The Philippines strengthened business regulations by enhancing access to credit and cutting corporate income taxes in 2008/2009, joining most economies in East Asia and the Pacific in helping to increase opportunities for local firms, the Doing Business 2010 report of IFC and the World Bank shows. Press Release | Doing Business website
 

World Bank Launches Photo Competition for the Filipino Youth
Join the World Bank photo competition on "Making Growth Work for the Poor", open to all Filipino photographers between 16-25 years old. Take your best shot to win as much as Php50,000 in any of the 5 categories. Deadline for submission: October 16, 2009. More Information | Download the poster: Full Color (pdf, 157kb) | Black and White (pdf, 1,502kb)

Essay Competition: Youth Entrepreneurship in Times of Crisis
The World Bank's Y2Y Global Youth Conference is holding an essay contest on "Youth Entrepreneurship in Times of Crisis", open to participants between 18-30 years old. The author of the winning essay will receive a laptop worth $1000 and the opportunity to be published in a World Bank working paper. Deadline for submissions: October 1, 2009. More Information

The Second International Conference on Migration and Development
(September 10-11, 2009, Washington DC)
The conference will bring together some of the world’s top academics and researchers in the migration field. Speakers will present their recent research findings on the most important questions in the debate on migration, remittances and development. More Information | Get the latest remittance data 

G20 Summit
(September 24-25, 2009)
At the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit, leaders will review the progress made since the Washington and London Summits and discuss further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global financial and economic crisis. More Information

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