[weitzenegger.de] May 2009
Karsten Weitzenegger
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CONTENT
1. Helping developing countries during the financial crisis
2. Development Aid at its highest level ever in 2008
3. Bleak outlook for developing Asia, but region can cope with crisis
4. Global Employment Trends Report 2009
5. New information on Aid for Trade from the EC
6. Diaspora to Promote Job Creation and Youth Development in Africa
7. Training and Events
8. Publications
9. Websites of the Month
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Take a Deep Thought | http://weitzenegger.de/thought/
And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer
afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the
world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must
change with it. Barack Obama
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1. Helping developing countries during the financial crisis
Developing countries are severely hit by the global economic crisis. The leaders of
the world’s 20 biggest economies, recognising that the global financial crisis has ‘a
disproportionate impact’ on vulnerable people in poor countries, have promised to make
hundreds of billions of United States dollars available to these countries as part of
a $1.1 trillion plan to rescue the world economy. In a communiqué released by the
Group of 20’s London Summit, the leaders announced what they called ‘a global plan for
recovery on an unprecedented scale’. They said the rescue package would include
resources totalling $850 billion, to be channelled through global financial
institutions, ‘to support growth in emerging market and developing countries by
helping to finance counter-cyclical spending, bank recapitalisation, infrastructure,
trade finance, balance of payments support, debt rollover, and social support.’
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/comments/2296/
The EU Commission helps with a support package. The EU has recognized that the current
recession is affecting the global system at all levels – overturning the old notion
that globalisation could only be good. The hardest hit are those who were already the
world’s poorest – particularly those who had begun to climb out of poverty. To give EU
action a coherent framework, the Commission has issued a policy paper - Supporting
developing countries in coping with the crisis. The paper reaffirms the two guiding
principles for EU relations with developing countries – partnership and solidarity.
http://ec.europa.eu/development/icenter/repository/COM_2009_0160_4_EN.pdf
Related Publications:
UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development
http://www.un-ngls.org/IMG/pdf_ngls_bulletin_1.pdf
In an effort to help keep interested stakeholders informed on the latest developments
and events leading to the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and
its Impact on Development taking place in New York from 1-3 June 2009, NGLS has
launched a dedicated weekly ’bulletin’ up to the Conference. This first issue reviews
the mandate and background of the Conference. It also contains information on related
meetings and reports from the UN system.
DCED has launched a new web page providing links to a selection of the many materials
now being produced on the global financial crisis and its impact in developing
countries. http://www.enterprise-development.org/page/the-global-financial-crisis
The Centre for Development Policy and Research is pleased to announce the publication
of Development Viewpoint #24, ‘‘How the Global Crisis Is Transmitted to Developing
Countries”. The author, Jan Toporowski, Department of Economics, SOAS, expose how
developing countries are extraordinarily vulnerable to the financial crisis that is
unfolding in the U.S. because its debt deflation (its reduction of expenditures to
repay its debt) will reduce developing-country exports and, in turn, the outflow of
U.S. dollars, the international reserve currency, which is crucial to financing
international trade. He also notes that the recent fall in commodity prices and the
appreciation of the U.S. dollar will only exacerbate developing-country problems.
http://www.soas.ac.uk/cdpr/publications/dv/49755.pdf
CDPR also announced the publication of Development Viewpoint #26, ‘‘Global Financial
Crisis and Recession: What Could Happen to Major Emerging Economies?”
http://www.soas.ac.uk/cdpr/publications/dv/49965.pdf. The authors, Terry McKinley,
Director of CDPR, and Naret Khurasee, a researcher at Alphametrics, draw on the
results of a 2010-2015 global scenario, generated by the State of the World Economy
macroeconomic model, to assess the projected impact on the major emerging economies of
Brazil, China, India and South Africa. They find that as the global economy is
projected to recover after 2010, all four economies should resume credible rates of
economic growth. But China is expected to perform the best during 2010-2015. The other
three economies are projected to grow more slowly and confront problems of
current-account deficits or government debt. For related material on the State of the
World Economy model, see: http://www.soas.ac.uk/cdpr/researchareas/worldmodel.
