Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/Corporate-leadership-in-global-development.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/Corporate-leadership-in-global-development.html Poverty continues to be one of the main challenges facing the countries that will be home to 85% of the world's population in the decades to come. Today some 2.7 billion people worldwide continue to subsist on less than US$2 per day. The challenge facing the global community is to eradicate extreme poverty and to foster broad based economic development that benefits all while preserving the world’s ecosystems. Business is a core human activity, and it has a key role to play in bringing about sustainable development. http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/What-can-business-and-governments-do-to-promote-SMEs.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/What-can-business-and-governments-do-to-promote-SMEs.html Poverty remains a major challenge to sustainable development, environmental security, global stability and a truly global market. The key to poverty alleviation is economic growth that is inclusive and reaches the majority of people. Improving the performance and sustainability of local entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which represent the backbone of global economic activity, can help achieve this type of growth. http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/Mobility-as-a-Driver-for-Economic-Development-Tanzania-Case-Study.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/Mobility-as-a-Driver-for-Economic-Development-Tanzania-Case-Study.html As economic growth and industrialization accelerate and livelihoods and incomes improve, so the demand for mobility increases. However, in much of the developing world, demand for mobility solutions to drive economic growth continues to outpace supply, while paradoxically the growing number of vehicles and other mobility solutions has not been matched by improved infrastructure. Business is stepping up efforts to understand and address the sustainable mobility issues being faced by developing economies. http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/Doing-Business-with-the-World---The-New-Role-of-Corporate-Leadership-in-Global-Development.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1499/Doing-Business-with-the-World---The-New-Role-of-Corporate-Leadership-in-Global-Development.html Geneva, 10 October 2007 - Poverty remains the main challenge facing the countries that will be the home of 85% of the world's population in the decades to come. Some 2.7 billion people worldwide continue to subsist on less than US$2 per day. The challenge facing the global community is to eradicate extreme poverty and to foster economic development that benefits all while preserving natural habitats and biodiversity. Business is a core human activity, and it will be instrumental in bringing about sustainable development.