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

11 years ago

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

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

11 years ago

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

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

11 years ago

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

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

11 years ago

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

Uttar Pradesh, India: Water Management Key to Reducing Poverty

11 years ago

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

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

11 years ago

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

Bangladesh: Steadily Moving Up without Beating the Drum

11 years ago

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

Ernst & Young, Argentina: Trusts, Tax Evasion and Money Laundering

11 years ago

By Horacio López Tax division partner at Ernst & Young Argentina On June 30, 2013, it will be a year…

Looking for a Fig Leaf: US & UK Mull Punitive Action against Syria

11 years ago

Here we go again. The US and Britain are whipping themselves once more into a frenzy over the actions of…

Connecting a Country: Iraq Gears Up for a Telecoms Leap

11 years ago

In Iraq the budding telecom sector is to spearhead the country’s drive to full economic recovery. The Baghdad government has…