The Centre for Development Policy and Research is pleased to announce the publication
of Development Viewpoint #28, ‘‘The Roots of the Global Financial Crisis”,
http://www.soas.ac.uk/cdpr/publications/dv/50940.pdf. The author, Costas Lapavitsas,
Department of Economics, SOAS, and Research on Finance and Money, identifies several
factors that he believes are at the root of the current crisis: loose US
macroeconomics policies in the early 2000, the extraction of financial profits by
commercial banks directly out of personal incomes (such as through subprime mortgages)
and the adoption by banks of highly risky investment banking functions (such as
securitisation of mortgages).
Labor Market in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its Adjustment to Global
Financial Crisis
http://www.adbi.org/email.notification/url.php?id=2711&url=%2Fevent%2F2941.labor.market.prc.global.financial.crisis
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2. Development Aid at its highest level ever in 2008
In 2008, total net official development assistance (ODA) from members of the OECD’s
Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rose by 10.2% in real terms to USD 119.8
billion. This is the highest dollar figure ever recorded. It represents 0.30% of
members’ combined gross national income. Bilateral development projects and programmes
have been on a rising trend in recent years; however, they rose significantly by 12.5%
in real terms in 2008 compared to 2007, indicating that donors are substantially
scaling up their core aid programmes.
Fears remain however that the unfolding economic crisis will have a negative impact on
the 2009 aid levels putting agreed 2010 targets in jeopardy. The current global
financial crisis is having a serious impact on low income countries. World trade is
experiencing its largest decline since 1929 and commodity prices, particularly for the
exports of low income countries, are falling.
Only a special crisis-related effort can ensure that the 2010 targets for aid are met,
which is even more important now that the economic crisis is reducing developing
countries’ growth prospects and their ability to make progress towards the Millennium
Development Goals. The European Commission urges Member States to stick to their aid
commitments as aid plays a vital countercyclical role in poor countries severely hit
by the economic crisis.
http://tinyurl.com/d4g8vm http://tinyurl.com/c5whar
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3. Bleak outlook for developing Asia, but region can cope with crisis, says ADB
Developing Asia's economic growth will slow in 2009 to its most sluggish pace since
the 1997/1998 Asian financial crisis, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a new
major report. The Asian Development Outlook 2009 forecasts economic growth in
developing Asia will slide to just 3.4% in 2009, down from 6.3% last year and 9.5% in
2007. If the global economy experiences a mild recovery next year, the outlook for the
region will improve to 6% in 2010. Deteriorating economic prospects will hinder the
efforts to reduce poverty. With the slow growth, more than 60 million people in 2009,
and close to 100 million people in 2010, will remain trapped in poverty – living on
less than US$1.25 a day - than would have been if growth had continued at its earlier
pace. Despite the dismal outlook, the report says that the region is in a much better
position to cope with this crisis than it was in 1997/98.
http://www.adb.org/projects/project.asp?id=39264
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4. Global Employment Trends Report 2009
Based on new developments in the labour market and depending on the timeliness and
effectiveness of recovery efforts, the ILO report says global unemployment in 2009
could increase over 2007 by a range of 18 million to 30 million workers, and more than
50 million if the situation continues to deteriorate. The ILO report also said that in
this last scenario some 200 million workers, mostly in developing economies, could be
pushed into extreme poverty. http://tinyurl.com/bbx2so
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5. New information on Aid for Trade from the EC
The European Commission has published a new document on Aid for Trade. This
publication provides a clearer picture of this development assistance strategy. It
examines the broad scope of Aid for Trade, explains the key types of Aid for Trade
under the themes of ‘‘narrow” Aid for Trade (Trade Related Assistance) and ‘‘Wider”
Aid for Trade, emphasizes EU’s strong commitment to Aid for Trade agenda and provides
information on EU’s Aid for Trade activities in Africa.
http://europafrica.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/memo-09-150_en.pdf
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6. Diaspora to Promote Job Creation and Youth Development in Africa
More than 50 Washington D.C.-based members of the African Diaspora participated in the
launch of the 2008/2009 Africa Development Indicators (ADI) report . As this year’s
ADI focuses on ‘‘Youth and Employment in Africa – The Potential, The Problem, The
Promise”, the launch targeted Diaspora with an interest in youth development and
promoting job creation in Africa. ‘‘The ADI launch in D.C. targets people who can
really make a difference to Africa – the Diaspora,” said Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief
Economist of the World Bank’s Africa Region, in his opening remarks. He further
explained that data can be a good tool for accountability to help citizens hold
leadership responsible for measurable results. http://tinyurl.com/d4s24k
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7. Training and Events
Want your say on the fight against global poverty?
http://consultation.dfid.gov.uk
DFID (UK Department for International Development) is working on a new White Paper
that will be published in July 2009. You can join regional consultation events to
share your ideas. You’ll have the chance to ask questions and debate a focus topic.
