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The Indian commerce minister appeared to get mildly flustered at the mention of that ranking, which is a full 34 places below that of Pakistan. “No, I do not agree with that report. I will be speaking to our people who deal with the World Bank to...
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World Bank said on Thursday it was in the process of reengaging with Myanmar, but the Southeast Asian country will first have to clear its arrears to international financial institutions before the bank can resume lending to the government. "We are...
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BERLIN, GERMANY - FILE: Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, speaks during the Henry A. Kissinger Prize ceremony at the American Academy in Berlin on May 16, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. According to reports February 15, 2012, Zoellick will... View Photo »
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The Aide Memoire is a project monitoring and management tool that captures the World Bank’s implementation review findings and recommendations. Through the Aide Memoire, the bank informs the appropriate country authorities and works with them to address implementation issues
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They have two daughters, ages five and four, and are also supporting his 12-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. Continue reading the main story Singapore's Economy Population: 4.8 million (UN, 2010) GNI per capita: US $41,430 (World Bank, 2010)...
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“Congo could descend into a deeper humanitarian disaster, become unstable once again affecting all of Central Africa and beyond. Surely, we do not want to see this. That is what is at stake,” Gambino said. Gambino also points out that the International...
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Zoellick plans to vacate the post traditionally held by a US citizen. The next leader should be selected "based on merit and open competition", Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said at a briefing in Beijing on Thursday. Liu was responding to a...
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WASHINGTON - FILE: World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks on global economic crisis at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. According to reports February... View Photo »
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Canada is proud to be working with the World Bank and other donors to support Ethiopia's Agricultural Growth Program. Well-targeted investments in areas such as rural infrastructure and stronger linkages to markets can help to transform subsistence farmers into commercial producers
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But it should go without saying that many extremely able candidates are available for the World Bank job who don’t happen to be American. To exclude them at the outset is indefensible. Obama should see this as an opportunity not just to appoint an...
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White House reporters, citing unnamed sources, circulated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Lawrence Summers, the Harvard University professor who led President Barack Obama’s National Economic Council, as leading candidates. Technically, the...
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