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Globalization with Arab Characteristics

Posted on November 1, 2007
Topics: Globalization, Economic Development
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Culture and Society
The Arab states need to adapt to global markets in order to increase employment opportunities for the booming young adult population.
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Keywords: youth, unemployment, Middle East

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Book Reveals What the World Eats

Posted on November 1, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Book and Film Reviews
What's on the World's Dinner Table?
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Keywords: food consumption, food security, malnutrition, nutrition, globalization

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GM Crops - Asian Farmers Have Their Say

Posted on November 1, 2007
Topics: Food, Agriculture
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
Despite pest and pricing worries, many Asian farmers welcome GM crops.
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Keywords: genetically modified crops, Asia

October 30th

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Defending Microfinance

Posted on October 31, 2007
Topics: Microfinance
Previously filed under: Microfinance
The future of microfinance will depend on organizations ability to create solutions that are not only economically sustainable but also socially sustainable.
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Keywords: sustainability, Mohammed Yunus, microfinance, Bangladesh

October 29th

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Leaders Meet to Promote Global South Trade

Posted on October 30, 2007
Topics: Trade
Countries: South Africa, India, Brazil
Previously filed under: Africa, Trade
Developing countries are creating trade ties that leap continents.
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Keywords: free trade agreements

October 25th

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Russia Puts Energy Importers Over a Barrel

Posted on October 26, 2007
Previously filed under: Global Economy
Current negotiations may redirect large quantities of Russian energy supplies into Asia rather than being sent west to Europe.
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Keywords: Russia, Asia, oil, natural gas, import/export

October 24th

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Global Oil Trends

Posted on October 25, 2007
Previously filed under: Global Economy
Dwindling oil reserves and shaky relations between producers and consumers has made oil the central concern in today's global marketplace.
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Keywords: oil, Saudi Arabia, economics, Venezuela, production, consumption

October 17th

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Connecting With the Middle East

Posted on October 18, 2007
Previously filed under: Interviews
Mercy Corps' 'Why Not?' program is designed to build cross-cultural connections among students in the Middle East and the United States.
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Keywords: Why Not?, Gaza, education, internet, cultural biases

October 16th

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France Top at Technology Aid to Poor Countries

Posted on October 17, 2007
Countries: France
Previously filed under: Technology
The Center for Global Development compared 21 industrialized nations on their support of the developing world in the area of technology.
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Keywords: technology transfer, licensing, japan, innovations

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Food Resources - Help That Lasts

Posted on October 17, 2007
Topics: Food
Countries: Eritrea
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Health
When confronting hunger related issues, Tom Ewert emphasizes that Mercy Corps' approach is multi-faceted and moves beyond simple food distribution.
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The Stunning Realities - A Fact List on Hunger

Posted on October 17, 2007
Topics: Health
Previously filed under: Health
Around the world, over 850 million people are affected by hunger.
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October 14th

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The Rise of African Hip Hop

Posted on October 15, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Culture and Society
Hip hop music has returned to Africa and the hip hop culture has helped to empower youth all across the continent.
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Keywords: hip hop, music, youth, Africa, empowerment, social movements

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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Al Gore and UN Climate Body

Posted on October 15, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Environment
The 2007 prize was awarded for extraordinary efforts to build awareness about man-made climate change and measures needed to counteract it.
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Keywords: climate change, global warming, Peace Prize, Al Gore, The United Nations,

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Reducing the Risk of Disaster

Posted on October 15, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
Mercy Corps is engaging in disaster risk reduction programming to identify hazards and lessen the destruction caused by disasters.
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Keywords: natural disasters, environment, Middle East, earthquakes, avalanches

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Embracing the Challenge of Free Trade

Posted on October 15, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Trade
Federal Reserve chairmen Ben S. Bernanke's speech at the Montana Economic Development Summit, May 1st, 2007, Butte, Montana.
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Keywords: Federal Reserve, free trade, competition, Off-Shoring, trade barriers

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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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