There are 12 events being held around the UK between now and 18 May. Source: DFID
Call for papers: Promoting Global Value Chains: The Role of Governance
http://www.eadi.org/index.php?id=1120
EADI Working Group on Industrialisation Strategies in co-operation with Maastricht
School of Management. Deadline: 15 May.
How are you doing – SMEs in a larger Europe
http://www.businesseurope.eu/Content/Default.asp?PageID=548
Brussels, Belgium, 7 May 2009
Without strong SMEs, the economic recovery is unthinkable! But how are they really
doing in the midst of the financial and economic storm? BUSINESSEUROPE addresses this
crucial question on at the conference.
Exploring the Links Between Economic Growth and Democratic Governance: Developing
Programs That Work
http://tinyurl.com/cef3te
Washington, DC, USA, May 11, 2009, 2 - 4 p.m., Knight Center,555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
International donors and development practitioners often promote the benefits of
linking economic growth and democratic governance strategies and funding. But is this
really happening on the ground? CIPE and RTI experts will introduce a new framework
illustrated with case studies to help donors and development practitioners design
effective strategies and aid delivery mechanisms that more deliberately blend ‘‘EG and
DG’‘. Register: Gayle Schwartz, phone 202-974-7852.
Strategies for Local Economic Development
http://www.ledknowledge.org/?mod=doc&act=detail&id=149&idC=3,73&idA=0
Turin, Italy, 18-29 May 2009, International Training Centre of the ILO
This year the course will focus on ‘‘Policies and strategies for employment in the
rural sector’‘ and will challenge its participants with many case studies, best
practices, tools and methodologies presented by high level experts and practitioners.
Stimulating Business Development: Another role for microfinance?
http://microfinance.global-connections.nl
Zeist, the Netherlands, 19 May, Triodos Bank
In order to stimulate enterprise development, microfinance institutions should also
offer business advisory services to their entrepreneurial clients. True or False?
Peace Through Commerce eConference
http://businessfightspoverty.ning.com/group/peacethroughcommerce
March 23 - May 22, 2009, online
The free online conference focuses on the contribution responsible business and
economic development can make towards building peace. Hosted by The World Bank
Institute and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility.
Third SME Congress of the Americas on International Trade
http://www.smecongress.net
Cali, Colombia, May 28 - 29, 2009.
The central theme will be ‘‘SME Trade Capacity Building in Challenging Times’‘
Structural Change: Analyses, Experiences and Methodologies
http://www.eadi.org/index.php?id=1115
Pavia, Italy, 3 – 16 June 2009
EADI International Summer School. Registration deadline: 8 May 2009
International Course on Gender and Entrepreneurship
http://tinyurl.com/crswyj
Silang, Cavite, Philippines, 08-27 June 2009
The course is aimed in understanding gender concerns and issues which will enable to
apply analytical framework, tools and strategies in ensuring gender equality and
equity in their organizational culture, programs and community enterprise project.
Knowledge Transfer in Donor Organization Programs with the Private Sector
http://www.enterprise-development.org/page/event?id=135
Vienna, Austria, 8-9 June 2009
The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development and the Austrian Development Agency
(ADA) will hold this Network Meeting.
Agribusiness Forum
http://www.emrc.be
Cape Town, South Africa, 14-17 June
Empowering the Private Sector to Boost Productivity & Growth in Africa is the concept
of AgriBusiness 2009 and the forum will seek to emphasise the private sector's
contribution to development. A tailor made business to business match-making programme
will be organised throughout the duration of the conference, allowing delegates to
maximise networking opportunities.
