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Barbados Central Bank questions accuracy of OECD report

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday May 29, 2013

The Central Bank of Barbados says a recent report issued by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is raising many “difficult issues not least of which is the need for an international coordinated approach on the rights to tax”.

(CMC)

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May 2013

EU/ACP tug of war over sugar quota deadline

24th May 2013

The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, who met in Brussels on 18th March 2013, proposed to advance the deadline for ending sugar quotas for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP).

Sources:

Conseil de l’UE: les quotas sucriers devraient expirer en 2017CTA Bruxelles - 22 mai 2013
ACP/LDC sugar group deeply disappointed with EU council proposal on sugar, Bruxelles - 21 Mars 2013
Europe Sugar-Quota Ban May Raise African Trade, Ecobank Says, Bloomberg - 19 avril 2017

 

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May 2013

Business Process Outsourcing Takes on Global Poverty

 

May 21, 2013 

While international aid for economic development often fails, business has the potential to bring millions of people out of poverty. For no enterprise is this more true than the unsung $300 billion industry known as Business Process Outsourcing

by Michael Chertok Co-founder, Chief Development Officer, Digital Divide Data

HUFF POST Impact

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May 2013

Analysis: UK trade may struggle to stand still after EU exit

Thu, May 16, 2013 GENEVA 

As British Prime Minister David Cameron struggles to accommodate eurosceptics in his own party, trade experts warn that quitting the European Union would forceBritain not just to rework trade relations with the EU, but also with the EU's trade partners and probably the World Trade Organization.

 

By Tom Miles

(Reuters) 

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May 2013

Grenada Receives World bank Praise

WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday April 25, 2013

The World Bank says Grenada has advanced towards fiscal governance and investment promotion and that it is also seeking to modernise several areas of its operations as part of a project to enhance fiscal governance and promote investment.

Nelson A. King 

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April 2013

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