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What is IEA Bioenergy?

Response to a need 

IEA Bioenergy is an organisation set up in 1978 by the International Energy Agency (IEA) with the aim of improving cooperation and information exchange between countries that have national programmes in bioenergy research, development and deployment.

In terms of foreign investment in France, 2007 was a year of changes.

First of all, there was change in the international macroeconomic climate. Following several years of rapid world economic growth, the financial crisis in the subprime housing market led to a slowing down of the US economy in the second half of 2007, resulting in the threat of recession which intensified at the beginning of 2008. The risk was compounded by factors affecting stability – high rate of exchange of the euro, weakness of the dollar, worsening of the deficit in the US balance of payments, increase in the price of petrol and raw materials, inflationary tension – which can lead to possibly severe readjustments at any time.

Hungry for change. Wildly imaginative. Disruptive by nature. Totally wired to the people who matter most. To some people, this might sound like your average teenager. In fact, these are the qualities companies will need to thrive in the near future, according to our newest CEO study.

Given the need to reduce the enormous footprint of the gold-mining industry, EARTHWORKS and Oxfam America teamed up to launch the No Dirty Gold campaign in 2004. The campaign seeks to clean up irresponsible mining practices and has called on manufacturers, retailers, and mining companies to respect human rights and environmental standards at gold and metals mining operations.

More than 100,000 individuals have joined the campaign in urging companies to adopt such standards. And thus far, more than 25 jewelry companies have expressed their support for more responsible mining by endorsing the Golden Rules, a set of criteria for more responsible mining. This is significant, given that jewelry accounts for as much as 80 percent of gold consumption worldwide

Person-to-Person-to-Person: Harnessing the Political Power of Online Social Networks and User Generated Content

What's a campaign, non-profit, or advocacy group to do when the public wants individualized, interactive, on-demand content thisveryminute? The good news is that the tools for building active social networks already exist.  They are surprisingly affordable, and they seem to work well for both national movements and small, local campaigns. Person-to-Person-to-Person takes what you already know about human nature and incorporates the concepts in an affordable, tangible way into strategy.

Land of opportunity

Despite difficulties in the global financial markets in the second half of last year, total assets under administration in the hedge fund industry continued to grow strongly, and such a robust and defiant display surely bodes well for the continued development of the sector during 2008. To this end, this HFM How to Start a Hedge Fund in the US 2008 Report draws upon the experience and expertise of senior industry professionals and key service providers to guide you towards achieving the ultimate goal of establishing a hedge fund which thrives in the US space.

7 Currency Hedge Funds Roundtable
2007 Outlook
By Robert Murray
Institutional investing in currency strategies has been rising, but many managers recorded lower-than-expected returns in 2006. What is the outlook for currencies this year, and will predicted outflows become a reality? AIN gathered specialists from various firms to discuss their approaches to currency trading and their expectations for the future.