Anwar not fit to be PM’ – Daim Zainuddin
Whenever Tun Daim Zainuddin is not orbiting the globe, he will be holed up in his workstation at Wisma YPR (Yayasan Pok Rafeah, named after his late mother). His desk is one sprawling clutter of printouts and financial analyses...Read more...
World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on Corruption, Federal Reserve
World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on Corruption, Federal Reserve. I suspect you probably haven’t heard this. You should be made aware of it and monitor what is going on. It’s something you may want to watch for when you’re...Read more...
Telmex Technological Institute Highlighted As a Pioneer in Innovation and Digital Inclusion...
World News: 13:40 GMT Friday 24th May 2013. [Telmex via PR Newswire] Telmex Technological Institute Highlighted As a Pioneer in Innovation and Digital Inclusion During the ITU and World Bank Sponsored Athgo's 5th Global...Read more...
Indigenous leader barred from world hydropower congress in Sarawak
A key indigenous leader was barred from an International Hydropower Association pre-congress workshop in Kuching, reports the Bruno Manser Fund. The Bruno Manser Fund condemns the barring of important indigenous leader Peter...Read more...
South Africa: Research and Policy Brief - Mamphela Ramphele
SAIRR]The launch of the 'political party platform' Agang in February 2012 has shifted Dr Mamphela Ramphele from being a commentator on South African politics to being an active participant in the months leading up to the...Read more...
Africa Climate Change and Economic Development
Although Africa contributes only about 3.8% of total greenhouse gas emissions, the continent is among the most vulnerable in the world. According to IPCC's climate change modelling results (IPCC, 2007), decreasing water...Read more...
Kenya World Bank to Help Build Mega Dam in Gatundu
Gatundu North constituency is to benefit from a multi-billion shillings mega dam to be built by the Athi Water Services Board and the World Bank. Norken Engineering and Management Consultants has completed a feasibility study....Read more...
Jim Salinger: Climate hurtling towards a hothouse Earth
Levels of the climate warming greenhouse gas carbon dioxide have reached 400 parts per million in the atmosphere for the first time in human history.The last time the planet had atmospheric carbon dioxide levels this high was 3...Read more...
Yemeni women make their voices heard
Yemeni women are fighting for a new constitution that stops discrimination and gives rights and equal opportunities. Women are well-represented in the National Dialogue forum in Yemen [EPA] "Side by side we fought with men for...Read more...
DR Congo In Goma Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years
23 May 2013 150 Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw their support behind a...Read more...
Libya’s “Water Wars” and Gaddafi`s Great Man-Made River Project
Source: GlobalResearch | May 13, 2013 It was Muammar Gaddafi`s dream to provide fresh water for all Libyans and to make Libya self-sufficient in food production. Libyans called it the eighth wonder of the world. Western media...Read more...
Michael Jarvis: The Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives Mid-Life Crisis - time for a support group?
Related Blog : Exploring collective action in the fight against poverty Interview : Michael Jarvis, World Bank Institute Link : World Bank Institute By Michael Jarvis, World Bank Institute The sun is shining here in Sydney and...Read more...
MICHEL KELLY-GAGNON · Focus on fighting poverty, rather than inequality
Focus on fighting poverty, rather than inequality A man panhandles in Toronto Credits: CRAIG ROBERTSON/QMI AGENCY MICHEL KELLY-GAGNON | QMI AGENCY Let me ask you a trick question: What do you care most about: the well-being of...Read more...
Li praises Pakistan but not everyone buys it
ISLAMABAD--Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Sino-Pakistan relationship to the hilt on Thursday, urging the "all-weather friends" to boost cooperation in business, trade, energy and infrastructure and build a long-vaunted...Read more...
Lebanon fails in creating new jobs
The World Bank office in Beirut recently released a report concluding that Lebanon needed more and better jobs. The report quantified the problem that we currently face. It is worth synthesizing some of the report's key...Read more...
