The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says despite the commendable overall economic progress Liberia has made, it remains among the lowest in the world in key social indicators thus posing a potential risk to a delicate peace building process.
Indian officials inaugurated the country's longest runway Thursday, hoping it will ease conditions at New Delhi's chronically congested Indira Gandhi International Airport. As India's economy has boomed air traffic has increased dramatically, with some 70 percent of all traffic in New Delhi and Mumbai.
The head of the Palestine Monetary Authority is playing a critical role in modernizing the Palestinian territories' banks and opening up ties to the West and Israel. But he faces challenges as Hamas tries to undermine the central bank's authority.
About 3,200 former militants have completed the ambitious program that is designed to counter the ideology motivating many young Muslims who have turned to violence at home and abroad.
Stakeholders in the microfinance sector in Nigeria have a unique opportunity to tap into the secrets of success of the 2006 Nobel Laureate and 'Banker to the Poor', Professor Mohammad Yunus.
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