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Old Fights Plague Climate Talks in Cancun
Dec 6th 2010 – 3:22PM
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CANCUN, Mexico (Dec. 6) -- Deep, longstanding divisions between industrialized powers and developing nations over how to fight global warming are festering as negotiators today begin their second week of talks on climate change. The developed world wants emerging economies like China and India to take a greater role in...
It's a Man's World, Business Study Finds
Mar 17th 2010 – 9:04PM
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(March 17) -- In most of the world, discrimination against women in business isn't just a bad idea -- it's the law. A World Bank study of business laws related to women in 128 countries found that in only 20 are men and women equal when it comes to using and owning property, getting loans, accessing courts and obtaining...
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Michaela Haas: Unleashing The Power of The "Girl Effect"
Oct 13th 2011 - 01:49PM
Many of us in the charitable community have already heard about the Girl Effect , a ground-breaking campaign launched by the Nike Foundation to bring attention to the unique role adolescent girls play in facilitating the development of third world economics.
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Nichicon develops world's smallest quick-chargers
Sep 06th 2011 - 11:16AM
Nichicon Corporation announces the latest in its lineup of alternative energy products with the introduction of the world's smallest and lightest quick chargers for electric vehicle charging.
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The Development Agenda and the World Bank
Aug 12th 2011 - 11:53AM
In the 35 years since I joined the World Bank, there have been vast changes in development.
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What Technology Brings to the Developing World
Apr 07th 2011 - 10:36PM
Within the African IT community, there's a lot of talk about something called ICT4D, short for Information and Communication Technology for Development.
Background on developing world
A developing country, also known as a less-developed country (LDC), is a nation with a low living standard, undeveloped industrial base, and low Human Development Index (HDI).
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