Within the investment grade economies, the West is getting a prognosis negative while the developing nations are getting cleaner bills of health.

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While data on the direct effect of free condoms in developing nations are limited, past campaigns in Uganda, Thailand and Brazil have shown that making condoms readily available can significantly reduce the transmission of HIV.

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Furthermore Nokia sales in the U.S. have collapsed, sales in China are problematic, and while historically Nokia has had a very strong position in developing nations, the company faces a strong threat from low-end, cheap, Chinese Android devices.

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While deadly hurricanes or tsunamis can be catastrophic regardless of geography, developing nations tend to suffer a second blow through the economic damage that can continue long after the debris is gone.

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On Iran, we agree that the P5-plus-1 talks with Iran that should be announced soon offer us an opportunity to resolve diplomatically the critical issue of ensuring that Iran is abiding by its international obligations, that will allow it to rejoin the community of nations, and have peaceful uses of nuclear energy while not developing nuclear weapons.

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While the world financial crisis continues to display a seemingly never-ending dark shadow, most of these developing nations still present really attractive investment opportunities for global and regional companies.

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