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While China and India expand their interests in Africa a World Bank study shows good prospects for African business as economies grow.

If the Bakun Dam is built, 10,000 indigenous people will be forcibly resettled. Is the economic basis on which the dam is to be built really justified?

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are powerful organizations that establish country-specific conditions in the global environment.

The global financial crisis continues and predictions are that wealthy economies may have to brace up to face the realities of the deepest Post-World War II recession.

The largest hydroelectric project and largest foreign investment ever in Laos, Nam Theun II inspires both great hopes and huge controversy.

Reducing poverty and diseases has been a major global theme in recent years. The continent has thus, seen very radical poverty-reduction efforts in the last 20 years.

Countless people believe there is a Jewish and Masonic plot to control the world; there is absolutely no truth to the story.

Why has the Burmese military junta suddenly removed fuel subsidies, causing the price to rise by 500% and cause untold economic misery? Is it economics or politics?

In the frantic rush to build in Cambodia the lack of regulations is leading to the destrruction of the very thing tourists come to see, the heritage site at Angkor Wat

International organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank outsource much of their copyediting to freelancers. Working in this market has pros and cons.

Ill-conceived policies of the World Bank and the IMF have had devastating consequences for the people of Africa.

Malawi receives funding for HIV programming from a number of sources around the world. These funders allow them to provide care, treatment, and education to citizens.

As President Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya plans to return to Honduras after being ousted and flown to Costa Rica, the international community watches with bated breath.

Many historic structures were decimated by Monday's 6.3-magnitude earthquake, but the loss of tourist sites pales in comparison to the loss of human life in the region.

Despite billions of dollars spent in the developing world to raise living standards poverty still refuses to loosen its grip.

The world food shortage is being blamed on increased biofuel production. Do biofuels cause world food shortage or are there other reasons for this food scarcity?

Universal education for girls is becoming the most viable and effective solution for gender equality , economic independence and growth in the developing world.

Authorities in African countries need to demonstrate more leadership to undertaken analysis as first step towards building effective prevention strategies, says UNAIDS.

In the wake of celebrating Canada's birthday, the Department of Finance Canada issued a press release that states Canada has forgiven $2.3 million in debt owed by Haiti.

China's economic activities in Africa merit close scrutiny

Sri Lanka's mix of lowland tropical climate and cool hill country temperatures makes for successful propagation of different varieties of stunning flowering plant species

Recent Indo-Chinese agreement to resist binding cuts and caps to their greenhouse gas emissions will impede measures by international climate change negotiators.

A stimulus package for tigers involving the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), World Bank and Global Environment Facility (GEF) is just off the block.

Obama will face international muscle flexing as the Group of 20, representing the emerging nations, demands G7 be expanded to include them in financial decision-making.

For many years Jordan, a country with limited natural resources and only 92,300 sq km in size, has struggled economically in a challenging Middle Eastern environment.

Is it true that ethical shoppers have to choose between action to reduce global warming and steps to end world hunger?

Worldwide, the number of people killed in road traffic crashes each year is estimated to be almost 1.2 million.

Middle Eastern and North African nations are home to some 5% of the world's population but own less than 1% of the Earth's potable water.

Responsible business practices include dealing fairly with employees and the community, using non-renewable natural resources carefully and avoiding environmental damage.

As a global water crisis threatens, modern civilization must consider how food consumption effects the world water supply.

Nations compete to join wealthiest countries with the highest Gross National Product (GNP) per capita. Which countries made the top-ten list for best living standards?

This nation has the ingredients for growth, but progress is unsteady. With exceptions such as the Asian Financial Crisis, domestic issues are causing the stunted growth.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral international financial organisation, was established May 29, 1990.

The slowdown for the American economy looks more like a mild speed bump when compared with the dramatic declines faced by wealthy Canadian and U.K. trade partners.

Irena Salina's documentary Flow reveals the way a handful of corporations have been controlling water for the world while exacerbating a world water crisis.

The world has a nightmare arsenal of terrible weapons advanced far beyond the evolution of our morality.

About 60% of the world's population lives in Asia, where there are huge differences in Gross National Product both by country and per capita.

Burundi and Sierra Leone are plagued by poverty, violence and suffering. According the United Nations, which African nation is the world's deadliest country to live in?

Quick, can you name the 10 richest members from the 25 European Union nations? How about 6 countries waiting to join the EU?

Now that AIG, GM, and Bank of America are clamoring for their slice of the bailout pie, Congress and President Bush are in search of answers.

Sri Lankan indigenous people were evicted from their traditional lands in the name of "wilderness conservation".

What will we do if oil wells dry up? What will we do if there is no more coal? These are the questions which concern many nations today. With the world increasingly relyi

Despite differences on regulation, APEC leaders meeting in Lima, Peru have resolved to work together to kick start the global economy after the recent financial crisis.

In the early part of this decade Argentina dealt with high unemployment by instituting a government program designed to give unemployed workers jobs.

Obama must choose an experienced economic advisor to help lead the U.S. out of financial crisis. The list of such candidates is short, but strong.

What will be the impact on energy production in Southeast Asia of global climate change?

Most Indigenous children have a lower quality of education and health care. Poverty and the fact that many of them have to work out of necessity are other disadvantages.

Brazil offers many opportunities for American and European companies to invest in water infrastructure, said Nuno Branco, an environmental analyst with Frost & Sullivan.

New research from the World Bank predicts substantial increases in global populations and the increasing importance of urbanization. What are the implications of this?

The doctrine of Manifest Destiny is one of America's greatest exports, killing off Indigenous peoples worldwide since the 1800's.