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Great Storytellers, Great Leaders
Recently I had the pleasure to join an outstanding group at the home of my good friend Peter Guber, one of Hollywood’s greatest moguls, most innovative thinkers, and finest storytellers. In the room were Oscar winners, top business execs, and even one of America’s top engineers, all united by their ability to tell great stories.

Senior and Independent Living Fundamentals Decline in Q2
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry is reporting a decline in occupancy rates for independent living and a marked decrease in the pace of rent growth during Q2.

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Wanted: jobs for Africa’s youth - Job Plans
However, most countries have not yet incorporated job creation plans into their national development frameworks. The national strategies include anti-poverty programmes, commonly based on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). These are documents developed with assistance from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to set national priorities, direct spending of debt-relief funds and coordinate donor programmes.

5.1 Investment is vital for an economy to diversify: Economic Report on Africa 2007
The inverse relationship between investment and the diversification index shown in table A5.1 indicates that as the level of investments increases, there is a tendency for economies to become more diversified. The smaller the diversification index gets, the more diversified an economy becomes, and vice-versa for specialization. Unless a country commits a sufficient portion of its national income to building capital stock, it is unlikely to be able to diversify. Investment as measured by gross fixed capital formation turns out to be a key determinant to Africa’s diversification results.

1.16 Building a more inclusive global economy: Working Out of Poverty
A strategy that combines local action in a sound national macroeconomic framework with an international effort to boost and sustain investment, trade growth and technological transfers could yield a substantial dividend in the form of poverty reduction and growing markets. I would like to flag a few issues.

II.D. Foreign Direct Investment: TRADE AND CAPITAL FLOWS BETWEEN CHINA AND AFRICA
China’s direct investment in Africa, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, amounted to US$392 million in 2005, up from US$317 million in 2004. Data from other sources show significantly higher figures: in 2004, Chinese FDI was estimated to be more than US$900 million; total FDI in Africa was US$15 billion (Table 2). China’s Ministry of Commerce puts China’s direct investment to Africa for 2000–06 at US$6.6 billion. Among the 800 Chinese enterprises investing in Africa, only about 100 are state-owned. The rest are private businesses with interests ranging from trade, manufacturing and processing, services, and communications to agriculture and natural resource development.

National PR for a Local Story
Don’t be afraid to shoot for national coverage, think of national media as being local media with a huge spillover.

New Zealand Public Sector eSourcing: Transparent Procurement encourages Competition & Investment
It is widely accepted that procurement transparency promotes competition, and that competition is a good thing for economic efficiency and growth. On a national level, it is also interesting to note the positive correlation between transparency and Foreign Direct Investment.

Cashing in With Parked Domains
For a minimal investment, you can pick up keyword rich domain names in any imaginable niche - and, with a few savvy tips and small time investment - you may just be surprised by the results. Will you be able to retire to Aruba with it? Probably not. But, I can honestly say that I have turned a less-than-ten-buck investment into 3 and 4 figure returns. If that piques your interest, read on.

Metropolitics: Why Local Government is the Solution to Preserve American Democracy (and Society)
It's quite unfortunate that American national elections are perceived as a Partisan Death Match through which 51% of the nation gets to impose its personal beliefs on the hapless 49% minority. America's Culture War (Kulturkampf for you Germans out there) is still raging, and is increasingly being fought over national social policy.

Buying an Investment Franchise Business Opportunity
An investment franchise is one that normally calls for a solid amount of investment that may involve a while to realize a benefit. You could consider all franchise businesses an investment in one sense since all will require some form of initial investment in order to get started after which you can look to pay it back as the business becomes profitable.

Senior and Independent Living Fundamentals Decline in Q2
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry is reporting a decline in occupancy rates for independent living and a marked decrease in the pace of rent growth during Q2.

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