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--The Environmental Business Finance Program, to be implemented by the World Bank/International Finance Corporation (IFC), which seeks to provide small and medium enterprises with increased access to investment capital for environmentally-friendly business activities. GEF will work directly with lenders to help create a more conducive business environment for GEF-eligible business activities. The $20 million GEF grant is expected to be supplemented by $70 million in co-financing from other sources. A particularly innovative aspect of this global project is its system for linking environmental performance, measured by monitoring and evaluation indicators, to financial performance. Under this system, funding allocations would be directly correlated with global environmental benefits. ... [Read More]

For the Record Newsletter – European Programs Branch
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USIS Washington File: TEXT: INTERIOR DEPT. PRESS RELEASE ON CAVIAR REGULATIONS

The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, administers the Endangered Species Act, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes Federal excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state wildlife agencies. This program is a cornerstone of the Nation's wildlife management efforts, funding fish and wildlife restoration, boating access, hunter education, shooting ranges, and related projects across America. ... [Read More]

U.S. Engagement in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Staying Our Course Along the Silk Road
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Reliable Supplies of Energy for a Growing World Economy
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