05-Apr-2013 02:12

In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem :: Energy supplier SSE is fined £10.5m by Ofgem for "prolonged and extensive" mis-selling, the regulator's biggest ever fine for a supplier.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22011717#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ex-Goldman trader pleads guilty :: Former Goldman Sachs trader Matthew Marshall Taylor pleads guilty to defrauding the bank with an $8.3bn (£5.5bn) unauthorised futures trade in 2007.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22019424#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Finding the world's 'intellectual Viagra' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/9ULA5aUxSIg/index.html

European markets at close: 03.04.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/FoFkX6ZLuu0/

Hyundai and Kia in US car recalls :: Hyundai Motor and its Kia Motors affiliate are recalling more than 1.8 million cars and sports utility vehicles in the US.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22017733#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cyprus agrees 'challenging' plan :: Cyprus has agreed to a set of "challenging" measures, the IMF says, that will release a 10bn-euro international bailout.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22014500#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Eurozone inflation falls for third straight month :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/0plnIf7yueg/

Sandberg empowers women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SdxagMQEFUw/

Woman reshaping world's skylines :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/BL59zV-xrbE/index.html

EU watchdogs need teeth on privacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/w_P6xavM7j4/index.html

Barclays report blames bank culture :: Barclays became too focused on short-term profit and bonuses in the run-up to the Libor-rigging scandal, a review commissioned by the bank says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22012261#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ticket machine card fraud rise in EU :: Several European countries have reported a rise in card crime at ticket machines and petrol pumps, says study
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22013231#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Kaesong: North Korea's financial lifeline :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/Uu7gb_kOP8s/

IMF and Egypt discuss $4.8bn loan :: International Monetary Fund officials are holding talks in Cairo with the Egyptian government about authorising a $4.8bn (£3.2bn) loan for the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22013318#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Investors launch £4bn RBS claim :: Thousands of investors launch a compensation claim for up to £4bn against Royal Bank of Scotland and four of its former bosses.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22013724#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Egypt in tough talks over IMF loan :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/tdWAreQpR0A/

Chinese growth 'encouraging' :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/q5j_3ehnSH8/

Mortgage rates 'to fall further' :: Banks and building societies expect mortgage rates to fall further over the coming months, according to the Bank of England.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22013639#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Jackson's promoter goes on trial :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bXXv8_1uqoU/index.html