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Mabuhay, Business: Sustainable Development and Foreign Direct Investment in the Philippines
No longer the "sick man of Asia," the Philippines proved to be economically resilient through the global financial crisis, emerging as a good place to do business. But will increased foreign direct investment inflows support the nation\'s sustainable development goals? During the 19th and early 20th centuries, after it was forced into semi-colonial status through a series of unequal treaties negotiated by the Great Powers, China was known as "the sick man of Asia." In more recent times, however, that phrase has been used to describe the Philippines, which for decades has remained the region's economic laggard. Though Corazon "Cory" ...
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The Almighty Peso: Sustainable Investing in Mexico
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Deceleration of Microfinance
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Small Loans + Fine Print = Big Problems: Striking the Regulatory Balance for Microfinance in India
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