Wednesday, 12 October 2011: Next week, the second Bank M East African CSR Awards will officially open for entries. Companies from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,Tanzania and Uganda will be able to enter their corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects and programmes into the Awards on Tuesday, 18th October. Following the resounding success of the inaugural Bank M East African CSR Awards…
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2011 – The world urgently needs to rebuild trust in leaders, in governance systems and among countries if the international community is to shape new models and collaborative approaches to solve global challenges, political leaders and policy experts stressed in the closing session of the World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global…
Elly Kimbwereza: I live in a remote village promoting cultural tourism in the south Pare Mountains. These villages are fortunate that they have primary schools and Secondary Schools and many retired school teachers.The irony of it is that these highly educated people by Tanzania standards are passive and not showing any interest in tracking the distribution of budget resources.In…
London: The secret life of the UK’s biggest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has been uncovered today revealing that 98 out of 100 are using tax havens. ActionAid’s research show for the first time just how deeply embedded this practice is for nearly all of Britain’s top multinationals. Corporate tax avoidance, which is one of the main…
(London, 10 October, 00:01 GMT) As the global population hits 7 billion this month, ActionAid has today warned that a triple crisis of climate change, depleted natural resources and rocketing food prices, could dwarf the world’s ability to feed them all. Based on new research in 28 poor countries, ActionAid’s report On the Brink: Who’s best prepared for a…
Dar es Salaam: On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, and the fourth anniversary of the European Day Against the Death Penalty, British Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne said: “It is the longstanding policy of the UK Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. …
By MUHARRAM MACATTA: The re-election of President Kikwete was not only a proof of his popularity among the citizens but also a strong statement that Tanzanians still had a lot of faith in his leadership. It was a confirmation that voters were happy with success and efforts of his administration in addressing national issues. It’s true that the nation…
By Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2011 – The public debt crisis emerged as the top trend likely to impact the global economy in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a survey of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Councils released today. The survey results, presented during the opening of the Summit of the Global…
By MUHARRAM MACATTA: Our country, no doubt, has great potential for economic advancement owing to her natural and human capital. But even with all these, her growth has been painfully slow, at times even regressing. For instance, the national growth dropped to 5.5 per cent in 2009 from 6.2 in 2008 due to persistent droughts, high inflation rates and…
*Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9 October 2011 –* The World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda will open tomorrow in Abu Dhabi. For the fourth consecutive year, the Summit will bring together over 800 Members of the Network of Global Agenda Councils, comprising global experts – thought leaders from academia, business, government and civil society – from…