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

The United Nations on April 5th called for accelerated action in the next 1,000 days from governments, international organizations and civil society groups to reach the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their deadline at

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The IMF on Low Income Country Bounce Backs

Low-income countries have bounced back in the past two decades. Analysis in the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) suggests that dynamic low-income countries are on a stronger economic footing today than before the 1990s, and therefore better

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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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Technological Innovation Must Power Economic Growth in Africa

Technology, science and innovation play a key role in the development of Africa, United Nations officials stressed today, calling on policymakers to redouble their efforts to support this field and form partnerships that harness its power. During a March 2013

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WTO: China’s Role in Global Economic Governance

By WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy Extracts from his Speech delivered at the China Development Forum in Beijing, 24 March 2013 Few could possibly disagree that China’s economic performance since 1979 has been miraculous. A poor and inward-looking economy with a

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Pinpointing the Value in CSR

By Thomas Lys, James Naughton and Clare Wang The Unexpected Link between CSR Spending and Financial Performance Proponents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives tend to justify their position by arguing that these expenditures improve a company’s economic performance―allowing it

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Financial Stability in the European Union: IMF Assessment

In its first ever European Union-wide assessment of the soundness and stability of the financial sector, the International Monetary Fund this month pointed to the need to step up regional efforts to manage financial crises and risks to keep the

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Oxford University: Asset Stranding Risks in the High-Carbon Sector

The University of Oxford launch a new research programme to help businesses and policy-makers future proof against investments in assets that might become devalued or written off, otherwise known as ‘stranded’. Assets become stranded for a number of different reasons:

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Flight Links: UK risks Billions in Trade with Fast Growing Economies

According to the Confederation of British Industry, the United Kingdom is likely to miss out on billions of pounds in trade unless it boosts direct flights to the fastest growing world economies. New analysis published by the UK’s leading business

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The 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

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