The FINANCIAL -- CINCINNATI, Jul 19, 2011 -- The Procter & Gamble Company and Communities In Schools (CIS) today announced the launch of GIVE Education, an inspiring new campaign developed to increase awareness of the student dropout crisis in the U.S. and raise funds to help keep millions of students in school.

The FINANCIAL -- MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Trade has been a key tool for driving growth and poverty reduction in Asia and should be expanded and improved so the benefits are shared by all economies in the region, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.

The FINANCIAL -- MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Pacific’s resource-rich economies of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Timor-Leste will continue to expand strongly this year as commodity prices remain firm but growth in the rest of the region is set to remain subdued, says the new issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Pacific Economic Monitor.