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Institute of Development Studies

Type: Organization

Name: Institute of Development Studies

Web Address: http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

Pastoralism's Economic Contributions Are Significant but Overlooked

Nairobi Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet trade between pastoral communities in Africa - much of it informal and illegal - generated an estimated US$1 billion each year, according to a new book ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, International Livestock Research Institute, Livestock, Ethiopia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Experts against undisclosed money legalising option

United News of Bangladesh . DhakaTax-paying people dislike the idea of amnesty to undisclosed money holders, but a whisper has got a momentum over it as the new budget is set to be unveiled in the first week of June with the government planning to continue ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 17 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Bangladesh, Al Mahmud, Institute of Development Studies

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

GDP growth slumps to 6.03pc

Staff CorrespondentGrowth of the country’s gross domestic product slumped to 6.03 per cent in the current fiscal year as three major sectors – agriculture, manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade -- struggled in the year, showed provisional data ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 16 2013]

Entities: Gross Domestic Product, Fiscal Year, Agriculture

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

GDP growth falls to four-year low

Bangladesh’s GDP growth came down to 6.03 percent in the current fiscal year, the lowest in four years, due to low investment and deadly political unrest, according to provisional estimates.The economic growth is much lower than the government’s target ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 16 2013]

Entities: Fiscal Year, Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh, Institute of Development Studies

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

HCMC new zoning minimizes relocation of locals: official

A view of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The southern economic hub is expected to improve the look of its center by 2020 under a new zoning plan released by the city planners last week.$ A detailed plan to renovate Ho Chi Minh City’s center by the Department ... [Published Thanhnien - May 16 2013]

Entities: Zoning, Hàm Nghi, Ho Chi Minh City

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Cheer, disappointment mark two years of AIADMK rule

It is but natural for any government to go through mid-term blues. And for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam regime, which completes two years on Thursday, the problems arose in two areas of vital importance to the people: water and electr ... [Published The Hindu - May 15 2013]

Entities: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Institute of Development Studies, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

'Give 4 minister posts each to Sabah, Sarawak'

FAIR ENTITLEMENT: States have delivered more than one-third of parliamentary seats to Federal GovtKOTA KINABALU: MORE Barisan Nasional leaders from Sabah can expect to be appointed to key positions in the new cabinet.The strong mandate for BN by winning ... [Published New Straits Times - May 14 2013]

Entities: Datuk Seri, Maximus Ongkili, Umno Youth, Regional Development, General Election

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Political unrest sends loan defaults soaring

Loan defaults in the first quarter of 2013 were uncharacteristically high, due mainly to political unrest.“Loan defaults tend to go up in the first quarter following the December closing, but this year’s rise is higher than normal,” a managing director ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 13 2013]

Entities: Sonali Bank, Commercial Banks, Scam, Nurul Amin

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

Famine mortality

EARLIER this month the United Nations estimated that 258,000 people died in the Somalia famine between October 2010 and April 2012. The number of deaths caused widespread shock and the proportion—4.6% of the population—was shockingly high. According to ... [Published The Economist - May 13 2013]

Entities: Famine, Mortality, Somalia, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

The good news about dirty politics

AN unusual thing happened in one of Sargodha’s five constituencies in the lead up to this election. The PML-N issued a ticket for a provincial seat to a Sharif relative, a usual enough occurrence.But in this case the ticket went to someone who was not ... [Published DAWN Group - May 12 2013]

Entities: Pakistan Muslim League (N), Elections, Jason Burke, Institute of Development Studies

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 2 reports

Ticfa with US on way: Quader

Commerce Minister GM Quader yesterday signalled that Bangladesh would sign the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa) with the US soon, opening doors for deeper bilateral trade links.“Preparations are ongoing to ink the Ticfa,” he ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 12 2013]

Entities: Bilateral, Bangladesh, India

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Foreign debt repayment bill to rise by 50pc

Shakhawat HossainBangladesh’s foreign debt repayment bill would swell by around 50 per cent in the next fiscal due to its growing dependence on hard term loans and suppliers’ credit amid shrinking soft loans, officials said.To clear its annual debt obligations ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 11 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Donor, Multilateral

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He continued, "This is an enormous contribution to the regional economy, but often is unrecognized."

