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Back to homepageThe International Financial Institutions: Collaboration for Development and Growth
Leaders of the African Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank Group pledged on February 26, 2013 close collaboration to support development and growth. The leaders emphasized the need
Read MoreWTO Reaches Out to the Business Community
At an event held for the business community at the WTO headquarters on 21 February 2013, the organisation announced the results of a recent survey of businesses and launched a dedicated web area for business on the WTO website. It
Read MoreUN Initiative to Eliminate Energy Poverty
Supermodel and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen is joining former United States Vice President Al Gore to urge support for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s initiative to achieve universal access to modern energy services by 2030. In ads that started
Read MoreCorruption: Eating at the Fabric of Afghan Society
The total cost of corruption in Afghanistan has significantly increased over the past three years to $3.9 billion, according to a United Nations survey released this month, which says that in spite of fewer people paying bribes, the practice is
Read MoreThanks for giving us Space, Juan
There were some very good reasons that the Industrial Revolution happened in Britain. Of course, natural resources were plentiful but that was equally true elsewhere in Europe and the world at large. The same can be said of people with
Read MoreDESERTEC Foundation Endorses DESERTEC Power for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DESERTEC Power was established to advance the energy supply in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This follows the direction of the Kingdom to significantly increase the sustainable power generation from renewable energy sources with viable, feasible, efficient, and sustainable solutions
Read MoreBanque Misr Liban: Committed to Excellence in Service Poised for Strong and Sound Future Growth
A number of factors help Banque Misr Liban to stand out in Lebanon’s relatively crowded and competitive banking sector. It is one of Lebanon’s oldest banks as it was established in 1929 and ranks number 3 on the official historical
Read MoreIMF Support for Sri Lanka’s Economic Reform Programme
An IMF staff mission visited Colombo January 30 – February 13 to discuss possible financial support for Sri Lanka’s economic reform agenda under an Extended Fund Facility. The mission met with government and Central Bank officials, as well as representatives
Read MoreTHE UN and Water Management
The United Nations has launched the International Year of Water Cooperation, which seeks to provide a platform for countries to collaborate in the management of this precious resource in the interest of peace and development. “Water is central to the
Read MoreDeveloping Countries Face Higher Trade Costs
Although the international economy has integrated considerably in recent decades, a new database developed jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Bank reveals that trade costs fall disproportionately on
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