Careers in development: an interview with Frédéric Jeanjean on the AusAID grad program, AYAD and...
Frederic: My name is Frédéric Jeanjean and I’m currently in the second year of the AusAID Graduate Development Program. I’m currently working in the World Bank and Results Section and am in pre-posting for a short-term mission...Read more...
Sharing as a Solution to Global Crisis
The social, environmental and economic crises that continue to reap havoc across the globe provide a critical opportunity for ordinary people to demand economic reform and political transformation says STWR's director, Rajesh...Read more...
Mobile technology: Connecting workers to work
Rising unemployment is one of the biggest headaches in both the developing and developed countries. According to World Bank data, unemployment rate in Kenya for young people has been running as high as 70 per cent. Besides the...Read more...
World bank provides Jordan with $150 to host Syrian refugees
AMMAN, MAY 24 - The World Bank (WB) has agreed to support Jordan with $150 million to help accommodate half a million Syrian refugees, according to a bank statement. "I saw Jordan's generous hosting communities struggling with...Read more...
River could light up the continent
New hydropower projects in the DRC will benefit big users, but locals might be left off the grid. Only three of the eight massive turbines on the Congo River’s Inga Dam are currently working. (Reuters) The dream of harnessing...Read more...
OGP Webinar: Strengthening the Demand For and Use Of Open Data Initiatives
Date & Time: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:00 – 11:00 AM EST | 14:00 – 15:00 GMT Presented by: Jennifer Shkabatur (World Bank) Jay Bhalla (Project Manager, Code 4 Kenya) Register to join the webinar here Sponsored by: OGP...Read more...
SNC gives Canada black eye
Canada is sporting a black eye these days in international construction circles on account of SNC-Lavalin's reputation for bribing public officials. The deeper the police dig into the engineering and construction firm's...Read more...
World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on Corruption, Federal Reserve (updated)
The New American and their reporter Alex Newman has done a probably fantastic job here, a job that I admit I never thought possible from any media in Europe or the US. The global financial system is clearly falling apart, and...Read more...
Goldman Sachs Drives Up the Cost of Food
Doane writes: "In 2012, the US investment bank made an estimated $400m from speculating on food. The World Bank estimated in 2010 that 44 million people were pushed into poverty because of high food prices, and that speculation...Read more...
Energy – Balancing the Bonanza
If you want an objective view of energy, ask an economist, who can tell you what to expect to pay at the pump in the coming years, and why, as well as what to . . . → Read More: Energy – Balancing the Bonanza Similar posts: One...Read more...
Zimbabwe June Election Unlawful in Terms of New Constitution
The new Constitution that was formally gazetted by Robert Mugabe on Wednesday makes his desired June election date technically unlawful, with months worth of preparations constitutionally required. Mugabe and his ZANU PF party...Read more...
Jonathan's Several Women
Leadership]President Goodluck Jonathan's administration is now defined by several influential women around him. These women are not only vocal but are assigned responsibilities and positions of authority that are difficult to...Read more...
Kommentar zu “Manufacturing Dissent”: the Anti-globalization Movement is Funded by the Corporate...
Geschrieben von lupo cattivo - 04/10/2010 The People’s Movement has been Hijacked by Michel Chossudovsky /globalresearch “Everything the [Ford] Foundation did could be regarded as “making the World safe for capitalism”,...Read more...
Covered or Not - New York Times (blog) -- 18:35
ISTANBUL — There is a huge poster near the town hall of the Istanbul borough where I live. It shows a brunette wearing a telephone headset, cheerfully answering the municipal helpline. She isn’t wearing a headscarf. Why not,...Read more...
IFC supports SB Sberbank JSC in Kazakhstan to increase access to finance for small and medium...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a loan to SB Sberbank JSC in Kazakhstan, expanding its lending capacity to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are key to the country’s economic growth. The $70 million...Read more...
