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Partnering to Support Uganda’s Roads PPP Program
The national road transport network is the most dominant mode of transport in Uganda. Over 90% of passenger and freight traffic travels through the network. It also provides vital transport corridors to the land-locked countries of Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Democratic
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New World Bank Initiative to Help End Wasteful Energy Subsidies
A new World Bank-ESMAP facility helps countries develop and implement effective, sustainable energy subsidy reform programs that protect the poor from the impact of higher energy prices. Such subsidies primarily benefit higher-income earners rather than the poor, but if subsidies
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Mo Farah: Running for Fun, Profit and Charity
Mo Farah runs for his life. It is what he does and he is pretty good at it too. On the 10,000 and 5,000 metres, Mo Farah is the Olympic, world and European champion. He runs in a great number
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How Thailand’s Solar Power Visionary Built an Industry with a Boost from IFC
One of the winners of this year’s UN Momentum for Change awards has been transforming Thailand’s renewable energy capacity with utility-scale solar farms. To get finance flowing for what was then a new industry in the country, she worked with
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Clean Undustrialisation Critical for Africa to ‘Leapfrog’ Outdated Technologies
Africa needs a green, clean industrialization that leapfrogs outdated, polluting processes and platforms and benefits from new technologies, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as the world body marked Africa Industrialization Day. In a statement on the Day, Mr. Ban
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Joanna Lumley: Nepal’s National Treasure
Considered a “national treasure” in Nepal for her support of the Gurkha Justice Campaign, Joanna Lumley has few if any qualms when it comes to using her fame to promote good causes. As a high-profile activist, she backs Survival International
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Overall Tax Cost and Compliance Burden Lower for Businesses around the World
Paying taxes has become easier over the past year for medium-sized companies around the world, the latest report from the World Bank Group and PwC finds. The time it takes an average company to meet its tax obligations dropped by
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Participants at Cityscape Kuwait Showcase Latest Unique Projects & Services
Cityscape Kuwait, the premier real estate investment and development event in the State of Kuwait, will be opening its doors on December 7 – 9 at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Meshref. With less than one month until the opening,
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PwC Nigeria: Business Reorganisation in Nigeria – Key Tax Considerations
A popular saying has it that change is the only constant in life. This is true, especially in business. Organisations have to continuously re-examine their legal and operating structures to ensure they are fit for purpose and are able to
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JK Rowling: Inspiring Words Matched to an Inspiring Life
When the first edition of a book published in 1997 already fetches upward of twenty-thousand pounds, it is sure to have represented a literary milestone. Such is indeed the case with JK Rowling’s peerless masterwork Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone
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