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Shared Prosperity–Join our Workshop May 5th!

Dear Pitaconsumers! This coming Sunday marks our 4th “Mind Your Body; Mind Your Stress” workshop in the networking series combining yoga with social media tips.  We are now offering a special student discount of $5 off to participate! What Does … Continue reading

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World Bank-IMF Spring 2013 Meetings: April 18th

Opening Press Conference by World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Yong Kim   Venue: IMF HQ2 Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room) Time:8:45-9:30 AM PITAPOLICY Live Blogging President Jim Yong Kim: OUR Question: Which ones come from #MENA region? @worldbank … Continue reading

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World Bank Spring Briefings: 1) Bending Arc of Poverty, 2) Millennial Development Goals, Civil Society Organizations

Millennial Development Goals Live blogging: Maria Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, Uganda Millennial Development Goals were being developed in silos…maternal health goal wasn’t considering education goals Disagrees a bit w/Seema Aziz, Founder of CARE, largest NGO in … Continue reading

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Notes from the ‘Capital of Innovation’

Last week, PITAPOLICY shared with you tips on managing your business during the year-end holiday season by PITAPOLICY Consulting Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum.  This week we wanted to share with you addition tips on innovation and entrepreneurship via this article found on … Continue reading

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Working in fragile states like Yemen is for more than salmon fishing

This week on PITAPOLICY, we feature a post from the World Bank blog.  Wael Zakout, Yemen Country Manager, reflects on his experience of disaster risks when working in fragile states.  Zakout also shares his views on the impact the World … Continue reading

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World Bank & IMF Annual Spring Meeting: PITAPOLICY Consumes Information & Continues to Digest

 2012 marked the first time PITAPOLICY attended the annual World Bank and IMF meeting, held between April 17th through April 22nd, as a Political Economy Blogger–dare I say “the press.”  During PITAPOLICY’s public sector days, consuming information began with tracking … Continue reading

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Shari’ ah Finance Part 2: Ramadan Provides Opportunities to Leverage Social Capital

by: Mehrunisa Qayyum In this month, PITAPOLICY is highlighting Shar’iah Finance and its related Islamic components. The August 4th post identified the purpose and reasons for increased interest in Shari’ah finance. Also this month, the world’s 2 billion-ish Muslims engage … Continue reading

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