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RIO DE JANEIRO, 27 June 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mario Garnero, one of Brazil's leading entrepreneurs and sustainable development advocates, has joined the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF). The new compact hosted two major events at Rio+20. Founder and President of both Forum das Americas, a think-tank on hemispheric dialogue, and the United Nations Association-Brazil, Garnero was one of the guests at the first high-level session on "Sustainable, Inclusive Growth: The Way Forward from Rio+20...
LOS CABOS, Mexico, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Mexico Business 20 (B20) Summit held in advance of the G20 Summit, Cargill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Page joined other business leaders in offering support for new recommendations to improve global food security, including increased public and private sector investment in agriculture, and the strengthening of national-level food security programs. Recommendations were provided in a dialogue between heads of...
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the U.S.-based NGO alliance InterAction released the following statements on the outcomes of the G20 Summit: ActionAid "With food prices swinging wildly and the planet burning, this was the moment for bold proposals from the G20. Instead, on food security and climate change, the G20 turned in last year's homework, content to reaffirm old plans and commission more studies." Neil Watkins, Director of Policy and...
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Agrofinanzas, S.A. de C.V., SOFOL (Agrofinanzas) was recognized today by the G20 as one of 15 leading companies in the world on inclusive business innovation (The G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation), during a ceremony headed by the Executive Secretary of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation and Chair of the G20 Development Working Group, Amb. Rogelio Granguillhome Morfín. The award was granted to...
LOS CABOS, Mexico, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- G2012 Mexico is partnering with Ashoka Changemakers to launch the G2012 Mexico Financial Inclusion: Innovative Solutions for Unlocking Access challenge, an online competition to find groundbreaking initiatives from around the world that make financial services accessible to underserved and excluded communities. "Promoting greater financial inclusion is a key focus for the Mexican Presidency of the G20 this year," said Jose...
MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR G20 IN LOS CABOS WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international organizations, will have experts on the ground and in Washington to comment on the G20 summit being held in Los Cabos, Mexico, from June 18-19. AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS In Los Cabos: John Ruthrauff, InterAction's Director of International Advocacy, can offer NGO commentary and reactions during the G20 summit from June 18-19,...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven First Ladies from Africa join hundreds of participants and speakers to examine challenges facing women in the continent The inaugural Dialogue for Action Africa (DFAA) opened this morning in Libreville, Gabon, hosted by the Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women, with the special participation of Mrs. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, the First Lady of Gabon. The one-day forum is dedicated to helping women in Africa lead...
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on Tuesday launched the ICC G20 Business Scorecard, measuring progress on the G20's response to business recommendations, at a consultation between government officials and business leaders on the outlook for the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico (June 18-19, 2012). The Scorecard, unveiled at the ICC consultation in Washington, DC hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies...
NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Experts and speakers dedicated to the empowerment of African women to gather in Libreville, Gabon The Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women, in association with Mrs. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, the first lady of Gabon, will be hosting the 2012 installment of Dialogue for Action Africa (DFAA) in Libreville, Gabon. Dedicated to helping women in Africa lead safe, productive, and healthy lives, the forum seeks to creatively address the...
The Internet is responsible for a larger percentage of the UK's economy than any other G20 industrial or developing nation, a new study from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has discovered. According to BBC News, BCG figures show that the UK's "Internet economy" was worth £121 billion pounds (approximately $192 billion) in 2010 -- or in excess of £2000 ($3,176) per person. Furthermore, they discovered that the Internet contributed more to the UK economy than the education, construction,...
