LDCs
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 BankINTERNATIONAL: EU-US offer to spur trade round
France yesterday requested a high-level meeting of EU members to discuss agricultural trade....
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: R&D fuels foreign investment growth
UNCTAD's World Investment Report was released on September 29. The report reveals increasing FDI...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: G-20 strengthening ahead of ministerial
Battle lines are becoming clearer for the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting -- to be held this...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Conditionality continues despite reform
The annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF take place on September 24-25. Conditionality has...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Global economy supports US imbalance
Many developing countries are heavily dependent on the US economy, directly or indirectly. The...
InternationalNIGER: Tandja faces poverty, insecurity challenges
President Mamadou Tandja was reelected for a second five-year term on December 4. Tandja's...
NigerAFRICA: Development Bank to play leading NePAD role
The annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) group opened yesterday in Addis Ababa....
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