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In Ghana and Beyond, Mixed Feelings about Business Prospects
People across the globe – including in regions that receive large amounts of foreign assistance – tend to be more confident in business prospects than they are in the government’s ability to foster entrepreneurship, polls suggests. ... -
Free Development Studies, Mandatory Field Work
A two-year master’s program based in Lund, Sweden, offers theoretical and applied knowledge for budding aid practitioners – free of charge. ... -
Migration Forum Trades Rhetoric for Practical Solutions
The Oct. 27-30 Global Forum on Migration and Development in Manila was not a fruitless exercise. Its informal character will remain, and it bodes well for migration-related issues – topics that are so thorny that squabbles between countries often arise. ... -
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Established in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provides financing to banks, industries, and publicly owned companies to help support the creation of a stronger private sector in countries in Central Europe and Central Asia. ... -
Use Your Skills, Take a Cheap International Adventure
Want some Third World exposure but can’t afford a lengthy volunteer commitment halfway through your career? Need logistical support implementing a development project in Latin America? Spain’s Fundación Comercio para el Desarrollo may help. ... -
Short-Term Altruism with Lasting Effects
Spain’s Fundación Comercio para el Desarrollo, or Copade, is helping female crafts cooperatives in Latin America update their products for greater appeal to the European market. ... -
Global Financial Woes Prompt Action to Avert Humanitarian Crisis
The World Bank is taking steps to increase financial support of developing countries in an effort to prevent the global financial crisis from turning into a humanitarian crisis. The move comes shortly after the International Monetary Fund vowed to “act quickly” on requests for assistance. ... -
ODI’s Transformation into an Award-Winning Think Tank
Britain’s largest development think tank promotes the importance of putting research into practice through networking and dealing with emerging development questions. ... -
Lead International aims to train future decision-makers in government, business and civil society as well as encourage a dialogue among various sectors on sustainable development. ... -
London is home to a host of research institutes, think tanks and specialized university programs, making it one of the world’s major centers of international development research. Can London’s success be replicated elsewhere? ...
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