Huffington Post (blog)
As part of an on-going series on social innovation, I recently interviewed
Aleem Walji, Practice Manager for Innovation at the World Bank Institute.
We discussed the intersection between innovation and development, the
future of social enterprise, ...
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World Bank funds Zambia-Malawi biodiversity project
Xinhua
LUSAKA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved a grant which will
help Zambia and Malawi to establish trans-frontier management of
biodiversity in Nyika Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) that borders
the two countries, the Zambia Daily ...
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Zoellick Sees a New Tunisia, Pledges World Bank Support
PR-USA.net (press release)
World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick today concluded a two-day
visit to Tunisia to learn first-hand the progress and aspirations of the
Tunisian people during this time of historic change, and to support the
country's interim reform agenda ...
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World Bank chief economist optimistic on Tanzania
Coastweek
The World Bank Chief Economist also allayed fears, saying Tanzania 's
inflation rate remains substantially low as compared to the international
set standards. For his part, the World Bank Country Director for Tanzania ,
Uganda and Burundi , Jean Murray ...
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World Bank meeting in Kenya 2011 (Photos)
BusinessLIVE
The three-day forum, which is backed by the World Bank, took place in
Nairobi Kenya from April 27 to April 29. The forum brought together a
global youth anti-corruption networking of NGOs, musicians and other
activists ranging from Congo, Philippines, ...
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China as a Development Bank
Seeking Alpha
That model is the one adopted by multilateral development institutions,
including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. The multilateral
development banks aim to accelerate growth in developing countries,
motivated by the conviction that the ...
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Leaders Meet on Progress for Poorest Countries
World Bank Group
Then, with seed money and training from a World Bank-backed program, he
started a vegetable business, earning enough money to feed his family
year-round and send his eight children to school. “Instead of collecting
money, the man I used to borrow from ...
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Kenya missing the point on remittances
Daily Nation
The Central Bank of Kenya estimates that Kenyans abroad sent home Sh54.5
billion last year. The World Bank, however, insists that the actual figure
is at least three times that figure, at least Sh150 billion per year. This
means such remittances have ...
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World Bank Supporting Croatia's Economic Recovery
The FINANCIAL
The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, May 5, 2011 - The World Bank 's Board of
Directors today approved a EUR150 million (US$ 213 million) Economic
Recovery Development Policy Loan to the Republic of Croatia. The loan is
the first in a series of two loans aimed ...
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South Sudan, Poorest Countries Map for Development
World Bank Group
Sudanese diaspora participate in a “mapathon,” organized by the World
Bank and Google, to document locations and infrastructure in South Sudan.
Information will help the new government of South Sudan plan development
efforts. The Bank's Mapping for ...
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World Bank says "new global electric vehicle value chain" worth ...
By Sebastian Blanco
That's the takeaway point from a new study – "The China New Energy
Vehicles Program: Challenges and Opportunities" – released by the World
Bank Transport Office and global management consulting firm PRTM. We
recently had the chance to ...
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World Bank eyes new post-2012 CDM facility - News - Point Carbon
The World Bank is considering launching a start-up finance scheme to help
emission reduction projects get off the ground in the world's poorest
nations, a bank official said Friday. ...
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=== Web - 3 new results for [world bank] ===
Young Professionals Program - The World Bank
The World Bank's Young Professionals Program is the preeminent program for
training future global development leaders.
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ESA Portal - ESA and the World Bank join forces
Recognising the value of using Earth observation satellite data to support
development activities, ESA and the World Bank will work together on
several ...
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YPP at a Glance - Young Professionals Program - The World Bank
The Program is designed for highly qualified and motivated individuals
skilled in areas relevant to the World Bank's operations such as,
economics, finance, ...
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Merkel Wants Draghi as Head of IMF Not ECB, Spiegel Says
Bloomberg
The IMF's top post may become vacant if incumbent Dominique Strauss-Kahn
runs for the French presidency in 2012, Spiegel said. German Finance
Ministry spokesman Martin Kotthaus told reporters at a regular press
conference in Berlin today that Draghi, ...
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IMF Outlines Joint Support Plan with EU for Portugal
International Monetary Fund
The IMF's contribution will amount to €26 billion, to be provided over
three years under the Extended Fund Facility. Portugal is the third member
of the 17-country euro area to seek assistance from the IMF, after Greece
and Ireland. ...
