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...fixed-line telephone networks used to transmit Internet services in much of the rest of the world are almost nonexistent across the continent. On average, there are only four lines for every 100 people - the lowest rate anywhere in the world. That has left much of Africa reliant on satellites for its Web access. But they are costly to use and offer limited capacity. O3b - short for the "other 3 billion" around the world who are unable to tap into the Web - plans to deploy spacecraft more cheaply by orbiting them at lower altitudes than traditional satellites. That should also...
...Germany, France and Italy were more conciliatory, warning that the E.U. needed Russia too much to risk any rash retribution - especially given how reliant much of the E.U. is on Russian gas and oil. "We are economically interdependent with the Russians: Russians need our market, we need the Russian market," Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb said...
...trillions of cubic feet of natural gas onshore and offshore. And it seems to be only the Republicans who understand that companies should be competing for the right to tap those resources, and get that energy source flowing into these hungry markets so that we will be less reliant on foreign sources of energy. In a volatile world, relying on foreign regimes that are not friendly to Americans, asking them to ramp up resource production for our benefit, that's nonsensical...
...Cambodia. For many people, microfinance has philanthropic connotations because of its focus on the world’s poorest. This is not a completely inaccurate depiction, as it does offer many options for the poor that they have never previously had. However, microfinance at its core is more reliant on the agency of the poor than on the philanthropy of those in the industry. Microfinance is about empowerment and giving the poor a chance to survive, but as the saying goes, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Because of the misconception...
...have benefited from the flood tide of investment and tourism dollars, of course. But the gains haven't been spread evenly and some worry that Macau - which once had a manufacturing sector to balance tourism as a source of jobs - has become a one-trick economy that is dangerously reliant on the gaming industry. Gambling taxes now account for three-quarters of the government's revenues. The industry has grown so rapidly, it is even stunting the development of other sectors by vacuuming up the best talent. Says Lawrence Ho, CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment, one of Macau's casino...