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Rwanda: IFC, Bank Unveil $4.8 Million to Finance Private Schools (AllAfrica.com) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Rwanda Bank of Development (BRD) have launched a risk sharing facility worth US$4.8million to finance private schools. us.rd.yahoo.com
Uganda: World Bank Boosts Mineral Sector (AllAfrica.com) THE World Bank has approved a $5m (about sh9.9b) credit to finance to the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project. us.rd.yahoo.com
FCA launches veggie cart ‘Pangkabuhayan Project’ (Manila Bulletin) In response to the consumers call to bring fresh vegetables more convenient and closer to their homes, First Class Agriculture Corporation (FCA), a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of AgriNurture Inc. (ANI), launched its veggie cart "Pangkabuhayan Project." us.rd.yahoo.com
OPEC Failure Foretells Decline 10 Years After $10 Oil (Update4) (Bloomberg) Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- A decade after OPEC failed to prevent oil from collapsing to $10 a barrel, the world’s biggest producers are delaying actions needed to arrest the steepest slide in energy prices. us.rd.yahoo.com
Jindal joins other governors to push economic stimulus package at Obama meeting (New Orleans Times-Picayune) A day ahead of a closed-door meeting in Philadelphia with President-elect Barack Obama, the nation's governors on Monday called for the federal government to enact a stimulus package that would expand the economic safety net, provide more assistance to states to cover Medicaid costs, and spend $136 billion for ready-to-go projects that would quickly put people to work repairing the nation's ... us.rd.yahoo.com
How did the NBER reach its recession finding? (The Globe and Mail) And, how to buy gold bars for investment purposes us.rd.yahoo.com
Kenya says Qatar may lend $3.5 bln for new port (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) (Adds planning minister, details) us.rd.yahoo.com
High Expectations for Climate Work (Law.com) Fulton County Daily Report's Second Annual Law Firm Climate Change Survey confirms that there's a strong movement from the sidelines to the playing field of climate change, for law firms and their clients. Though climate change is no gold rush yet, firms are positioning themselves for growth. Nearly half of survey respondents said they were considering either adding attorneys or opening new ... us.rd.yahoo.com
THE IRISH EMIGRANT (Irish Emigrant) The Irish Emigrant us.rd.yahoo.com
Background Note: Brunei Darussalam (Scoop.co.nz) Geography Area: 5,765 sq. km. (2,226 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Delaware. Cities: Capital --Bandar Seri Begawan. Terrain: East--flat coastal plain rises to mountains; west--hilly lowland with a few mountain ridges. us.rd.yahoo.com
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