Dairy Price Surge Hits UN Food Price Index

12 years ago

A sharp surge in the price of dairy products pushed the overall costs of food one percentage point higher in…

Millenium Goals: Ban Ki-Moon Calls our Hero Malala Yousafzai

12 years ago

The United Nations on April 5th called for accelerated action in the next 1,000 days from governments, international organizations and…

The IMF on Low Income Country Bounce Backs

12 years ago

Low-income countries have bounced back in the past two decades. Analysis in the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook…

President Kirchner: Another Peron?

12 years ago

President Kirchner, who has been in office since December 2007, was re-elected in 2011 and may have her sights on…

IDB Approves US$ 617 Million in Development Funding

12 years ago

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) recently approved US$ 617 million towards funding development projects including  important projects in the areas…

Gillard Under Pressure: Unfairly So?

12 years ago

Julia Gillard was born in Barry, South Wales in 1961 but renounced her UK citizenship on entering the Australian parliament…

Countdown to the 2013 Global Diaspora Forum

12 years ago

Following the unparalleled momentum and success of the 2011 and 2012 conferences, the third annual Global Diaspora Forum (GDF) is truly…

Britain Mourns Lady Thatcher: Greatest Post-War Premier

12 years ago

Margaret Thatcher - the ‘Iron Lady’ who governed Britain from 1979 to 1990 - died peacefully today at the age…

GCC: A Reliable Partner in Energy Supply

12 years ago

Saudi Oil minister Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi believes that future demand for oil will remain strong, despite the difficult global…

Costa Rica’s Chinchilla: A Social Conservative

12 years ago

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