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content reflects this thinking and seeks to infuse financial
institutions with the risk culture they are seeking to create," said
Stephanie Hodnett, VP of Content Development at Zoologic.

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About Zoologic

Zoologic provides finance professionals around the globe with
highest-quality, cost -effective learning solutions, including
instructor-led training, web-based courseware, assessment , and
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The Commission will be funded by voluntary contributions from the private
and public sectors, and is endorsed by the governments of Canada, Denmark,
Egypt , Finland, Guatemala, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Tanzania and the United
Kingdom.
As banks move from compartmentalized risk processes, handled
within individual departments, to a company-wide "risk culture,"
Zoologic recognizes that employees across entire organizations need to
develop proficiency in modern risk practices.

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They include Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, U.

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"Our ultimate goal is to give the world's three billion poor the tools
they need to create capital and economic growth for themselves," said Hernando
de Soto. Zoologic offers these courses in a blend of e-learning,
instructor-led courses, assessment, and on-the-job performance tools. Zoologic creates programs tailored to
the needs of its clients.) or +44 (0) 207-464-8412 (outside the U.

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Global Poverty Linked to Scarce Rule of Law

"Global poverty can be eradicated only if governments give the poor a
legitimate stake in the economy by extending property rights and other
safeguards to all citizens," said Secretary Albright.

More information is available about The High Level Commission on Legal
Empowerment of the Poor at http://legalempowerment.

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In addition to drawing on the experience of the Commission members, advice
and expertise will be solicited from a variety of non-governmental
organizations, multilateral agencies, and target populations, such as
indigenous people, women, labor unions, and displaced individuals.

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
will also play an important role in light of its support for countries that
are transitioning towards a market economy. Naqvi,
former chairman of the National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan; Arjun
Sengupta, chairman of the National Commission on Enterprises in the Informal
Sector of India; Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu, Minister of Housing for South Africa;
and Pansak Vinyaratn, Chief Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Thailand. Founded in 1993, Zoologic
is headquartered in New York, NY, and serves over 450 entities in more
than 45 countries.

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"While many worthy initiatives are underway to fight
global poverty, our Commission will focus on a unique and overlooked aspect of
the problem: the inextricable link between pervasive poverty and the absence
of legal protections for the poor.
"Companies moving towards reducing risk and the resulting losses
will see improvement in revenues and profits, as well as in public
image and creditworthiness ," said David Millar, Zoologic subject
matter expert and specialist in corporate governance, risk management,
and banking regulations, including Basel II.).

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"Most of the world's poor possess assets of some kind, but they are unable
to benefit from the economic system because they lack legal means to protect
and leverage their assets," said Dr.undp.org or by contacting
Cate Ambrose, Senior Policy and Communications Advisor for the Commission, at
UNDP at 212-906-6347 or via email at cate .

Business Editors/Education Writers/Financial Editors

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For industry leaders in risk compliance, Basel II offers the
opportunity to achieve a pronounced competitive advantage.
In business over thirteen years, Zoologic is unique among its
competitors in understanding both the field of finance and the
pedagogy of corporate education.

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This two-and-one-half year effort is intended to contribute significantly
to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the global and country
levels, including the pledge by all UN members to cut extreme poverty
worldwide by half by 2015.

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Supreme Court
Justice Anthony Kennedy, former Presidents Fernando Cardoso of Brazil and Mary
Robinson of Ireland, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi of Iran, all of
whom were in New York for the Commission's launch today. As poor populations
gain benefits that go beyond property and ownership, they will become
participants in a system of laws and commerce that can leverage capital,
create investment, and generate such rewards as clean water, medical care ,
schools and economic growth. "In many poorer countries,
overly burdensome and unworkable bureaucracies compound the problem."
The Commission will operate as an independent entity with support from the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its capacity as chair of the UN
Development Group.
Other members of the Commission attending the launch activities included
Lahkdar Brahimi , head of the United Nations Mission to Iraq; Ashraf Gahni,
dean of Kabul University and former Minister of Finance for Afghanistan;
Muhammad Medhat Hassanein, former Minister of Finance for Egypt; Hilde
Frafjord Johnson, Minister of Development Corporation, Norway; Michael Moore,
former Director General of the World Trade Organization; Syed Tanwir H.

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Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright and Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, this month will
begin its unique mission to extend the rule of law to the world's poor.
Commission members include an array of international leaders with a
diversity of views from the worlds of politics, economics, law, and social
policy.

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leading global provider of financial training programs, has launched a
series of courses to help banks meet the challenges of structuring and
implementing risk-related regulatory requirements for compliance with
Basel II deadlines looming in 2006 and 2007.

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For more information about Zoologic's Operational Risk program and
other offerings, contact our sales organization at 1-800-482-2643 (in
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The Commission, which is co-chaired by former U."
The Commission's work is based on the conviction that broadening the rule
of law and ensuring users' and property rights for the poor and marginalized
populations leads to economic and social empowerment.S.

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"We need to replicate successful practices that allow individuals to
participate in legitimate economic systems and to improve their lives. de Soto.

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ambrose@undp. To this aim, Zoologic
has created the Risk 2K series, including courses on Operational Risk,
Market Risk, Credit Risk, Basel II, and Risk Principles and
Measurement.

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Basel II is a set of regulations that encourages financial
institutions to address market, credit, and operational risks
company-wide.

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New Group To Promote Access to Legal Protections for the World's Poor

NEW YORK, The High Level Commission on Legal
Empowerment of the Poor, a new independent global initiative, today announced
it will fight global poverty by focusing on the connection between poverty and
the lack of legal protections.
"This is a wholly different approach to the poverty debate," said co-chair
Madeleine Albright. These solutions enable our clients to
increase the performance and productivity of their workforce and the
overall profitability of their businesses.

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"Zoologic created this set of courses recognizing that risk
processes are not only a regulatory issue, but also an ROI issue.S.