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Faced with the growing scientific evidence on the dangers of climate change, over 30 countries are meeting here Wednesday in an attempt to breathe new life into the world’s struggling carbon markets.

A $160 million loan will support reforms in Morocco’s business environment to spur competitiveness and boost growth and job creation in an increasingly competitive global economy.

The World Bank’s latest Economic Monitoring Report stresses that while the donor community’s efforts are directed towards short-term relief for Palestinian fiscal stress, it is important to recognize that the prolonged system of closures and restrictions is causing lasting damage to the competitiveness of the Palestinian economy.

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Despite the steady economic growth in many African countries over the last few years, gains have not always translated into greater gender equality or poverty reduction, the World Bank announced.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the February edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. Data continue to show important progress across many key indicators—as home prices ended the year with strong gains and purchases of new homes and sales of existing homes were also strong—although officials caution that the overall recovery remains fragile. The full Housing Scorecard is available online at www.hud.gov/scorecard.

Members of European Parliament, their national counterparts and women professionals appealed for a stronger gender dimension in all policy-making in response to the economic crisis which, they agreed, hits women harder than men.

UK universities need to reach out to children in primary schools if they want to increase the number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds benefitting from higher education, according to an interim report on promoting fair access.