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A selcetion of features I wrote for BBC Online, with commentary and interviews, often with the same people, to bring them up to date. Gaza economy stuggles as humanitarian aid is blocked. Yemen aid aimed at curbing extremism. Tunisia faces credibility challenge. Jordan acts to pre-empt public discontent. Relief and optimism in new Egypt. Sinai Bedouin left out of development. Pakistan affluence sparks health fears as business fights on all fronts. What next after Bin Laden and funding terrorism. Afghan investment choices stifled by security scares but property in Kabul remains bouyant. Business Jihad. How does Ramadan affect business. Discovering Dhaka and the reality of village life in Bangladesh. Tension over coal mine in Phulbari. Energy for the masses and the perennial water crisis. Muhammad Yunus and a critical look at Microcredit. Danone's yoghurt strategy and hidden hunger. Harsh necessity of child labour and human cost of cheap clothes. Does Bangladesh use foreign aid wisely amid endemic corruption? Flash floods destroy livelihoods. The nation's unsung heroes. What future for Bangladesh?
