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New Development Bank to be Key BRICS Building Block
John Fraser Emerging market leaders want their Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa club to be taken seriously, and next month they are expected to make a decisive move towards setting up a...
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Resentment as South Africa Speaks Business for Continent
John Fraser There is growing resentment in Africa about the way in which South Africa professes to speak for the rest of the continent in its role as a member of key developing nation blocs,...
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Native Women Bring Solar Energy to Chile’s Atacama Desert
Marianela Jarroud Z. Three indigenous communities from the Chilean highlands have just received solar panels, which will be set up and maintained by unlikely solar engineers: five native women who...
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Q&A: Rise of South “Unprecedented in Speed and Scale”
Thalif Deen The world’s 132 developing nations, largely part of the global South, are ascending at a pace unprecedented in its speed and scale”, according to the latest Human Development Report (HDR)...
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Helen Clark On Tuesday, leaders of five large emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, known as the BRICS will gather in Durban, South Africa to discuss harnessing their...
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Indias refusal to grant patent protection for the anti-cancer drug Glivec, developed by Swiss drugmaker Novartis, is a victory for the developing world, which depends on low-cost exports of generic...
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Developing World to Dominate Global Investment by 2030
Carey L. Biron Over the next decade and a half, a major global shift will result in the developing world controlling roughly half of the worlds capital, up from less than a third today. According to...
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Whats Good for Brazil Is Good for Africa
Matthew Newsome As Africa transforms its economy, it will need modern jobs and increased productivity to fight hunger on the continent, African leaders agreed at a two-day summit. The leaders agreed...
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Africa in Debt to Brazil: Forgiveness Isnt Always Free
Fabiana Frayssinet The Brazilian government projects the cancellation of nearly 900 million dollars in debt owed by a dozen African countries as a gesture of solidarity. But others simply see an aim...
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The Emerging Economies and the G20 Summit at St. Petersburg
Shyam Saran The eighth G20 Summit convened in St. Petersburg on Sept. 5-6, 2013 was dominated by the Syrian crisis, deflecting attention from the mandate of the gathering to serve as the premier forum...
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