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Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Walking on the Wild Side – Monetary Policy and Prudential Regulation
Global financial integration and the linkages between the financial and the real sides of economies are sources of huge policy challenges. This is now beyond doubt, after what we saw in the run-up to and the unfolding of the 2008
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A Future for Diaspora Women of North Korea?
Can UN Security Council resolutions help? By Betsy A. Kawamura Founder Women4NonViolence in Peace and Conflict Zones www.w4nv.com [email protected] For the last ten years, I have been studying the plight of refugees from the Democratic Republic of North Korea and
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Janamitra Devan: The Innovation Imperative
Overcoming the Myths and Recognizing the Realities of Innovation, Job Creation and Prosperity By Janamitra Devan Innovation drives competitiveness, and maximizing competitiveness is indispensable to achieving sustainable job creation. Any economy with a weak innovation capacity will see its competitiveness
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New ‘Pacific Alliance’ Upbeat and Seeking Competitive Advantages
Leaders of Pacific Alliance: Ollanta Humala, President of Peru; Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia; Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile; Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico. The new bloc’s integration opens up significant opportunities for incremental economic development through increased
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World Bank Group: Create Jobs by Focusing Industries to be Competitive
Focusing Investment in Industries Poised for Growth Can Help Generate Jobs, Income and Wealth. By Janamitra Devan Job creation is the top priority of governments worldwide, as countries large and small struggle to overcome the prolonged global economic downturn. Amid
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BRIC Economies
The BRIC countries label refers to a select group of four large, developing countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). The four BRIC countries are distinguished from a host of other promising emerging markets by their demographic and economic potential to
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