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	<description>We contribute to peace, stability and economic growth  by building markets and creating jobs.</description>
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		<title>Foreign Direct Investment vs. Overseas Direct Assistance: The Battle is On!</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/17/foreign-direct-investment-vs-overseas-direct-assistance-the-battle-is-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikayla Wicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Direct Investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is impossible not to notice that foreign direct investment is fast outstripping aid to some of the world&#8217;s poorest countries. What does this mean for the economic growth of these countries? Does this spell the end of aid? Or is it all hype? Building Markets is running a research programme over the summer to... <a href="http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/17/foreign-direct-investment-vs-overseas-direct-assistance-the-battle-is-on/"> More>>.</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Painful Story of Contracting in Afghanistan: I know a guy…</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/11/the-painful-story-of-contracting-in-afghanistan-i-know-a-guy%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/11/the-painful-story-of-contracting-in-afghanistan-i-know-a-guy%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ainsley Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Changing the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghan First]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farhad Safi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we first started our local procurement project in January 2006, convincing international organizations to buy locally from Afghan businesses was a tough sell. Buyers had a laundry list of reasons that condemned local businesses to small value work, usually using the “I-know-a-guy” method of procurement. When the biggest spender operating in the country started... <a href="http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/11/the-painful-story-of-contracting-in-afghanistan-i-know-a-guy%e2%80%a6/"> More>>.</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How can we Measure the Impact of Peacebuilding?</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/10/how-can-we-measure-the-impact-of-peacebuilding/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/10/how-can-we-measure-the-impact-of-peacebuilding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Blogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peacekeeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance for Peacebuilding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peacebuilding Evidence Summit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Institute of Peace]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An Alliance for Peacebuilding report features a case study of Building Markets in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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		<title>Banditry in the US Congress? USAID vs. Contractors.</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/08/banditry-in-the-us-congress-usaid-and-contractors/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/08/banditry-in-the-us-congress-usaid-and-contractors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Rees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[g7+]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USAID]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/?p=4889</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the coming days the US Congressional Committee on Oversight and Reform is going to hear arguments for and against USAID efforts to reform how it distributes US taxpayers&#8217; international aid dollars. Its a twisted case of Robin Hood in reverse: whereby the rich are looking to nick the goodies from the poor, to give back... <a href="http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/05/08/banditry-in-the-us-congress-usaid-and-contractors/"> More>>.</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Linking SMEs in the Mining Industry</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/04/03/linking-smes-in-the-mining-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/04/03/linking-smes-in-the-mining-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calitha Bropleh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Liberia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market linkages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMEs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa-Australia Partnerships Facility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AusAID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/?p=4842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One staff member of our Liberia initiative, traveled to South Africa and Australia as part of a best practices tour that discussed how to create better market linkages between SMEs in mining.]]></description>
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		<title>Our New Name Is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/03/28/our-new-name-is/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/03/28/our-new-name-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Gilmore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid industry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/?p=4818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In which we announce our new name.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Rose by Any Other Name</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/03/27/a-rose-by-any-other-name/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/03/27/a-rose-by-any-other-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Gilmore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[smart aid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/?p=4800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, unless that rose is named Peace Dividend Trust.“]]></description>
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		<title>Building Markets Helps UN Set the Stage to Buy More Locally in Liberia</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/03/20/pdt-helps-un-set-the-stage-to-buy-more-locally-in-liberia/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/03/20/pdt-helps-un-set-the-stage-to-buy-more-locally-in-liberia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smart aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/?p=4772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) is seeking to increase its base of prospective suppliers by building up its vendor roster. PDT hosted a Vendor Registration event to help connect business owners in Liberia with UNMIL.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Connecting the Policy with the Practice: Interview with Engineers Without Borders CEO George Roter</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/02/29/connecting-the-policy-with-the-practice-interview-with-engineers-without-borders-ceo-george-roter/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/02/29/connecting-the-policy-with-the-practice-interview-with-engineers-without-borders-ceo-george-roter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clare Hutchinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agribusiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Changing the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government Accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aid pirates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aid transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineers without borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george roter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interns with microphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PDT sits down to chat with George Roter, the CEO of Engineers Without Borders Canada, about EWB's work, citizen advocacy, and agricultural value chains. Aka what all the cool kids talk about.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Music to my ears. &#8220;The engine of development&#8221;.</title>
		<link>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/02/10/music-to-my-ears-the-engine-of-development/</link>
		<comments>http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/2012/02/10/music-to-my-ears-the-engine-of-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Rees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[g7+]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketplace]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/?p=4713</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I was catching up on some long overdue reading.  An old friend in UKAid, or it is Dfid, sent me something to look over 6 months ago.  Once I starting reading it I got to thinking of a roaring engine.  What engine is that?  Its the sound of a functioning prosperous private sector, distributing wealth, creating jobs and lifting people out of poverty.]]></description>
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