ILO Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development
http://enterpriseacademy.itcilo.org/en/home
Turin, Italy, 22 June to 3 July 2009
International Conference on Knowledge Management
http://tinyurl.com/bteewg
Kampala, Uganda, 24 - 26 June 2009
Micro Banking Summer Academy 2009
http://tinyurl.com/c5gs6k
Frankfurt, Germany, 03-17 July 2009
Micro Banking Summer Academy at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is
interactive and hands-on. Trainers mix banking excellence with microfinance
experience, experience with innovation, and scientific input with practical tools. The
Trainers are experienced practitioners and senior advisors, with banking and
microfinance backgrounds.
International Master of Advanced Studies in Development Studies
http://www.graduateinstitute.ch/executive/masters/development-studies_en.html
Geneva, 3 August 2009 – 1 April 2010Graduate Institute of International and
Development Studies (IHEID), Development and Globalisation: between Growth and Exclusion.
Devtrain online. The EADI Training Database
http://www.eadi.org/index.php?id=871
The EADI Training Database allows you to search for post- and undergraduate programmes
and training courses with a focus on development issues from 28 European countries.
Details are provided on the programme's objectives and themes, its location and costs,
plus full contact details and links to the associated organisation.
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8. Publications
African Regional Integration and the Role of the European Union, ZEI Discussion Paper
http://aei.pitt.edu/9046/01/dp_c184_Kuehnhardt.pdf
African regional integration has had a remarkable new beginning since the formal
beginning of the African Union (AU) in 2002. Following the Treaty of Abuja, in force
since 2004 and envisaging an African Economic Community in six stages by 2028, and
following the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), since 2002 a mandated
initiative of the African Union including NEPAD’s unique African Peer Review Mechanism
for the measuring of good governance, the African Union has become the frame for a new
African regionalism.
BICC brief 38 ‘‘Digging for Peace –
Private Companies and Emerging Economies in Zones of Conflict”
http://www.bicc.de/uploads/pdf/publications/briefs/brief38/brief38.pdf
BICC, in association with the European Fatal Transactions network, held the
international conference ‘‘DIGGING FOR PEACE - Private Companies and Emerging
Economies in Zones of Conflict’‘ at the Deutsche Welle in Bonn in November 2008.
Business Associations, Business Climate, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Transition
Economies
http://www.cipe.org/publications/papers/pdf/IP%2008-07%20ISNIE.pdf
Link between business associations and economic growth in the transitional economies
of Central and Eastern Europe is re-examined through the prism of new institutional
economics. By promoting a better business climate, market-enhancing business
associations can help to build the foundation for economic growth.
Eldis OnDisc CD-ROM
http://community.eldis.org/.59933323/Blog/
This CD-ROM was produced in February 2009 by Eldis, at the Institute of Development
Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK. It contains a selection of over 400 full text
documents of manuals, toolkits and handbooks featured on Eldis from 1994 to mid-2008.
The work of over 150 development organisations is presented, covering a wide range of
subjects. Contact eldis...@ids.ac.uk if you would like us to send you more copies
of this disc to share with your network or with colleagues and associates at meetings,
conferences and training events.
Guide to responsible sourcing
http://tinyurl.com/dfqfjf
To help companies develop their own approaches to responsible sourcing, this guide
provides a series of practical steps from a global and multisectoral perspective.
These steps are based on real-life experiences from around the world, and can be used
by companies of all sizes, sectors and regions.
How the Most Successful Reformers Organized Themselves
http://rru.worldbank.org/documents/publicpolicyjournal/318Ciscuolo_Palmade.pdf
Only a small number of developing economies have managed to grow out of poverty in one
generation, sustaining GDP per capita growth at rates averaging more than 4 percent a
year. Achieving this economic performance required deep microeconomic reforms spanning
many policy areas and industries.
Improving impact evaluation production and use, ODI Working Paper 300
http://tinyurl.com/cbmdq3
The past five years have seen a proliferation of impact evaluations (IEs) by
development agencies across the globe. This report was commissioned by the UK
Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) Evaluation Department to inform
discussions on impact evaluation production and use within the Network of Networks
Impact Evaluation Initiative (NONIE). The paper concludes with policy implications
regarding: strategic coordination, funding, knowledge management, capacity
strengthening mechanisms and improving impact evaluation communication and uptake.
