For countries without their own environmental monitoring systems, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) can be useful for working out where there is a need for action in environmental policy making. However, within the European Union there are more suitable instruments for this.
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China endeavors to maintain steady and fairly fast economic growth and deepen the reform of the economic system, Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan said in Davos, Switzerland Thursday.
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U.S., British and Afghan officials opened this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday with calls for greater effort to fight global terror and find peace in the Middle East. VOA's Barry Wood reports from Davos.
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In a commentary written by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and published in The International Herald Tribune, Schwab writes:
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Some of the world’s most influential business leaders, statesmen and non-governmental organizations will be in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum this week (1/23-27.) They’ll be talking about a broad range of issues that affect world development. Voice of America English to Africa Service’s William Eagle reports.
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AMD Included on CRO Magazine's Corporate Responsibility List and the Global 100
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The race for the March 2008 Russian presidential election, while yet to officially begin, appears to already have a frontrunner.
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GAVI Immunization Programmes in 2006 Prevented 600,000 Future Deaths. GAVI to Devote US$ 500 million to Strengthen Health Systems in Developing Countries
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni today (in Davos, at World Economic Forum) reiterated their commitment to finding a two-state solution and to resuming long-stalled negotiations.
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At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2007 in Davos, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil called on the international business community to lobby leaders of rich countries to make concessions in the Doha Round of negotiations for a world trade agreement.
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The World Economic Forum in Davos announced today the formation of a new international partnership of seven organizations to establish a generally accepted framework for climate risk-related reporting by corporations.
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Audi has unveiled a premiere at the "World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2007"Â which runs from 23rd to 28th January in Davos, Switzerland. The Ingolstadt brand, which is providing the chauffeur service at the WEF, is running part of its Audi A8 fleet on eco-friendly "SynFuel"Â diesel fuel
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