DEVELOPMENT:  Textile Proposals Strip Poor Countries of Hope
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BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (IPS) - EU proposals to improve competitiveness in the  clothing and textiles industry before trade quotas run out offer  little comfort to developing countries, civil society groups say.
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Business & money: Â· Traders give thumbs down to $145bn aid packageÂ· Democrats say needs of poor have been ignored
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In Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, bridegrooms are expected to pay for their weddings, including money for the brideâs family.
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The World Bank and member countries are moving to help poor nations tackle corruption, after months of discussions.
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By Matt Garfield, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 16--The collapse of the textile industry left behind more than a legacy of job losses and poverty in center-city Rock Hill.
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China&#39;s tax on its textile exports is a backward step last week&#39;s twist in textiles is depressing proof, if any were needed, of how hard it is to straighten out world trade.
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Working in poverty-stricken areas gives corporate travelers an up-close look at global problems such as disease, illiteracy or injustice. It also puts them in a position to bring about change.
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American economist Jeffrey Sachs has a novel way to tackle African poverty: Shower more aid on the world's poorest continent.
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loods have ravaged African nations including Ghana and Togo in the west, along with Sudan, Uganda, Somalia and Kenya in the central and eastern regions. At least 200 people have died and hundreds of thousands are displaced
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Many of the world's poorest countries lamented at a U.N. ministerial meeting Monday that some of the least developed nations are experiencing increases in extreme poverty.
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BRUSSELS, Nov 1 (IPS) - A leading development group has welcomed EU  proposals to allow export of cheap medicines to poor countries  fighting HIV/AIDS and other killer diseases.
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MIT is looking for a few good innovators to help the world's poorest billions thrive.
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Nanotechnology is reshaping the world of textiles.
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With Africa lagging behind in global development goals and rich countries cutting aid, leaders of multilateral financial institutions decided on Friday it was time to mobilize resources to reduce extreme poverty on the continent.
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One of the world's poorest countries, Cambodia, is set to ask for almost $2bn in aid over the next three years.
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Millions of desperately poor workers, particularly women, will lose their jobs next year following the lifting of a global system of textile and clothing tariffs, a leading aid agency warned.
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Developing countries are starting to flex their financial muscles and invest overseas.