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IFC Pumps $4B Into Sub-Saharan
Sep07

IFC Pumps $4B Into S...

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IFC pumps $4b into sub-Saharan Africa’s economy in 2012 fiscal year. The International Finance Corporation (IFC)  a member of the World Bank Group recorded $4 billion as investments it made in sub-Saharan Africa during the 2012 fiscal year, it announced August 28, 2012. The amount from...

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Bloodshed: Will It Ever End?
Sep01

Bloodshed: Will It E...

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The Syrian army has attacked a town on the border. The Syrian army has attacked a town on the border which Jordan which has been a transit point for refugees leaving the country, activists say. Soldiers, backed by at least 20 tanks, mounted the assault on the town of Tal Shehab, according...

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Europe Through U.S. Eyes
Sep01

Europe Through U.S. Eyes

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Europe is a shrinking slice of the global economic pie   In American eyes, Europe is history - which is why the United States finds it especially annoying that the continent is causing the world economy to slow down. It is difficult for a European fully to appreciate how peripheral the continent now appears in American eyes. I have just returned from New York and was surprised to discover the extent to which Europe is seen as irrelevant – except possibly as a source of scenic holiday destinations and, of course, a splendid backdrop for the Olympics.Admittedly there is an inconsistency. At the same time as treating us as...

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