Direction générale de la mondialisation, du développement et des partenariats This study was prepared by the OECD in cooperation with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The opinions e[pressed and the arguPents adYanced in this study do not necessariOy reÀect those of the Government of France or those of other member countries of the OECD. 3 Harnessing the skills of migrants and diasporas t...

one of the most important policies concerning the adjustment of foreign trade is to allocate foreign currency by establishing an exchange control system. the mechanism of this would be so that the central bank operates or supervises all transactions concerning foreign exchange. however, the controlling system, like all other international systems of payment, operates with some adjustments and i...

Now the investment promotion administration is carried out by the External Affairs Office of every city’s government without effective information integration. The building of City Investment Promotion Information Network System will be helpful for meeting the foreign investor’s information demands in a fast, easy and accurate way from all directions and levels. What’s more, it also helps to im...

BACKGROUND Global health diplomacy (GHD) is a burgeoning field bridging the priorities of global health and foreign affairs. Given the increasing need to mobilize disparate global health stakeholders coupled with the need to design complex public health partnerships to tackle issues of international concern, effective and timely cooperation among state actors is critical. Health Attachés repres...

Introduction In 2008, the Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) invited applications from teams of researchers and decision-makers who were interested in conducting research related to human resources for health and the implementation and use of integrated health information systems in Africa, with special attention to equity considerations. These thematic areas constituted the focus of the ...

Peter Jones is Project Leader of the Middle East Security and Arms Control Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Prior to joining SIPRI in 1995, he spent seven years with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs dealing with arms control and security issues in the Middle East, Europe, and at the United Nations. Dr. Jones holds a Ph.D. in War Studies from Kin...

With the progress of globalization, China is forming increasing intimate relations with other nations. However, under the context of globalization, we must know each other quite well to promote cross-cultural communication, which requires that our English education follow the multi-cultural principle. On the one hand, we should know more countries who take English as their official or foreign l...