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Ireland Meeting EU/IMF Target On Government Payroll Cuts-Minister
NASDAQ
Amid a severe banking debt crisis, Ireland was forced to take EUR67.5
billion in EU/IMF bailout loans last November after markets refused to lend
the government and Irish banks more money. In return, Ireland has to meet
conditions monitored by its ...
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Pakistan, IMF to meet in Dubai on May 11
The Express Tribune
A Pakistani delegation is dashing to Dubai on May 11 to finalise a broader
framework for the next budget after the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
refused to send its staff due to security fears after the killing of Osama
bin Laden. ...
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New Corridor of Belarusian National Bank Not to Help Overcome Crisis, IMF
Telegraf.by
In this regard, the IMF urges the Belarusian authorities to enter the
unified exchange rate and abolish currency restrictions as soon as
possible, BelaPAN. "In general, administrative restrictions on the
acquisition of foreign currencies or ...
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Europe looks to the IMF for a smarter way to analyse the cost of pensions
Global Pensions
A new IMF paper triggered by some European countries' response to pension
policy calls for new fiscal indicators that give more weight to the
long-term cost of pensions. Raquel Pichardo-Allison reports The true cost
of pensions has come into sharp ...
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REUTER MONEYGRAPH-IMF SDR RATES-May 6 US 1.60802
Reuters
MAY 06 MAY 05 MAY 06 MAY 05 US 1.60802 1.62232 IRANIAN N/AN/A EURO 1.10890
1.09512 KUWAIT N/A 0.44476 UK 0.97859 0.98317 NORWEGIAN N/A 8.68425
AUSTRALIA N/A 1.51040 S. AFRICAN 10.8515 10.9125 JAPANESE 129.445 N/A
SWEDISH 9.98173 9.83526 CANADIAN N/A ...
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Greek-out culminates in talk of eurozone exit
FT Alphaville (blog)
On April 2nd, German news agency DPA reported that Der Spiegel wrote in an
article to be published on the Monday (“IMF pressuring Greece to
restructure”) that IMF officials had “pushed privately the country to
swiftly restructure its debt”. ...
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IMF on Strauss-Kahn - Papandreou talks
EMportal
The Fund reminds that "a year ago the general director of the IMF has
stated that until the application was submitted (of Greece) we did not have
discussions of an economic nature", and the announcement is completed with
the remark that what took place ...
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IMF Shinohara: yen rise reflects weaker US data
Reuters
HANOI (Reuters) - The yen's recent strengthening is different from its rise
right after a massive earthquake hit Japan in March, the International
Monetary Fund's Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara told Reuters on
Friday. ...
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Former IMF Official Calls Europe's Bailout Program A Pyramid Scheme
By Gregory White
Blejer argues that, because Greece is Greece and not Chad, it will not be
punished for missing its austerity goals outlined by the EU and IMF.
Instead, because this plan is funded by public rather than private
investors, it could go on ...
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EU contributes EUR 52000 million and 26000 IMF to the rescue of ...
By admin
(Best Growth Stock) - The European Union will contribute EUR 52000 million
to the rescue of Portugal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will
pay the.
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The IMF's Switch in Time
By Joseph Stiglitz
Slightly more than 13 years earlier, at the IMF's Hong Kong meeting in
1997, the Fund had attempted to amend its charter in order to gain more
leeway to push countries towards capital-market liberalization. The timing
could not have ...
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Merkel Is Plotting To Send Italian Banker Mario Draghi To The IMF ...
By Gregory White
Merkel is plotting to send Draghi to the IMF to become Dominique
Strauss-Kahn's successor. Strauss-Kahn plans on quitting early, and running
for the presidency of France. French President Sarkozy has already
expressed his support of ...
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Money Game
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XE.com - Wider Belarus rouble band won't solve FX woes -IMF
The International Monetary Fund said widening the Belarus rouble trading
band will not ease downside risk in the currency market.
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Euro Debt Crisis: Greece Suggests EU/IMF Repayment Extension - CNBC
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou suggested on Monday that the
EU and the IMF give Greece more time to repay its bailout funds, ...
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Portugal agrees on a 78-billion euro EU/IMF bailout | Reuters
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal has agreed a three-year, 78-billion-euro ($116
billion) bailout with the European Union and IMF, caretaker Prime Minister
Jose ...
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