Health

A Clean Fuel to Boost Incomes

Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 04, 2008

Compressed Natural Gas has been around since the 1980s. Through an ADF-supported project, it has finally taken off in Dhaka. Pamposh Dhar writes for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the Dhaka Clean Fuel Project. DHAKA - As with other big cities ...

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As ‘halal’ as New Zealand: Evaluating Potency of Halal Food Sector

Istanbul, Turkey, April 22, 2008

The only way to tap the multi-billion food market in Islamic countries is to establish a halal standard and the Turkish agriculture minister asks why Turkey shouldn’t do so when New Zealand has. At a time when McDonalds produces halal chicken ...

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Southeast Asia And the Palm Oil Boom

Istanbul, Turkey, April 21, 2008

Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists warn the crop may not satisfy a global thirst for energy that is both clean and green. They caution that oil palm ...

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Istanbul will support Jakarta water management

Istanbul, Turkey, April 01, 2008

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo visited Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kadir Topbaş. In the meeting, it was decided that Jakarta will benefit from successful water management. Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo of Indonesia visited Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kadir Topbaş in ...

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Bangladesh to move to develop Halal Market

Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 28, 2008

A Halal Malaysia Week 2008 will be organised in Dhaka in July to promote and popularise halal products in Bangladesh. Hazizah Awang, president of Epic Tips, a promotion and marketing agency for Malaysian entrepreneurs, told a press conference in Dhaka ...

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D-8 Congratulates Bangladesh on Its Independence Day

Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 27, 2008

Bangladesh today celebrated her 38th Independence and National Day paying tributes to the martyred war heroes. A 31-gun salute at dawn heralded the day. President Professor Iajuddin Ahmed and caretaker government Chief Advisor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed led the nation in paying ...

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D-8 Eyes the Potency of Health Tourism

Istanbul, Turkey, March 20, 2008

Though renown for its white sand beaches and sun, Turkey has not yet optimized its potentials in health tourism. The modern health infrastructure in Turkey so far has not yet been maximized to share the pie and only gained 500 ...

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Development Efforts of D-8 on Bioenergy should Observes EU’s Concerns

Istanbul, Turkey, March 01, 2008

The debate about how to encourage the most sustainable forms of bioenergy will focus in coming months on a proposed European directive aimed at promoting renewable energy use. The document proposes rules for the 27-nation bloc that will, among other things, ...

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Developing Non-Food Sources for Biofuels and Biodiesel, D-8 should Learn China’s Biofuel Development Plan

Istanbul, Turkey, February 14, 2008

The Chinese government, seeking to tackle mounting food inflation, is offering financial support to biofuel producers and farmers who use non-food crops such as cellulose, sorghum or cassava as feedstocks. The Ministry of Finance will provide subsidies and facilitate financing ...

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D-8 Organization Expresses Condolences to the Passing of Suharto

Istanbul, Turkey, January 27, 2008

Former Indonesian President Suharto, died on Sunday. He was 86. Suharto had been in intensive care with lung, heart and kidney failure since he was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 4. Over the past week his physicians had spoken of ...

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