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Lender links to shadow banking to cost more | Reuters - 0 views

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  • "It can also create opportunities for arbitrage that might undermine stricter bank regulation and lead to a build-up of additional leverage and risks in the overall financial system," the FSB said in a statement."Short-term deposit-like funding of non-bank entities can lead to 'runs' in the market if confidence is lost," the FSB said.
  • The FSB is pursuing a two-pronged approach to regulating the sector -- the banks that support it and the shadow-banking entities themselves.
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    Possible approaches to regulation
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Shadow Banking Explanation - 0 views

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  • Savannah Morgan on 30 Oct 11
     
    This just kind of explains what shadow banking is.
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WTO | Brazil - Member information - 1 views

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    Brazil's Profile for WTO
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Russia to help African Horn countries over drought - Lavrov: Voice of Russia - 0 views

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  • Russia will send a 1 million dollar humanitarian aid to Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia to help these African Horn countries overcome the consequences of a severe drought,
  • Commenting on the relations between Russia and Djibouti, Mr. Lavrov said that the two countries see eye to eye on many international issues. (RIAN)
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www.minzdravsoc.ru/health/36 - Translator - 0 views

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      Rachel Murray on 30 Oct 11
       
      this is the same thing the other website said word for word but this one is a bit more relaible....
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News :: HEALTHY RUSSIA FOUNDATION - 0 views

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  • 60.2% of men and 21.7% of women smoke in Russia. A total of 43.9 million adults smoke in Russia, which adds up to almost 40% of the population. This is the highest percentage of smokers in any of the 14 countries where the survey was carried out.
  • As a result, 400,000 Russians die every year from smoking-related health problems.
  • Russia ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on 24.04.2008, passing federal law № 51-FZ “On the accession of the Russian Federation to the WHO Convention on Tobacco Control”, thereby becoming the 157th country in the world to take on the responsibility of adhering to this convention.
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  • “In setting and implementing their public health policies with respect to tobacco control, Parties shall act to protect these policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry in accordance with national law.”
  • restrictions on the manufacture and wholesale and retail sale of tobacco and tobacco products; banning the sale of tobacco products to and by minors (Article 16);
  • Regions will have the right to establish even stricter regulations on the location and conditions of tobacco sales, as well as the right to determine where smoking will be banned.
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UNHCR - UNHCR questions closure of camps for internally displaced in Chechnya - 0 views

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  • Russian authorities' recent closure of two tent camps for displaced people in Chechnya.
  • found one of the camps dismantled and the other almost empty, with just a few tents remaining
  • assurances from Moscow that Chechens living in neighbouring Ingushetia would not be forced back to their volatile Northern Caucasus homeland. Insisting that returns must be voluntary, the refugee agency specified that those who do not wish to return must have options to allow them to remain in safety. Measures include winterisation of accommodation, ongoing safe haven in Ingushetia, regularisation of their status where they are currently residing and, where opportunities arise, medium-term integration.
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UNHCR - Russian Federation - 0 views

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  • Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) [5] 75,371IDP figure in the Russian Federation includes 22,200 people who are in an IDP-like situation.
  • Returned IDPs [6] 758
  • Russia currently hosts an estimated 5,000 refugees and receives some 2,500 applications for international protection each year.
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  • IDPs Russian Federation 52,800 52,800 43,400 43,400
  • temporary form of protection
  • include people of concern in national social protection schemes, such as health care.
  • strengthened its Federal Migration Service.
  • The health of the population of concern improves or remains stable.
  • Some 1,500 persons are referred for medical services.
  • return in safety and dignity and assisting in sustainable reintegration
  • limited amount of shelter-related assistance.
  • Constraints Lack of access to State-run medical care, social benefits and legal employment for asylum-seekers and refugees remain major impediments to local integration. Xenophobia continues to be a concern, especially in some urban environments. Reception standards for asylum-seekers and refugees are inadequate. UNHCR's ability to fully address statelessness is dependent upon accession by the Government to the Statelessness Conventions.
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Bolivia, Brazil Sign Agreement to Fight Drug Trafficking - 0 views

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    SAO PAULO - In a bold effort to find regional solutions to Latin America's drug trafficking problem, Bolivia has signed an "action plan" with its much larger neighbor, Brazil. Commonly known as Operation BraBo, the agreement - inked by Brazilian Justice Minister José Eduardo Cardozo and Bolivian Interior Minister Sacha Llorenti - was signed in late March following an outgrowth of the seventh meeting of the Joint Drugs Committee.
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Brazil - 1 views

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      jenniferchoe on 27 Oct 11
       
      Knowing the basics of brazilian government can help us. 
  • Brazil has the largest population in Latin America and ranks fifth in the world
  • khalilking on 27 Oct 11
     
    hey i got moved to brazil who, sooo since we have the same country, I think if we were in alliance might be beneficial to both of us. what do you say?
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    PROFILEGeography Area: 8,511,965 sq. km. (3,290,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than the U.S. Cities: Capital--Brasilia (pop. 2.5 million). Other cities--Sao Paulo (11.2 million), Rio de Janeiro (6.3 million), Belo Horizonte (2.4 million), Salvador (2.7 million), Fortaleza (2.4 million), Curitiba (1.7 million), Recife (1.5 million), Porto Alegre (1.4 million).
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Drug trafficking - 4 views

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    Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. UNODC is continuously monitoring and researching global illicit drug markets in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of their dynamics. Drug trafficking is a key part of this research.
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Income - Brazil - product, average, growth, annual, power - 0 views

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    The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports that in 2001 Brazil's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at $1.34 trillion. The per capita GDP was estimated at $7,400. The annual growth rate of GDP was estimated at 1.9%. The average inflation rate in 2001 was 7.7%.
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Brazil's Income Distribution - 0 views

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    Income distribution can tell us many things about a region, country, city, or neighborhood. The income distribution in Brazil is quite large and varies all over the country. Over the last three decades official data has shown that Brazil has one of the most unequal distributions of income in the world.
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Brazil income inequality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brazil has been tackling problems of income inequality despite high rates of growth. Its GDP (gross domestic product) growth in 2010 was 7.5%[1] yet its GINI coefficient, a measure of its inequality was reported at 0.543 in 2009.[2] In the recent decades, there has been a decline in inequality for the country as a whole (Fig 1).
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Education - 0 views

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    Lifestyle Introduction| Food| Education| Transportation| Music| Health| Sports| Housing The educational system in Brazil is compulsory for children ages 7 to 14. Brazil has both public and private sectors in education. Public education is free to all Brazilians. Private schooling is not free.
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Brazil's Rousseff Announces US$ 14 Bi to Build 208 Professional Education Schools by 2014 - 0 views

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  • jenniferchoe on 30 Oct 11
     
    In Brazil, this past weekend, the new National High School Exam (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio - Enem) was used for the third consecutive year. An old Enem dates from back in the late 1990s and was basically an evaluation of high school.
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With Over US$ 50 Billion In, Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil Is Already Record for ... - 0 views

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    Between October 17 and 23, with exports of US$ 5.277 billion and imports of US$ 5.581 billion, Brazil had a weekly foreign trade deficit of US$ 304 million, the first weekly deficit since the end of September, when there was a deficit of US$ 584 million.
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