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Microinsurance in Rapid Expansion Says ILO, Munich Re Report

According to the Microinsurance Innovation Facility of the International Labor Organization and the Munich Re Foundation, “the number of microinsurance schemes worldwide has increased substantially over the past five years and now reaches an estimated 500 million worldwide.” Microinsurance has …

U.S. Considers Removing All Tariffs for Poor Nations

The U.S. government said on Friday it is investigating the probable economic effects of eliminating all tariffs and quotas on goods from the world’s least-developed countries (LDCs). The U.S. International Trade Commission said it would report its findings to the …