LDCs

  • Oct 20, 2005
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: IMF-World Bank roles require reform

The IMF and World Bank are vital international organisations but they both face growing calls to...

Imf-World Bank
  • Oct 14, 2005
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: EU-US offer to spur trade round

France yesterday requested a high-level meeting of EU members to discuss agricultural trade....

International
  • Oct 6, 2005
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: R&D fuels foreign investment growth

UNCTAD's World Investment Report was released on September 29. The report reveals increasing FDI...

International
  • Sep 28, 2005
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: G-20 strengthening ahead of ministerial

Battle lines are becoming clearer for the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting -- to be held this...

International
  • Sep 22, 2005
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Conditionality continues despite reform

The annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF take place on September 24-25. Conditionality has...

International
  • Sep 9, 2005
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Global economy supports US imbalance

Many developing countries are heavily dependent on the US economy, directly or indirectly. The...

International
  • Dec 9, 2004
  • 6 min read

NIGER: Tandja faces poverty, insecurity challenges

President Mamadou Tandja was reelected for a second five-year term on December 4. Tandja's...

Niger
  • May 28, 2002
  • 5 min read

AFRICA: Development Bank to play leading NePAD role

The annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) group opened yesterday in Addis Ababa....

Africa