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- BEFORE BUCHAREST: GERMAN POLITICS AND AFGHANISTAN (by Cornelius Graubner (04/02/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
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As the NATO Summit in Bucharest approached, pressure on the German government to increase its military contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan mounted. However, a significantly expanded mandate for the German Army appeared increasingly unlikely. With the recent surge of the leftist party Die Linke, which performed strongly in recent regional elections in some of Germany's Western states, and the looming parliamentary elections which determine who will be the next chancellor in Germany at the end of 2009, the issue of the Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan is a political non-starter across all party lines.
downloads/before-buchares…itics-and-afghanistan.pdf - Background Study “Improving the business and investment environment through technical assistance for regional economic cooperation”
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This study was carried out by the regional expert group for the Conference “Central Asia and Europe: A New Economic Partnership in the 21st Century” that took place in Berlin on 13 November, 2007. The publication is devoted to the relations adjustment in the field of water-energy resources, commerce, and transport for improving business and investment climate in the region.
http://www.cagateway.org/…loads/speca_study_eng.pdf - Beyond borders: Reconsidering regional trade in Central Asia
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This paper investigates barriers to trade in Central Asia, with a particular focus on price variations between tradable goods. It finds that while prices vary significantly across the region, variations within one country are just as large as variations across countries. Authors: Clemens Grafe, Martin Raiser, Toshiaki Sakatsume. Published in March, 2006.
http://www.ebrd.com/pubs/econo/wp0095.pdf - Banking on Sustainability Report
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The report shows evidence of the potential benefits of adopting sustainability as a business strategy. It also shows a dramatic shift in banks' awareness of these benefits. Banks can tap vast benefits by reassessing their business practices and engaging in sustainability-oriented risk management and product development. IFC has pioneered new business models — for example in sustainable energy and banking to underserved groups — and is helping pave the way for other banks in emerging markets. Prepared and published by the International Financial Corporation in March 2007.
http://www.ifc.org/ifcext…gOnSustainability_web.pdf - Beauty Queens and Wallflowers--Currency Unions in the Middle East and Central Asia
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The document is a publication of the IMF, which analyzes possible sequences for establishing a currency union (CU) in the Middle East and Central Asia region. Author: J. Berengaut, K. Elborgh-Woytek. Published by the IMF in 2006
http://www.imf.org/extern…bs/ft/wp/2006/wp06226.pdf - Benchmarking Microfinance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2005
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The report emphasizes the region’s leading role in the integration of microfinance services with the formal financial sector. It also confirms that the microfinance sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) remains limited in scale. Published on November 2006 by the Microfinance Information eXchange, Inc.
http://www.cagateway.org…benchmark_report_2005.pdf - Beyond microfinance: building inclusive rural financial markets in Central Asia
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This online book is based on a two-year research project with the aim of countering the perception that microfinance development alone could provide an answer to the problems of rural financial market development. Authors: Lamberte, M. et al. Produced by: Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in 2006.
http://www.adb.org/Docume…ofinance/Microfinance.pdf - Brief course to the Internet history
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The document represents a brief, fragmentary, incomplete summary of Internet history. In the presented article, authors participated in elaboration and development of the Internet share their opinion on beginnings and history of this phenomenon. Published by the Jet Info
http://www.jetinfo.ru/199…4/1/article1.14.1997.html - Best-Practice Guide for a Positive Business and Investment Climate
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Document represents an Investment guide with practical recommendations for Eastern European transition economies on how to improve their business climate.
Prepared: OSCE, 2006
http://www.osce.org/publi…/2006/07/19786_640_en.pdf - Beyond Microfinance: Building Inclusive Rural Financial Markets in Central Asia
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The presented book, a culmination of more than two years or research and analytical work, studies how rural financial markets can be developed
throughout emerging Asia by drawing upon the lessons and experiences of six Central Asian republics -- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Prepared by ADB, 2006.
http://www.adb.org/Docume…-Microfinance/default.asp - Business for Development - Business solutions in support of the Millennium Development Goals
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This publication shows how each individual business initiative can contribute towards achieving a number of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. It provides fourteen examples of business models that deliver development benefits, companies describe the particular obstacles to growth they have encountered. Contributed by Filippo Veglio on 19 Jul , 2006
http://topics.development…mDetail.do?itemId=1067407 - Brief report of the second World Summit on the Information Society Tunis 2005
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Document represents a brief report from the Summit. The Summit concluded the WSIS process that began in the summer of 2002, and released two new documents that were negotiated by government, private sector, and civil society participants during the preparatory process. Report were prepared by Bill Drake in 2005.
http://www.cpsr.org/issues/gis/tunisrpt - Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development
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The document represents a book, that discusses key constraints and opportunities in providing inclusive financial services that are available to all citizens. It offers a vision of what inclusive finance should be. Prepared by UNCDF & UNDESA, 2006.
http://www.uncdf.org/engl…dex.php?get_page=contents - Bill proposals concerning custom legislation basis of EurAsEc
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The presented proposals concerning custom legislation basis of EurAsEc form law principles of international cooperation in the sphere of custom regulation, unify national custom legislation, create favorable conditions for international trade. Signed by IPA of EurAsEc, 28 may 2004
http://www.ipaeurasec.org/docsdown/otz.zip - Bill proposals concerning transport legislation basis of EurAsEc
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Presented proposals fix unified principles of legal control of relations, which are originated during the transport activity and are aimed on further integration of the subject of EurAsEc countries` transport activity. These proposals were created by IPA of EurAsEc, 28 may 2004
http://www.ipaeurasec.org/docsdown/otrz.zip - Byte
- A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.
- Browser
- A Client program (software) that is used to look at various kinds of Internet resources.
- bps, (Bits-Per-Second)
- A measurement of how fast data is moved from one place to another. A 56K modem can move about 57,000 bits per second.
- Blog, (weB LOG)
- A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog. Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominently.
- Building an "Internet Governance Forum"
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The paper proposes three design criteria for the Internet Governance Forum. It proposed a structure and process for the realization of these objectives. Also set out three policy problems that exemplify the kind of issues the Forum should take up: spam, Internet free expression, and public policy principles for the coordination of Internet resources. Prepared by Internet Governance Project, 2006.
http://www.internetgovern…nce.org/publications.html
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