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Gender Equality Efforts by Civil Society and Governments in 26 Countries to Be Supported
Released: 11 Jan 2010
New York — The new UNIFEM-managed Fund for Gender Equality announced its initial allocation of more than US$9 million to 27 initiatives in 26 countries today. The recently-established Fund, a US$68 million multilateral initiative, is designed to advance innovative programmes which focus on women’s economic and political empowerment at local and national levels. It is currently funded by the Governments of Spain and Norway.
Experts warn of weak recovery and over regulation of financial sector
Released: 27 Jan 2010
Over regulation of the financial sector could choke growth, especially if steps taken by developed economies are emulated by emerging countries
Rebuilding the global economy on a principled
Released: 28 Jan 2010
At the conclusion of the 40th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, participants pledged to rethink, rebuild and redesign the global economy based on sustainable principles
WTO launches discussion forum for World Trade Report 2010
Released: 28 Jan 2010
The WTO has launched a discussion forum in the run-up to publication of the 2010 World Trade Report in July. The theme of this year’s report is “Trade in Natural Resources: Challenges in Global Governance”.
IMF Head urges caution on winding down economic stimulus
Released: 30 Jan 2010
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, warned the world’s economic leaders to remain cautious as they examine exit strategies from the various stimulus packages they have implemented in response to the global economic crisis
Saudi Arabia donates USD 3 million for trade development in least-developed countries
Released: 3 Feb 2010
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its Saudi Fund for Development, has contributed USD 3 million to the Enhanced Integrated Framework Trust Fund (EIFTF) aimed at helping least-developed countries (LDCs) to better integrate into the multilateral trading system