In Western Europe , Japan and Russia, the milestone comes amid worries about low birthrates and aging populations. In Chinaand India, the two most populous nations, it’s an occasion to reassess policies that have already slowed once-rapid growth. But in sub-Saharan Africa, the demographic news is mostly sobering as the region staggers under the double burden of the world’s highest birthrates and deepest poverty. The regional population of nearly 900 million could reach 2 billion in 40 years at current rates, accounting for about half of the projected global population growth over that span.
We’re growing and growing: World’s population to reach 7 billion this month – Europe, World News – Independent.ie
October 17, 2011
27 credit unions ‘seriously undercapitalised’ | BreakingNews.ie
October 16, 2011
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27 credit unions ‘seriously undercapitalised’ | BreakingNews.ie.
Twenty-seven credit unions around the country are in serious financial difficulties and that number will soar in the coming months, it has been warned.
Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for October 14, 2011
October 16, 2011
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for October 14, 2011
Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for October 13, 2011
October 14, 2011
Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for October 13, 2011
Help for troubled homeowners
October 14, 2011
STANDING ON the steps of Government Buildings yesterday Minister for Finance Michael Noonan suggested there was something for everyone in the report from the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears. That is not quite true. It advances several proposals which will alleviate the personal debt crisis faced by many people with unsustainable mortgages and remove the threat of home repossessions and forced evictions for up to 10,000 homeowners.
Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for October 12, 2011
October 12, 2011
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for October 12, 2011
World’s top 10 universities – Lifestyle – Independent.ie
October 12, 2011
No Quick Remedy for Africa’s Internet Gap
October 12, 2011
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No Quick Remedy for Africa’s Internet Gap | IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters.
Prior to the 2010 South Africa World Cup, submarine fibre optic cabling was laid to improve the speed and reliability of broadband. Despite this, Internet World Statistics reports that only 11.4 percent of Africans have internet access, far below the global average of 30.2 percent.
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