It is surprising why there are doubts about the resilience of the traditional Indian retailer. The ICRIER report on the "Impact of Organized Retailing on the Unorganized Sector" provides clear evidence of the competitive spirit of the kirana stores.

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Community cooperatives have experienced more than a 70% boom in South Africa over the past four years. This prompted Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to declare that cooperatives are viable instruments to fight the high unemployment in the country.

Church-supported program assists Haiti food crisis >Jul. 29, 2008 NOTE: Photographs are available at http://umns.umc.org . >A UMNS Report By Jan Dragin* Struggling in the grip of a worsening world food crisis, Haitians in the island nation's remote Artib

What we consumers feared would hit us this summer— a sharp hike in our electric bills—has happened. Not a few housewives (and their husbands!) nearly fainted when they saw how big their Meralco bill for April was.