PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — The government of Trinidad and Tobago has partnered…
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Mobile phone and handset manufacturers are making the developing world their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For many Westerners, Africa is epitomized by images of conflict, oppression, genocide…
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Recent reports from the World Bank suggest that poverty is sharply declining…
Microfinance, as defined by Kiva.org, is financial services to low-income individuals or those who do…
The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) refers to the poorest of the poor in…
The Obama administration will host an international conference this month to develop economic solutions for South Sudan, the world’s newest country and one of its poorest.
The United States is joining with Britain, Norway and the European Union for a South Sudan Economic Partners Forum to be held on April 16 in Washington, the State Department announced Friday.
The creation of South Sudan was one of President Obama’s most notable foreign policy successes during his first term. Since then, however, the land-locked country of about 8 million has struggled to keep the peace with neighboring Sudan and alleviate widespread poverty.
There are many reasons to celebrate the current progress in Africa: the economy is growing,…