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Europe’s Original Sin and the Dangers of Doing Good
Carlos Rangel, the Venezuelan diplomat and essayist, once pointedly remarked that western nations often send their failed politicians – the dreamers, utopians, and other ineffectual romantics – to far-off places where they can do no harm other than to their
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Dr Rachid Yazami: A Battery-Powered Future
Dr Rachid Yazami almost single-handedly invented a global business now worth some $15bn annually. But, he’s not in it for the money. Rather, this Morocco-born scientist is motivated by the thrill of discovery. Dr Yazami has some seventy patents to
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World Bank Supports Increased Financing for Medium & Small Businesses in Nigeria
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$500 million International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) credit to increase access to finance for medium and small scale enterprises (MSME) in agriculture, trade, light-manufacturing, and services. These will
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New Report Identifies Major Clean-Tech Market Opportunity for Small Businesses in Developing Countries
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries can generate significant growth and create jobs by seizing a potential $1.6 trillion market opportunity in clean technology. Latin America and Africa are among the largest markets for SMEs in clean technology
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New UN Report Calls for Major Changes in Global Economic Governance, Management
Six years after the start of the global economic and financial crisis, the world economy has still not found a sustainable growth path, argues a new United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report released on September 10, 2014.
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World Bank Group, FAO Aim to Boost Women’s Land Ownership in Central Europe
Women’s land ownership in the Western Balkans often involves a complex web of statutory, customary, and religious laws. World Bank and FAO teams worked with national partners to devise 11-month pilot work plans for their countries to boost female land
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What Does Carbon Pricing Success Look Like? Ask These Leaders
British Columbia, Sweden, California and China have been pioneering carbon pricing systems to lower emissions and help shift their economies onto cleaner, greener trajectories. Currently, nearly 40 countries and more than 20 cities, states, and provinces use a form of
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Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Liquidity Glut, Infrastructure Finance Drought and Development Banks
The world economy faces huge infrastructure financing needs that are not being matched on the supply side. Emerging market economies, in particular, have had to deal with international long-term private debt financing options that are less supportive of infrastructure finance.
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How Much Does Pollution Cost?
As it becomes increasingly necessary to reduce emissions, organizations and governments are looking for ways to compensate for the harmful effects of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. How much do the emissions coming from your car’s exhaust pipe cost in
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Making Every Drop Count: Reducing Water Loss in the Middle East and North Africa Region
The problem of water loss has become an even greater challenge for public utilities throughout the Middle East and North Africa region due to climate change, which threatens natural water supplies and increases the cost of new waterresources. Malta, with
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