UN Trade Report Calls on Governments to Improve Environment for E-Commerce

The scope for developing countries to participate in and benefit from e-commerce is expanding, according to a new United Nations…

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Peter Carington: The Sole Survivor of a Bygone Era

The first casualty of the 1982 Falklands War, and one of the last scions of the empire-building Eton / Sandhurst…

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UN Spotlights Key Role of Evaluation in New Development Agenda

Evaluation will become more necessary for the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, a United Nations body said today, as it launched…

10 years ago

Seven Days of Mourning for Lee Kuan Yew, Architect of Modern Singapore

Singapore is now mourning its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew who died from pneumonia on March 23rd, aged 91 years. …

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The Renewable Electricity Grid: The Future Is Now

New World Bank report finds that with the right policies and investments, countries can integrate high levels of variable renewable…

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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz: A Pragmatist Claiming Centre Stage

It is a long lane that has no turning. The life of Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is marked…

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Containers on Rail: China’s Next Big Opportunity in Supply-Chain Logistics

The transportation of containers by rail could grow substantially in China, especially if the nation continues adopting the kind of…

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CFI.co Meets the Head of Responsible Investments at Nordea Asset Management: Sasja Beslik

Sasja Beslik, head of Responsible Investments at Nordea Asset Management, spends a fair chunk of his time on the road…

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Mary Jo White: Pushing Back Softly but Relentlessly

Over the course of her career, Mary Jo White, the current chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…

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Egypt: Investors Rally Billions to Empower Development

Governments and private investors earmarked well over $36bn to underwrite projects in Egypt at a three-day economic conference held over…

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