Is Informal Normal? Towards more and better jobs in developing countries
http://tinyurl.com/de9umr
An OECD Development Centre Perspective edited by Johannes P. Jütting and Juan R. de
Laiglesia. Employment has a key role to play in reducing poverty and improving
well-being. In the context of the OECD Development Centre’s Programme of Work
2007-2008, this study sheds new light on an old topic: how can we deal better with the
reality of labour markets in developing countries with a view to achieving the
Millennium Development Goals?
Making value chains work better for the poor: a toolbook for practitioners of value
chain analysis
http://tinyurl.com/exqys
Organized in two sections, the manual provides theoretical background on value chains
as well as the pro-poor entry points for value chain analysis. It also outlines a set
of eight value chain analysis tools, four of which are ‘core’ tools and four of which
are ‘advanced’ tools, for undertaking pro-poor value chain analysis.
Microfinance and Climate Change: Threats and Opportunities
http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.26.10508/
In this focus note, CGAP offers MFIs practical guidance for enlisting microfinance
clients in the fight against climate change. Microfinance institutions can have an
exponential impact by empowering millions of clients with the knowledge and financing
to effect positive change in their own communities.
Microfinance and the real economy: impacts and outcomes of the global economic crisis
http://tinyurl.com/djoy68
The current economic and social crisis provides an opportunity to re-think values and
business models in finance. ILO Online spoke with Bernd Balkenhol, chief of the ILO's
Social Finance Programme.
Microfinance Managers Consider Online Funding: Is It Finance, Marketing or Something
Else Entirely? CGAP Focus Note
http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.26.5301
Online lending platforms like Kiva.org and MicroPlace.com have become wildly
successful in raising funds for microentrepreneurs from individual online lenders and
investors. But what are the pros and cons for microfinance institutions (MFIs)? These
platforms use different business models, have varying legal issues, and have widely
divergent business and social objectives.
Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5o6ct5
This World Bank factbook provides a snapshot of migration and remittances for all
countries, regions and income groups of the world, compiled from available data from
various sources. For the latest remittances data, please see Remittances data.
No Growth without Equity?
http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821377673
The World Bank book analyzes this at two levels: first, exploring the links between
inequality, interests, and economic growth; second, providing specific examples as to
how rent-seeking behavior in key sectors of Mexico’s economy produce inefficiencies
that are a source of low growth and income concentration. Mexico’s growth problem is
unlikely to be solved if these underlying inequalities are not tackled; this has large
implications for policy design. Edited by Michael Walton and Santiago Levy.
Opportunity and exploitation in urban labour markets:
better economic opportunity does not always mean better work
http://tinyurl.com/exqys
A new briefing paper brought out by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) examines
urbanisation and urban poverty from a labour market perspective and proposes ways in
which urban development can be better managed.
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2008-2010: Growth expected to moderate significantly, but
flows to remain resilient
http://tinyurl.com/7pb4cd
After several years of strong growth, remittance flows to developing countries began
to slow down in the third quarter of 2008. This slowdown is expected to deepen further
in 2009 in response to the global financial crisis, although the exact magnitude of
the growth moderation (or outright decline in some cases) is hard to predict given the
uncertainties about global growth, commodity prices, and exchange rates.
Peace Economies - a new frontier for sustainable enterprise
http://www.impact-dtg.com/articles/Page-3.html
Impact International have published a paper which explores the role the private sector
can play in bringing fresh opportunities to regions mired in conflict.
Peacebuilding at a Crossroads? Dilemmas and Paths for Another Generation
http://www.frient.de/materialien/detaildoc.asp?id=976
Berghof Handbook Dialogue-Series by Beatrix Schmelzle and Martina Fischer (Eds.)
Supporting Regional Economic Integration and Cooperation
http://tinyurl.com/cm3hps
Regional integration can be seen as a multidimensional process where constituent
states interact in different policy areas, including not only economic cooperation,
but also foreign policy and security issues, social sectors and a cultural dimension.
Nevertheless, trade and the economy remain central aspects of most ongoing integration
schemes and the number of regional economic integration agreements is steadily increasing.
Sustainability - the Unfinished Business. Challenges in International Cooperation.
http://tinyurl.com/ddfp54
Edited by GTZ and Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (RNE), the essays are intentended to
show how the quest for sustainable development can provide orientation to all
international cooperation.
