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Inside this issue

• How the International Monetary Fund is changing to become stronger and more responsive

• The UK public sector is growing

• The non-profit sector is turning to business education - -

Content

Enterprise introduces a whiff of revolution

Sarah Murray looks at how the non-profit and development agency model is being re-examined

International Monetary Fund: IMF turns tables on head-hunters

Sarah O’Connor looks at how the institution is planning to adapt its staffing needs to the current economic climate

UK: Job security becomes the top priority

Gill Plimmer explains why private-sector employment has fallen out of favour with applicants

Credit crunch: ‘Talent tsunami’ from downturn floods sector

Sarah Murray examines the trend of senior executives moving away from commerce

Changing places: Executives who step into the unknown

Lauren Foster asks what to expect from a move to the non-profit sector

Focus: From career to community work

Leslye Louie talks about the differences between the corporate work culture of her past and that of the non-profit sector

Non-profit: Charities seek support in the schoolroom

Rebecca Knight on how the social sector is turning to business education

International Rescue: A week of self-development can be a useful ‘luxury’

Participants from non-profits find training on leadership skills and strategy-building useful

AdDB: From strong buttress to essential prop

After nearly a decade of sustained growth, most African economies are stalling in the midst of the global economic crisis, or indeed slipping into reverse

After capital boost, ADB wages battle for talent

Compared to troubled banks that are short of capital and that are shedding staff because of weak demand for financial services, the Asian Development Bank is in a rather sweet spot

AFD looks beyond Francophone Africa

Spiralling demand for funds in Latin America