budget Agreed

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

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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