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The market decides if we are free
▻http://africasacountry.com/2017/01/the-market-decides-if-we-are-free

 Before Nana Akufo-Addo’s inauguration as #Ghana’s new President, the Financial Times sent its Africa correspondent to interview him. Akufo-Addo won Ghana’s presidential #elections, on December 7, 2016, by a wide margin over incumbent John Dramani Mahama. The Financial Times report follows the typical prescription for foreign-correspondents-commenting-on-African-elections. Read it if you are bored. With slight […]

#POLITICS #capitalism #economics #IMF #neoliberalism #World_Bank

The #World_Bank has a terrible memory
▻http://africasacountry.com/2015/09/the-world-bank-has-a-terrible-memory

I am currently working on a small project with some colleagues on the economic impact of natural resources in developing countries. Most of my reading and interest in working on.....

#DEVELOPMENT_COMPLEX_PAGE #economics #Free_Market #Zambia

Teach a man to fish ? As it turns out… No - “Dear governments and aid agencies: Please stop hurting poor people with your skills training programs”
▻http://chrisblattman.com/2015/06/25/dear-governments-and-aid-agencies-please-stop-hurting-poor-people-wit #skills #aid #World_Bank

Examining #Lebanon’s Demographic Realities
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/23729

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In the past years, new demographic groups have been introduced to Lebanon, creating a population pyramid that has been described as a “miracle,” a constellation that only happens during wartime and can only continue “by chance.” It is the same chance that has so far prevented the country from collapsing. However, it is clear that the country is moving toward an inevitable conflict between the various heterogenous groups living in it.

#Articles #Lebanese_population #palestinians #Syrians #UNHCR #World_Bank #Culture_&_Society

#Lebanon: Political consensus over establishment of formal Syrian refugee camps remains elusive
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/21514

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The Lebanese government waited three years to try and regulate the sudden and massive influx of Syrian refugees. The lack of proper management of this issue added to the pressure and tension between Lebanese and Syrians. But the recent events in #Ersal and the backlash against Syrians in terms of attacks and kidnappings finally made the Lebanese government take notice of the situation.

#Ali_Hassan_Khalil #Articles #Bekaa_Valley #gebran_bassil #Lebanon #Mohammed_Fneish #Nabil_Jisr #Rashid_Derbas #Sejaan_Azzi #syria #UNHCR #Wael_Abou_Faour #World_Bank

Lebanese Government to push for #privatization of public utilities with #World_Bank cover
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20030

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World Bank Group President #Jim_Yong_Kim (L) gestures during a joint press conference alongside the Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf (R), after the end of their meeting in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on June 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Stringer) World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim (L) gestures during a joint press conference alongside the Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf (R), after the end of their meeting in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on June 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Stringer)

On Tuesday, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim concluded his visit to #Lebanon. However, leaks about the talks he held in Beirut suggest the issues discussed go far beyond the stated purpose of his meetings, namely (...)

#Articles #electricity #Lebanon #water

History Class: On #Nigeria’s standing as Africa’s “biggest” economy
▻http://africasacountry.com/history-class-on-nigerias-standing-as-africas-biggest-economy

It took centuries before capitalism’s survival and future growth depended on an increase of the standards of living among the general population. This was reflected in the living standards of the people in the capitalist West. They were dirt poor as recently as the 1930s. From the early 20th century, and until the 1990s, the […]

#OPINION #POLITICS #IMF #World_Bank

Can #Lebanon Handle 3,000 #Syrian_refugees a Day ?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/can-lebanon-handle-3000-syrian-refugees-day

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A Syrian refugee woman holding her child as they doze off on the sidewalk of a street in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon July 18, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Mahmoud Zayyat). A Syrian refugee woman holding her child as they doze off on the sidewalk of a street in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon July 18, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Mahmoud Zayyat).

Everyone agrees that the refugee problem in Lebanon could lead to real dangers. However, the absence of a government authority capable of addressing such dangers is the true source of concern. How can the Lebanese trust a government to deal with a million refugees when it can’t even manage household waste? read (...)

#Economy #Articles #syria #UNHCR #World_Bank

#Lebanon Drives Away Business, Says #World_Bank
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-drives-away-business-says-world-bank

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Lebanon increased the cost of doing business, even though the country took steps in 2008 and 2009 to simplify business registration. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Lebanon increased the cost of doing business, even though the country took steps in 2008 and 2009 to simplify business registration. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)

The World Bank’s “Doing Business 2014” report ranks Lebanon 111 out of 182 global economies on the “ease of doing (...)

#Economy #Articles

#World_Bank Proposes Four-Track Approach to Syrian Refugee Crisis
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/world-bank-proposes-four-track-approach-syrian-refugee-crisis

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A Syrian refugee woman from the province of Idlib carries water on her head that she collected from a nearby village as she returns to where she is residing in the ancient Byzantine-Christian city of Serjilla, in the Jabal al-Zawiya region of the northwestern province, on 8 October 2013 (Photo: AFP -Mezar Matar) A Syrian refugee woman from the province of Idlib carries water on her head that she collected from a nearby village as she returns to where (...)

#Culture_&_Society #Articles #Lebanon #Syrian_refugees

Les #Data en forme | Paule d’Atha
►http://owni.fr/2012/01/18/les-data-en-forme-episode-16

Cette semaine, la veille des journalistes de données d’OWNI a repéré pour vous les #applications les plus innovantes et fourmillant de #data pour ce début 2012. Une porte ouverte vers l’élégante utilisation de la data par les plus fins esprits humains, comme le présage d’un monde meilleur.

#Chronique #Cultures_numériques #banque_mondiale #big_data #chi #cinema #cinemetrics #citeology #data_en_forme #diversité #DIY #football #lichtreise #omd #présidentielle_us #serious_game #webapps #world_bank