The business of product innovation : international empirical evidence
http://tinyurl.com/dgt76w
It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it
is cliché to say so. This World Bank article studies product innovation by firms with
data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight manufacturing
sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on
innovation by firms. The econometric evidence suggests that globalization and local
knowledge increase the likelihood that firms will introduce new products. By contrast,
domestic regulatory impediments to competition are not robustly correlated with
product innovation.
The New Moneylenders: Are the Poor Being Exploited by High Microcredit Interest Rates.
http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.9.9534/
The CGAP report finds that while there are a few institutions charging rates that seem
unreasonably high, most interest rates seem to be in line with MFIs costs. The report
also finds that microcredit rates have been dropping by 2.3 percentage points each
year since 2003, much more steeply than the decline of bank loan rates. Administrative
costs are also declining along with lenders' profits- the savings are being passed to
borrowers.
The private sector in security sector reform:
Essential but not yet Optimized
http://www.frient.de/materialien/detaildoc.asp?id=963
United States Institute of Peace Briefing by Robert Perito
The rural finance landscape. A practitioner's guide
http://www.networklearning.org/library/task,doc_download/gid,112/
This practitioner’s guide covers different financial services, products and
methodologies. It takes you through different types of financial service providers and
discusses good practices.
Why Aid Does Not Increase Savings Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa
http://www.soas.ac.uk/cdpr/publications/dv/49682.pdf
John Serieux of the University of Manitoba, and Terry McKinley, Director of CDPR,
examine the debate on whether ODA has had a negative impact on savings rates in
sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on panel data for 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa over
the period 1965-2006, they maintain that standard analyses of this question have
failed to recognize that a significant proportion of ODA has become a reverse capital
outflow, with no impact on either domestic consumption or savings. This proportion
becomes larger, they also note, when ODA is being continuously scaled up.
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9. Websites of the Month
100 Useful Tools for Searching the Deep Web
http://www.weitzenegger.de/en/deepweb.html
Ever heard of the Deep Web? It's a term for the part of the Internet that doesn't get
indexed by the major search engines like Google and Yahoo. Some experts estimate that
only one percent of the information on the Internet is picked up by these search
engines. The rest of it is contained in specialized search engines, and there are lots
of them. In fact, you can see a comprehensive list of them at 100 Useful Tips And
Tools To Research The Deep Web. Here you'll find links to search engines, databases,
tutorials, networks, and tips that will help you find that elusive information you've
been seeking.
AiDA launches an Interactive Map
http://aida.developmentgateway.org/aida/viewMap.do
AiDA is one of Development Gateway's aid management tools, which supports the aid
effectiveness agenda by publishing information on development activities to help
donors coordinate and harmonize their development efforts. With the use of an
interactive map generated with technology from Google, development practitioners now
have access to a geographical interface for information normally available through the
AiDA Web site. Users can click on any country in the world and view a summary of the
development activities that are taking place there.
Development and Civilizations - Lebret-Irfed
http://www.lebret-irfed.org
International network of development actors coming from various cultural and spiritual
roots and sharing common convictions. The Centre aims, through listening and dialogue,
at contributing to the emergence of a more just and a more democratic society.
DIIS Migration Seminars launch new website
Get an overview of seminars, papers, links to resources, and media coverage online
http://www.diis.dk/sw74910.asp
EADI Research Monitor
http://www.eadi.org/index.php?id=1112
EADI offers a new information service focusing on research results produced by EADI
members. The March edition focuses on the financial crisis. Subscribe at
http://www.eadi.org/index.php?id=1065
ExpatExchange
http://www.expatexchange.com
Are you an expatriate? Future expatriate? Recruiting agent? Take a look at one of the
largest online communities for English-speaking individuals living outside of their
countries. ExpatExchange’s network is a combination message board with discussions
about being an expat in most countries and a directory of goods and services useful
for expats. Source: FITA.
Focus on the Global South
http://focusweb.org
Focus combines policy research, advocacy, activism and grassroots capacity building in
order to generate critical analysis and encourage debates on national and
international policies related to corporate-led globalisation, neo-liberalism and
militarisation.
Gateway Guide on Inclusive Growth
http://www.gsdrc.org/go/gateway-guides/inclusive-growth
The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) has launched its
gateway guide on inclusive growth.
