Finance
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03-03-09
Securing the Harvest: New Irish Aid Project Fights Hunger in Malawi
- March 3, 2009 - The development of agriculture in Malawi is severely hampered by an inadequate supply of a basic farming necessity "“ seed. "Our biggest problem is that we cannot get enough foundation seed. Small companies are not surviving," says Felix Jumbe, Executive Se...
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02-26-09
CGAP Report Finds Interest Charges, Along With Costs and Profits, Are Declining
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerns that microcredit interest rates are unjustifiably high don't find much support in the available data, according to a new research report by CGAP, the global microfinance resource center.
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02-23-09
Learning Links Centers Opens Second Dallas-Based Resource Center for Underpriviledged Youth Wednesday, March 11 at 4:00pm
LOS ANGELES, CA. - February 23, 2009 - Learning Links Centers(R) (LLC), a unique socially responsible real estate investment company, has scheduled the grand opening ceremony for its second Resource Center in Dallas on Wednesday, March 11th at 4:00 PM. The new Resource Cente...
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02-18-09
Progressive Asset Management Aligns Corporate Mission to United Nations Global Compact
OAKLAND - February 18, 2009 - PAM President, Richard Torgerson, announced today Progressive Asset Management's firm endorsement of the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact. In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Torgerson and PAM CEO Todd...
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02-18-09
Walmart Steps Up Efforts to Help Americans Manage Their Finances With $3 Rollback Price on Key Money Service
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With more and more families facing financial challenges, Walmart today is stepping up efforts to provide affordable access to essential money services for the growing number of underserved Americans, including the millions...
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02-17-09
The Chicago Community Trust Invests $5 Million to Catalyze Community and Economic Development
February 16, 2009 (Chicago, IL) "“ The Chicago Community Trust, the region's community foundation, today announced the placement of $5 million in Certificates of Deposit (CD) with ShoreBank, the nation's first community development and environmental bank. ShoreBank is one of...
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02-17-09
MicroPlace Launches First Microfinance Investment Yielding 5 Percent for Everyday Investors
SAN JOSE, Calif. - February 17, 2009 - MicroPlace (www.microplace.com), a website that enables everyday people to invest in the world's working poor, announced today the launch of a new investment opportunity that offer...
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02-12-09
ING Foundation and Girls Inc. Launch Innovative Investment Challenge for Girls Ages 12 - 18
To Learn the Basics of Long-Term Investing While Managing $50,000 Virtual Portfolios
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Girls to Keep Portfolio Gains in the Form ...
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02-06-09
The Allianz Knowledge Newsletter looks into the Global Risks 2009 and Microinsurance in India
- February 6, 2009 -
Dear Reader,
In a time of change, this month's newsletter examines some of the key stories and global challenges that will mark 2009. Find out why it's not just about the economy and why this ...
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02-05-09
Johnson Controls Added to Calvert Social Index for Leadership in Sustainability
MILWAUKEE (February 5, 2009) "“ Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial leader in energy efficiency and sustainability, has been added to the Calvert Social Index, a broad-based, rigorously constructed benchmark for measuring the performance of U.S.-based socially respon...
