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151.	Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro named UN Deputy Secretary General
	Monday, January 8, 2007  by Admin
	THE Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Asha Rose Migiro, has been appointed Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, a position which makes her second in command in one of the world’s most influential institutions. The appointment was made by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the UN headquarters in New York.
152.	Africa Development Indicators 2006
	Friday, December 8, 2006  by Admin
	The publication provides a detailed collection of data on Africa - macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators, covering 53 African countries. Designed to provide all those interested in Africa with a focused and convenient set of data to monitor development programs and aid flows in the region, this is an invaluable reference tool for analysts and policymakers who want a better understanding of the economic and social developments occurring in Africa.
153.	Development Marketplace 2007
	Friday, October 20, 2006  by Admin
	The Global Development Marketplace is held every 12-18 months and is open to all ideas that meet the published eligibility criteria. Awards range from US$50,000 to US$200,000 while the average award size is roughly US$140,000.
154.	How affordable postal services foster economic development and poverty reduction
	Friday, October 20, 2006  by Admin
	This is a presentation of a study elaborating the potential role of the private sector in assisting with installations of Internet facilities in rural post offices in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. It also demonstrates the linkage between the postal sector and the Millennium Development Goals.
155.	Partnerships: Strong Language - vernacular or meaning?
	Thursday, October 19, 2006  by Admin
	This paper attempts to explore how the word 'partnership' may be a hindrance to the institutionalisation of Cross Sector Partnerships (CSP) in the private sector. This is done by comparing and contrasting essential elements of success of traditional models of private sector strategic alliances and CSPs, to highlight learnings that might help evolve CSPs.
156.	Skills development for rural people: a renewed challenge
	Monday, October 16, 2006  by Admin
	This discussion paper argues there is a stronger focus on issues of rural development, particularly true in the African context. There is considerable evidence for the marginalisation of rural populations and the incidence of poverty within rural areas. Rural people in general are the most disadvantaged in terms of access to services, including education and training, and are the worst served by infrastructure of various kinds.
157.	Grants for Developing Country Researchers
	Monday, October 16, 2006  by Admin
	The Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network invites researchers originating from and residing in developing countries to submit their research proposals. Deadline is November 30th, 2006.
158.	Poverty and Equity: Measurement, Policy and Estimation with DAD
	Monday, October 16, 2006  by Admin
	The publication of this book is in large part due to the role of IDRC in encouraging policy-relevant research in the fields of poverty and equity. Some of the topics include the conceptual, methodological and empirical issues and difficulties that arise in the assessment of well-being and poverty; it considers some of the methods that can establish whether a distribution of well-being or a policy "dominates" another in terms of some generally-defined ethical criteria; develops tools that can be used to understand and predict how targeting, price changes, growth and fiscal policy can affect poverty and equity, etc.
159.	Empowerment of Economic Actors in Tanzania
	Monday, October 9, 2006  by Admin
	This paper is an attempt to measure to the extent to which economic empowerment of Tanzanians has been covered and what could be done to enhance empowerment initiatives and ultimately reduce or eradicate poverty and improve the standard of living of majority of Tanzanians.
160.	The Least Developed Countries Report 2006
	Thursday, October 5, 2006  by Admin
	This Report is intended as a resource for policymakers in the least developed countries (LDCs) and for their development partners. Part I focuses on recent economic trends in the LDCs and the progress that those countries are making towards achieving the quantitative development targets while Part II focuses on the issue of developing productive capacities in the LDCs.
161.	Tanzania to benefit from World Bank Ranking
	Thursday, September 21, 2006  by Admin
	Tanzania has been rated highly in the Doing Business 2007 survey. Tanzania is expected to use the rating to lure investors. "In this respect, Tanzania will be easily identified by investors. What this rating has done is to tell investors that if you want a place to invest then go to Tanzania".
162.	The Doha Development Agenda Impacts on Trade and Poverty
	Friday, September 1, 2006  by Admin
	This is a collection of papers summarising assessments of the principle issues of the WTO round, how the outcome might affect poverty, the progress of the negotiations, and the impact on four very different countries.
163.	US grants 87.9m for community projects
	Thursday, August 31, 2006  by Admin
	The US Ambassador, Michael Retzer, signed about 15 grants with community organisations worth 87.9m from the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF). ASSHF responds to request for assistance from small community projects in the country. It has improved economic and living conditions at the village level such as sanitation, education access, economic development and agricultural innovation.
164.	Measuring and Reporting the impact of tourism on poverty
	Wednesday, August 30, 2006  by Admin
	This paper presents a brief review and critique of current ways of measuring and reporting the economic impacts of tourism on national economies. The paper argues traditional indicators such as international visitor arrivals and spend figures, tourism satellite accounts and multipliers are becoming less useful because they do not adequately highlight the development impact on local economies and poverty reduction.
165.	FCS bags USD 2.07m support for civil society
	Monday, August 28, 2006  by Admin
	The foundation for Civil Society ( FCS) has signed a USD 2.07m agreement with Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC), which will go towards supporting implementation of the foundation's activities, mainly strengthening civil society organisations (CSOs).
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