Genderindex.org: A New Way of Assessing on Gender Equality in Developing Countries
http://genderindex.org
The OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a new tool to measure these
hidden instances of gender discrimination.
ILO’s Synergies site
http://p31.itcilo.org/entdev/synergies/en
The Synergies project site is intended as a platform on current applied research and
practical implementation of linking financial services to business services that
contribute to pro poor enterprise development, income and job creation.
MicroPlace
http://www.microplace.com
MicroPlace is a social business owned by eBay. We want to alleviate global poverty by
offering investments that enable loans to hardworking poor people. You can invest as
little as $20.
Migration seminars, Danish Institute for International Studies DIIS
http://www.diis.dk/sw73169.asp
This website presents an overview of the seminars, links to migration research
resources, PowerPoint presentations and papers from previous events as well as
suggested literature on seminar topics.
Nationmaster
http://www.nationmaster.com
Do you want to rank and compare the countries of the world and don't have the time to
collect the data? This website will help you save time! Select a category, browse the
incredible list of available data and make your choice. In one click, you will get
your country ranking. The website uses official sources such as the IMF, World Bank,
CIA, UNICEF and UNCTAD. Source: FITA.
networklearning
http://www.networklearning.org
The purpose of this site is to make resources available, free, to NGOs working in the
development or humanitarian fields. We make or find manuals that can help NGOs build
skills, and suggest other websites with good resources.
Remittance Prices Worldwide
http://remittanceprices.worldbank.org
This World Bank Website provides data on the cost of sending and receiving small
amounts of money from one country to another. Called remittances, these international
transfers are often initiated by migrant workers.
Scientists Without Borders
http://www.scientistswithoutborders.org
The New York Academy of Sciences and the United Nations Millennium Project conceived
of founding Scientists Without Borders, and the organization is now supported by a
number of volunteers and partners. The organization 'aims to mobilize and coordinate
science-based activities that improve quality of life in the developing world.'
Search for Trade Financing with FINDATA
http://www.intracen.org/dbms/CL_Search/CL_Search.Asp?DS=DATAFIN
A searchable database of financial institutions (major banks, credit insurance
agencies, export credit agencies, etc.) in developing and transition countries that
support international trade. You just select a country, financial product, and type of
institution, and FINDATA will give you a list of institutions that fit your criteria.
Source: FITA.
The Development Marketplace for African Diaspora in Europe (D-MADE)
http://www.dmade.org
D-MADE is a new and exciting opportunity to access grants financing entrepreneurial
projects that are designed by Africans, to support the development of Africa. Based on
the very succesful global Development Marketplace, for the first time such a programme
will target Sub-Saharan Africa-wide members of the Diaspora living in Europe.
The Kwintessential Business Etiquette Guide
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html
If you do business internationally you know that cultural etiquette is at least as
important as price, inventory, and other factors in business deals. Every culture has
different beliefs, ideals, and ways of doing things. You need to be aware of them if
you're going to work closely with people from that culture. Kwintessential Country
Profiles is a site that's been around for years, and it has great advice about how to
handle cultural differences. There is also a page with useful phrases for some of the
world's main languages. Source: FITA.
Transnational Institute (TNI)
http://www.tni.org
International network of activist-scholars committed to critical analyses of the
global problems of today and tomorrow, with a view to providing intellectual support
to those movements concerned to steer the world in a democratic, equitable and
environmentally sustainable direction.
Trustive world-wide WiFi access
http://tinyurl.com/trustive
The reality of WiFi is usually a fragmented service with different hotspot operators
having their own log in methods, billing systems and coverage restricted to certain
countries or even cities. The Dutch provider Trustive decided to overcome these
challenges in order to improve this reality for the whole Trustive community.
Following 5 years of heavy investment and the conclusion of strong roaming agreements
with 70+ hotspot operators in 65+ countries, Trustive is now able to offer a seamless
service that is both reliable and competitively priced across a unified and ever
expanding network of 65,000 WiFi hotspots in 65+ countries, including 350+ airports.
Women in Global Business
http://www.wgba-business.com
The Women's Global Business Alliance - Peer Counsel is developing a collaborative
network that provides opportunities for executive women to work and learn together.
Created for senior-level executive women worldwide, WGBA promotes contacts and
interaction between global business leaders that allows them to share their knowledge
and expertise. Source: FITA.
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