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The Briefing: With a Little Help From My Friends
June 19, 2007

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TOP OF THE BRIEFING
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

Don't know if you've seen our home page lately. There's a little change. Not a big change. Just a little one. But one we are proud of.

Look in the right hand column, near the bottom. See that ad for Kiva? Well, we're proud of that. If you happen to have $100 or so that you would like to invest in a third world entrepreneur, hop to it. It's not charity. You will get paid back. At least the tens of thousands of investors so far have gotten paid back. Every penny.

And, heck, you'll be joining the ranks of Bill Gates and even CitiBank. Yes, even CitiBank has opened a new philanthropic fund for third world investment. Citigroup is using this new fund as an opportunity for their clients to engage in their passion and look at making an impact in a philanthropic way. And, by the way, they want their clients to feel more comfortable talking with the CitiBank counselors too.

And do you remember when Bill Gates announced that he will be retiring to devote his life to philanthropic projects? Well, heading up a third world bank for small entrepreneurs is his Big Project.

It is so refreshing to see this happen. Can you imagine where the world would be if we had been doing this for the past fifty years? Mind boggling, isn't it.

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Consider this site when you want current and official data on the import or export of specific products and commodities to or from the U.S.



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That's it for now. Remember, if there is anything you want to see in this ezine, let me know (I've got a bit of influence with the editor!)

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