Costa Rica’s Chinchilla: A Social Conservative

One of two VPs in the previous administration, Laura Chinchilla was the first female president of Costa Rica when she…

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China: The Big Spenders

Thanks to rapid urbanization and rising disposable incomes in their country, Chinese tourists spent $102 billion during their travels in…

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Minister Okonjo-Weala: Right Place at the Right Time

When Dr. Okonjo-Iweala departed the World Bank in 2011 to become Nigeria’s finance minister, she was managing director and second…

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IMF Statement on Cyprus

Statement on Cyprus by Olli Rehn, European Commission Vice-President and Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. The…

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Powerful Leadership from Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi, aged 66 and widow of former PM Rajiv, is India’s most powerful leader and the longest serving president…

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Michelle Obama: A Debt of Gratitude

The 2012 speech by Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in support of her husband was undeniably brilliant and…

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WorldPensionSummit 2013

13-14 November 2013 | Amsterdam WorldPensionSummit is the only platform 'for and by' Pension Professionals. At the Summit you can…

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UN: Education and Youth Unemployment Issues Must be Addressed Now

The process of establishing a post-2015 development agenda must include youth input and participation to reflect the issues that concern…

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Chancellor Merkel: Saviour of Europe?

Angela Merkel entered politics in 1989 with fall of the Berlin Wall. When she narrowly defeated Gerhard Shroder in the…

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Technological Innovation Must Power Economic Growth in Africa

Technology, science and innovation play a key role in the development of Africa, United Nations officials stressed today, calling on…

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