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September 3, 2010

Links for the Weekend 3/9/10.

1. Ethiopian Currency Devaluation (Chris Blattman) and the implications for economic policy. 2. Millennium Development Goals Trailblazers. ( Centre For Global Development) With the MDG Summit a few weeks away, just who has made the most progress towards achieving the targets? 3. … Continue reading →

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January 25, 2010

Abdoulaye Wade Offers Haitians A Home In Africa.

In Africa, there are many words for unit and working together in solidarity for the common good. In KiSwahili, it is ‘harambe‘, in the Bantu languages, it is ‘ubuntu‘. Whilst the rest of the world has responded to the 7.0 … Continue reading →

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November 17, 2009

Bond Issues to Finance Future African Development.

In the past month, two countries that have had vibrant growth in the last few years announced that they would issue bonds to the markets, both international and domestic, as a form of raising funds to plug gaps in their … Continue reading →

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