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Does The Philippines Deserve Its Investment Grade?

Edsel Tupaz | Posted 05.07.2013 | World
Read More: Corruption, China, Gini Coefficient, Fitch, Marcos, Indonesia, Investment Grade, Nigeria, Managing Country Risk, Country Risk Solutions, Moody's, Asian Development Bank, Doing Business, Mexico, Hsbc, Ecuador, Edsel Tupaz, Daniel Wagner, Malaysia, Algeria, Japan Credit Rating Agency, World News
Edsel Tupaz

Over the past decade the Philippines' sovereign credit rating oscillated between "negative" and "stable," reflecting concern about the ability of the government to collect sufficient tax revenue, manage its budget, and sustain a high rate of GDP growth.

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Hope, Progress in the New Afghanistan (Part 1)

Anne Stevenson | Posted 02.11.2013 | World
Read More: US Department of Transportation, Asian Development Bank, Aacc, US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Kabul-Afghanistan, Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce, Afghanistan, Usaid, Afghanistan War, Abade, World News
Anne Stevenson

Yesterday's "rebels" are today's newer, younger generation of legitimate political and business leadership who will continue to transform the country from a post-conflict society to an active player in the global economy.

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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Walls Built To Hide Slums

AP | Posted 07.03.2012 | World
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MANILA, Philippines — Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject p...

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The Next 'Major Driver Of Migration'

AP | Posted 05.13.2012 | Green
Read More: Video, Climate Change Migration, Environmental Migration, Environmental Refugees, Climate Change Refugees, Asian Development Bank, Environmental Migration Climate Change, Climate Change, Ap, Green News

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Asian Development Bank is warning countries to prepare for influxes of people fleeing natural disasters as climate ch...

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Big Banks Face Criticism For Their Speculative Role In Global Food Crisis

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 07.02.2011 | Business
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Today, rising food prices are wreaking havoc in the developing world. While some blame overpopulation, and others ethanol, another culprit has emerged...

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Listening and Learning

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Usaid, Globalgiving, Robyn Wilford, Social Entrepreneurship, International Development, Cognitive Edge, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, David Ellerman, Rockefeller Foundation, Alex Jacobs, Dennis Whittle, Impact News
Dennis Whittle

The ability to listen is one of the most important factors determining whether aid workers can have a positive -- and lasting -- impact on a community.

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If We Show Them, Will They Care?

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Dennis Whittle

Participants in this month's International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) meeting in Paris agreed to provide more responsive, detailed and tran...

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Laos' Nam Theun 2 Dam Starts Illegal Operation

Peter Bosshard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Green News, Dams, Green Energy, International Rivers, European Investment Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Laos, Green News
Peter Bosshard

Laos' largest hydropower project, the World Bank-funded Nam Theun 2 Dam, began full operation last week. It did so in violation of legal obligations to provide compensation and livelihood restoration to affected communities.

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Climate Follies: Bankrolling Dirty Power in Developing Countries

Mindy S. Lubber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Dirty Coal, Climate Change, Coal, Climate Bill, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Green News
Mindy S. Lubber

While the industrialized world is struggling to cut its emissions, it is simultaneously bankrolling the construction of thousands of megawatts of new coal-fired power in developing countries.

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