by Global Sherpa | Nov 16, 2010 | Aid & Development, Cities & Countries, Globalization
Around the world, most people are much better off today than they were just a few years ago according to the latest 2010 UNDP Human Development Report (HDR). From Italy to South Korea to China and India, large increases in Human Development Indexes (HDI) of 22 to 80...
by Global Sherpa | Nov 15, 2010 | Cities & Countries, Foreign Policy
The courageous pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi should have been the one to guide Myanmar (formerly Burma) from the darkness of military rule to the light of democratic governance. Instead, she spent most of the last 20 years in...
by Global Sherpa | Nov 9, 2010 | Aid & Development, Environment, Foreign Policy
The massive earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010 was the worst quake to hit the region in 200 years. The disastrous event cost more than 250,000 lives and an estimated $7.2 to $13.2 billion. Much of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was...
by Global Sherpa | Nov 3, 2010 | Cities & Countries, India, Oddly True
India is taking no chances with President Obama’s upcoming visit. Even the coconuts have been identified as potential threats that warrant precautionary security measures. While in India, President Obama is scheduled to visit Mani Bhavan, which Mahatma Gandhi used as...
by Global Sherpa | Nov 3, 2010 | Africa, Aid & Development, Business, Globalization
Entrepreneurs in emerging economies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America confront numerous logistical, financial, and bureaucratic obstacles. New mobile commerce platforms from providers like Slimtrader offer a way around these barriers by taking advantage of the rapid...
