Active policy required to close remaining gender gaps in East Asia Pacific

BANGKOK, June 18, 2012 – A new World Bank report shows that while gender equality has increased across East Asia and the Pacific, disparities still exist in a number of important areas. The report, entitled “Toward Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific”, says improving women’s access to jobs and economic opportunity could significantly boost productivity in the…

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Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro honoured as her tenure comes to an end

*International Aid Organizations Honor United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for Contributions to Global Health As Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro’s mandate comes to an end, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership, UNAIDS and UNFPA gather at the UN to recognize her work in global health & development.**** (12 June 2012; New York); As Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro’s term as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General…

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WB urges developing countries to strengthen domestic fundamentals, to weather global economic turmoi

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2012 – Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP), June 2012. A resurgence of tensions in high-income Europe has eroded the gains made during the first four months…

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The Africa CEO Forum launched at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Arusha

ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 7, 2012/ — The Africa CEO forum (ACF) was officially launched by Tim Turner, AfDB private sector operations Director, and Amir Ben Yahmed, Vice President of Groupe Jeune Afrique and founder and executive producer of the event, at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) in Arusha, Tanzania. The Africa CEO Forum is…

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Biodiversity drives our economy, why ignore it?

Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:56, Dar es Salaam, For The Citizen Newspaper: By Saumu Jumanne The Mother Nature provides us with various biotic resources, which we call biological diversity (biodiversity). And last week, on May 22, it was the International Day for Biodiversity. Despite motherland being one of the richest countries in the world as far as biodiversity is…

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Press Release Tanzania Forest Services Agency (Kiswahili)

MKAKATI WA KUDHIBITI BIASHARA YA MAZAO YA MISITU KINYUME CHA SHERIA PAMOJA NA KUBORESHA UKUSANYAJI MADUHULI 1. UTANGULIZI Wakala wa Huduma za Misitu Tanzania (Tanzania Forest Services Agency) –TFS- umeanzishwa kwa kuzingatia Sheria ya Wakala wa Serikali Namba 30 ya 1997 iliyorejewa 2009). TFS ilianza kazi rasmi Julai 1, 2011 ikiwa na lengo la kutekeleza majukumu ya kiutendaji ya…

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Tanzania still suffers a deficit of 67% blood, please help

Dar es Salaam: In the month of June the World celebrates World Blood Donor Day. Today Tanzania still suffers a deficit of 67% blood requirements. The main consumers of blood transfusions are children under five years (50%), women during pregnancy as well as women who bleed post delivery (30%), accident victims (15%), other diseases like Cancer and Sickle Cell…

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Miki Tasseni: massive infusion of capital, long leaseholds of land needed to revamp agricuture

Written by MIKI TASSENI, first published in Business Times, Dar es Salaam: FORMER Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa has been making the rounds in various institutions taking up what appears to be an urgent problem, that is, what the European Union shall be deciding about stalled partnerships with African countries, now that most other ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) zones…

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African Guarantee Fund launched to help SME’s grow

> *ARUSHA:* > > The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) will provide guarantees for loans taken > by SME’s in commercial banks, effectively providing the much needed > breakthrough for the small entrepreneurs in the continent to grow at a > faster pace. > > Addressing the media during the launch in Arusha, Tanzania, Chief > Executive Officer Felix Bikpo…

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