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El Nino Modoki

El Nino Modoki first came in news in 2010. The El Nino is a periodic warming in the eastern tropical Pacific that occurs along the coast of South...

September 25, 2012

Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor was the president of Liberia from 1997 till 2003. In the beginning of his political career, he worked in the government of Samuel Doe, in which...

September 25, 2012

Chagas disease

Chagas disease / New AIDS of the Americas Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is...

September 25, 2012

Grexit

Grexit is a new slang term introduced in 2012. It is made up of two words Greece + Exit, referring to the possibility that Greece could have to...

September 25, 2012

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was set up in 1977 as the 13th specialized agency of the United Nations. 167 countries are members of the IFAD and...

September 25, 2012

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an international financing mechanism for projects focused on global environmental issues. It serves as the financial platform supporting international treaties like the...

September 25, 2012

Climate Investment Funds

  The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) are a collaborative effort among the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and countries to bridge the financing and learning gap between now and...

September 25, 2012

Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP)

The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), established in 1999, is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a country’s financial sector by IMF. It is a key instrument of...

September 25, 2012

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental policymaking body that has a ministerial mandate to establish international standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing.  India...

September 25, 2012

Qualified Foreign Investors

Fundamentals: Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) From the first week of January 2012, the Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) are allowed to Directly Invest in Indian Equity Market. The idea...

September 25, 2012

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