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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Luxembourg to relax bank secrecy :: Luxembourg, under growing pressure from both Europe and the United States to tackle tax evasion, is to relax the secrecy surrounding its banks from 2015.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22089639#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Qatar offers Egypt $3bn lifeline :: Qatar says it will buy $3bn of Egyptian bonds to help the crisis-hit economy recover.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22093320#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
CFOs get bill shock too: Wandera lands $7M to optimize mobile data for enterprises :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OMyPqMhqIv4/story01.htm
Hollande: Eradicate tax havens :: France's President Hollande calls for "eradication" of the world's tax havens, as he tries to repair damage caused by a tax scandal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22094194#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
European governments agree to open up public data :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/IkIIkhtMw38/story01.htm
WTO cuts 2013 trade growth forecast :: The World Trade Organization cuts its trade growth forecast for 2013 because of risks from protectionism and the eurozone crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22093304#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Hundreds of Morrisons jobs at risk :: Nearly 700 jobs could be cut at Morrisons supermarkets as manual cash counting is replaced with machines in back offices.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-22093818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
South Korea Raises Surveillance Alert Level; Says Pyongyang Can Launch Missile Any Time :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>South Korea said on Wednesday that North Korea is prepared to launch a mid-range ballistic missile from its east coast "at any time," even as the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces raised their alert level to increase surveillance monitoring.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/south-korea-raises-surveillance-alert-level-says-pyongyang-can-launch-missile-any-time-1182543
VIDEO: Slovenia: Next Eurozone domino to fall? :: The Slovenian government is coming under increasing pressure as international media speculation mounts over the country's finances.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22091513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Cash in on used clothing :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/yWzhxjUEjEQ/
What's next for Europe's recovery? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/9v2SLhudP4c/
Apple iPhone 5S Release Date Tipped For July: Multiple Color Options, At Least Two Screen Sizes Rumored :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Despite the fact that Apple released the existing iPhone 5 only in September last year and that the company generally takes at least 12 months to launch a new handset, speculations regarding a summer release of the sixth-generation iPhone, presumably dubbed the iPhone 5S, are gaining momentum day by day.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-iphone-5s-release-date-tipped-july-multiple-color-options-least-two-screen-sizes-rumored
Will we care about privacy in 20 years? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DB0UllUVxeE/index.html
Spain industrial output falls again :: Spain's industrial output fell by 6.5% in February, figures show, as the eurozone's fourth largest economy remains mired in recession.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22089634#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Flights set to be bumpier, costlier :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/gV57JaGzFIM/index.html
US Stock Futures Signal Higher Open Ahead Of 2014 Budget Proposal, FOMC Minutes :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open on Wednesday, as markets await the release of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal and minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. </p>
<p>Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.22 percent to 1,566.60. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 Index gained 0.32 percent to 2,806.50, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.22 percent to 14,642.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stock-futures-signal-higher-open-ahead-2014-budget-proposal-fomc-minutes-1182465
MPs call for savings safety alert :: Banks should tell customers when their savings increase beyond the level that would be guaranteed if the institution collapsed, MPs suggest.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22091145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
North Korea Luxury Hotel Scrapped By Kempinski Amid Threats Of Nuclear War :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>It looks like North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" will live up to its name after all. German luxury hotelier Kempinski made the shocking announcement last November that it would open at least 100 rooms at the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel by the end of 2013. This week, amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, it made the less shocking revelation that it had pulled out of the project.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/north-korea-luxury-hotel-scrapped-kempinski-amid-threats-nuclear-war-1182463
China's Yuan Internationalization: Africa Eyeing Dim Sum Bond Market :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-yuan-internationalization-africa-eyeing-dim-sum-bond-market-1182383
Right-to-buy: A tainted gift? :: How Thatcher's Right to Buy scheme changed lives
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