Creating an Opportunity to transform lives in Africa November 20, 2011 TODAY City A.M. is launching its first Christmas appeal. As a newspaper that has become a standard bearer for private enterprise and individual responsibility, I’m delighted that we have formed a partnership with Opportunity International, a brilliant charity that helps poor entrepreneurs worldwide build independent and prosperous lives for themselves by lending them money to [...]
Back our appeal – and make a real difference November 20, 2011 CARLOS Moreno’s life changed forever when he received a loan from Opportunity International. In less than two years, the hard-up Colombian entrepreneur had turned his small spice making business into an 11-man operation growing, drying, packaging and selling more than 50 different teas and spices. That was in 1971 and Carlos was Opportunity’s first-ever customer. [...]
HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL November 20, 2011 “I am delighted that City A.M. and Opportunity International have partnered for this very special appeal. Having visited Opportunity International’s work I have seen first hand the difference that its microfinance programmes make to poor people. A small loan of £140 can transform a poor person’s business and give them a hand-up out of poverty. [...]
ANDREW MITCHELL M.P. November 20, 2011 “THE only way we are going to beat poverty in the long run is through trade and business, which is why we will match public donations to this appeal pound for pound. We want to help people help themselves out of poverty, and the coalition government is determined to back innovative charities like Opportunity International. [...]
PLACE YOUR BIDS IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION November 20, 2011 CITY A.M. is kicking off its first Christmas appeal by hosting an auction online that is offering a selection of exclusive and unmissable gifts to the highest bidders. Among the unique experiences we have brought together are a spectacular evening at sophisticated eatery Boisdale in Canary Wharf, complete with whiskies, wines, and food by Michelin-trained [...]
Maude warns union bosses November 20, 2011 THE GOVERNMENT warned unions yesterday it is prepared to pass tough new strike laws and axe the pension reform deal if public sector workers go ahead with a planned strike later this month. In a sign the government is losing patience with the unions, cabinet office minister Francis Maude said it was “absolutely within our [...]
Let’s not go back to sub-prime loans November 20, 2011 THERE are two ways one can address a problem caused by faulty policies: by tackling its root causes – or by addressing some of its manifestations, and risk creating more issues thanks to the law of unintended consequences which plagues all government actions. Regrettably, when it comes to house prices, the government is largely going [...]
A dozen killed in Egypt November 20, 2011 AT LEAST 12 people were killed in clashes between security forces and crowds protesting against Egypt’s ruling military council yesterday, in some of the worst violence since the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak. With just a week before voting in the first free parliamentary election in decades, the confrontations raised worries about the impending [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 20, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES CAYMAN DIRECTORS COLLECT FUND JOBS A small group of Cayman Island “jumbo directors” are sitting on the boards of hundreds of hedge funds as demand for independent directors booms in the Caribbean tax haven. A least four individuals hold more than 100 non-executive directorships each, and 14 have more than 70 – each [...]
EU in push for joint euro-bonds November 20, 2011 The EU does not need a treaty change to issue region-wide euro-bonds, according to the European Commission (EC), but would be best off negotiating one anyway so that the bonds can be underwritten jointly by Eurozone governments. In a discussion paper for release this week, the EC attempts to put the issue of euro-bonds on [...]
