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GCC: A Reliable Partner in Energy Supply
Saudi Oil minister Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi believes that future demand for oil will remain strong, despite the difficult global economic situation. Speaking at the opening session of the Doha Energy Forum on April 1st he said, “The expectations of
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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 assumed that office in May 2010. Since coming to power she has had to deal with the Nicaraguan border crisis
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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 2012, more than any other nationality, making the Asian nation the world’s number one tourism source market, the United Nations
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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 in charge. It was no surprise that in the following year her name appeared on a short-list for the WB
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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 Cypriot authorities have put forward a multi-annual reform programme to address the economic challenges facing the country. Its goals are
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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 of the Congress Party. Elected in 1998, Gandhi was the first foreign born president of Congress since Indian Independence. She is
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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 a political tour de force. She connected with the aspirations of millions of worried voters by recalling the personal stories
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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 exchange knowledge and share the latest innovative ideas for a sustainable pension provision. The WorldPensionSummit 2013 offers key analysis, insights
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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 them, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Envoy on Youth stressed in late March. “We are at a crossroads. With 1,000 days
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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 2005 election, she became the first former citizen of the GDR to lead reunited Germany and the first woman to
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