This week at its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart signed a global “Memorandum of Understanding” with USAID.
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah described the signing as a “landmark” in the relationship between the two entities, which have worked together since 2002.
Click the slideshow above to see how and where USAID and Wal-Mart have cooperated on global development projects.
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