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Peacebuilding Through Sustainable Economic Development

Topics: Economic Development
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Previously filed under: Asia, Interviews
An interview with the head of the Mercy Corps Collaborative Development Initiative in Kyrgyzstan, an economic development and peacebuilding project.

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A Million Paths to Peace

Previously filed under: Trade
Michael Strong encourages activists to continue embracing trade as a vehicle for change.

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Understanding Peace through Commerce

Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
Michael Strong explores the link between peace and commerce while acknowledging that sometimes business interests advocate war.

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Microcredit Wins The Nobel Peace Prize

Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
Microcredit is not a panacea to global poverty. It is one of many approaches and should not be relied upon as the only means to eradicate world poverty.

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Peace Through Commerce

Previously filed under: Trade
As the world continually looks to create a peaceful international community, some argue that commerce may be the medium to achieve it.

Breaking News

Liberia: Country Rated Lowest Among Nations

All Africa - Thu, 08/21/2008 - 07:16
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.

India Fights Animals to Modernize New Delhi Airport

International Herald Tribune - Thu, 08/21/2008 - 05:26
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.

Palestine Central Bank's Tricky Path

Wall Street Journal - Wed, 08/20/2008 - 20:45
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.

Saudis Use Cash and Counseling to Fight Terrorism

Christian Science Monitor - Wed, 08/20/2008 - 23:00
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.

Microfinance: Nigerian Stakeholders to Learn From Yunus

All Africa - Wed, 08/20/2008 - 05:28
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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