Pastoralism's Economic Contributions Are Significant but Overlooked [Published Individual.com - 12 hours ago]

Studies aimed to determine if the bilateral FTA proposal should push through are to be completed in March this year. "If it says it is beneficial then we will start consultation with stakeholders" he said. An FTA would encourage more Taiwanese investors into the country because it guarantees protection to their investments

Domingo sees short-term trade disruption over RP-Taiwan row [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 17 2013]

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Pastoralism's Economic Contributions Are Signif... [Published Individual.com - 12 hours ago]
Pastoralism's Economic Contributions Are Signif... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
Domingo sees short-term trade disruption over R... [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 17 2013]
Experts against undisclosed money legalising op... [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 17 2013]
Guided tours mask land reform failures [Published Zimbabwe Independent - May 17 2013]
GDP growth slumps to 6.03pc [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 16 2013]
GDP growth falls to four-year low [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 16 2013]
Per capita income goes up to $923 [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 16 2013]
Kenya: Pastoralism's economic contributions are... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 16 2013]
HCMC new zoning minimizes relocation of locals:... [Published Thanhnien - May 16 2013]
Cheer, disappointment mark two years of AIADMK ... [Published The Hindu - May 15 2013]
Energy$ For$ Sustainable Development In Asia Pa... [Published Eurasia Review - May 14 2013]
'Give 4 minister posts each to Sabah, Sarawak' [Published New Straits Times - May 14 2013]
Political unrest sends loan defaults soaring [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 13 2013]
Famine mortality [Published The Economist - May 13 2013]
Famine mortality [Published Graphic detail - The Economist - May 13 2013]
Identifying key hurdles to achieving the MDGs: ... [Published Myjoyonline.com - May 13 2013]
The good news about dirty politics [Published DAWN Group - May 12 2013]
Ticfa with US on way: Quader [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 12 2013]
Decline in area of cultivation to cut into farm... [Published The Hindu - May 11 2013]
US to retain GSP facilities: Quader [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 11 2013]
Foreign debt repayment bill to rise by 50pc [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 11 2013]
Pakistan: Podcast: Eradicating Undernutrition i... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 10 2013]
National workshop on smarter climate and disast... [Published Meri News - May 10 2013]
Inflation rises to 8.37pc in April [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - May 07 2013]
Zimbabwe land reforms: myths and surprises [Published Economic and Social Research Council - May 07 2013]
Our Misleading Measure of Income and Wealth Ine... [Published naked capitalism - May 06 2013]
Remittances slip, slightly [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 05 2013]
Economists, experts for tagging cash incentive ... [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - May 05 2013]
Emily Shrair of Weston wins Fulbright Award [Published Weston Forum - May 04 2013]

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Famine mortality [Published Graphic detail - The Economist - May 13 2013] A history of global famine deaths EARLIER this month the United Nations estimated that 258,000 people died in the Somalia famine between October 2010 and April 2012. The number of deaths caused widespread shock and the proportion—4.6% of the population—was ...
Our Misleading Measure of Income and Wealth Ine... [Published naked capitalism - May 06 2013] Robert H. Wade is a Professor of Political Economy, London School of Economics and a winner of the Leontief Prize in Economics for 2008. His “Governing the Market” won Best Book in Political Economy from the American Political Science Association. ...
GSDRC Topic Guide: Voice and accountability [Published Zunia.org RSS - Apr 18 2013] Poor people are often excluded from participating in policy design and programmes that have direct impact on their lives, and central and local government institutions are often neither responsive nor accountable to the poor. Following the limited success ...
GSDRC Topic Guide: Social exclusion [Published Zunia.org RSS - Apr 17 2013] This GSDRC resource guide aims to introduce some of the best literature on the definitions, understandings, causes, and impact of social exclusion, as well as the ways in which exclusion can be measured and addressed by governments, civil society actors ...
GSDRC Topic Guide: Service delivery [Published Zunia.org RSS - Apr 17 2013] How can we ensure that basic services reach the poorest? What is the best way of involving service users and ensuring that providers are accountable to them? Are non-state service providers pro-poor, and how should the state engage with them? What are ...