News Updates EGYPT COMMENTS The Egyptian government announced on Sunday that it is cutting the wheat flour subsidy to bakeries and that the flour will be sold at market prices. However, bread will be 100 percent subsidized. Bakers are complaining that the new subsidy formula for bread sales will not cover the flour and operating costs. The price of flour is increasing from $2.59/100 kilograms to $44.00/100 kilograms; the government allows bakers about $1.23/100 kilograms for production costs, but bakers say the cost is actually $1.85/100 kilograms. There will be no change to the retail cost as a result of this change, but with the subsidy applied strictly to bread, there will be little incentive for flour to be diverted into the animal fe...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.