Financial economics

ADB Prices $3 Billion 5-Year Global Bond

11 January, 2012 - 01:00
Source: 
Asian Development Bank
URL: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adb_news/~3/zh3_mRehRWU/adb-prices-3-billion-5-ye...

ADB returned to the US dollar bond market yesterday with the pricing of a $3 billion 5-year global benchmark bond issue. The proceeds of the Bank's first global bond issue of the year will form part of the Bank's ordinary capital resources and will be used in its non-concessional operations.

The Secret Lives of Our Clothes

4 January, 2012 - 00:38
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

There's a price tag that's being hidden from us everyday. Not the one that tells us how much money to pay but the underlying costs of every outfit's life cycle. Uncover the lives that our clothes led before they got to the store and discover your voting power as a consumer towards a fairer, healthier and more sustainable planet.

More info: www.greennovate.org 
Produced by: Greennovate
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Language: English

The Poor Need Insurance Too

20 November, 2011 - 17:45
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105851

Poor families are well aware of the devastating effects of unforeseen expenses on their lives. Microinsurance, a recent microfinance tool, has the potential to limit their vulnerability and combat poverty, experts say.

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