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  1. 'Unprofessional Accountants Affecting Economy'
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 7 hours ago

    The World Bank survey carried out, about three years back, indicates that Uganda has less than the minimum number of accountants that it should have. Full Article at AllAfrica.com

  2. China Should Consider Raising Rates to Stop Asset Bubbles, World Bank Says
    Bloomberg.com logo Bloomberg.com 7 hours ago

    Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- China should consider raising interest rates to help prevent excessive liquidity in the financial system from creating asset-price bubbles, World Bank economist Louis Kuijs said. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago
    World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks at a news conference at the World Bank office during his visit in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks at a news conference at the World Bank office during his visit in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. View Photo »

  4. That also happens to be the most fertile area for farming. So as a result of river blindness, people would commonly move away from those most fertile areas. Because of vector control and treatment with Mectizan, in West Africa alone, more than 25 million hectares have been recovered for additional farmi...
    SOURCE: Voice of America 3 days ago
  5. Country 'Needs to Find New Water Supply'
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 8 hours ago

    Johannesburg — IN ORDER to manage a looming water crisis, SA must use water more efficiently and rely on additional supply sources, according to a report released yesterday by the World Bank and McKinsey & Co. Full Article at AllAfrica.com

  6. Eskom gets Zuma's support
    iAfrica.com logo iAfrica.com 8 hours ago

    Although London is one of the most expensive places to live it also has thousands of empty propertie Jewellery sales soared while high quality watches sales have bucked the recession trend. Full Article at iAfrica.com

  7. Long wait for Eskom loan decision
    The Herald Online logo The Herald Online 11 hours ago

    Johannesburg – Eskom expects the World Bank to make a decision on a loan programme of up to $5-billion (R37,4-billion) in the first half of next year, a senior official said yesterday. Full Article at The Herald Online

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago
    Chinese women works at the World Bank office in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

    Chinese women works at the World Bank office in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. View Photo »

  9. The impact of not having funding is probably greater than the political crisis. If the World Bank doesn't fund Madagascar's national parks, they will run out of money very quickly. We have the potential for losing hundreds if not thousands of species.
    SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 4 days ago
  10. Ron Paul World Bank and Poverty Speech
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 30 months ago
  11. Zuma supports Eskom loan
    News24 11 hours ago

    Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has become personally involved in Eskom's application to borrow $3.75bn (about R28.125bn) from the World Bank to fund various projects. Full Article at News24

  12. Editorial (Mills of a better Ghana must grind faster)
    Ghana Web logo Ghana Web 11 hours ago

    It is revealing to hear that the size of Ghana's economy dropped by $2 billion. Full Article at Ghana Web

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About World Bank

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The World Bank is a bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e.g. bridges, roads, schools, etc.) with the stated goal of reducing poverty. Full Article

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  1. World Bank President Robert Zoellick takes part in the opening session of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick takes part in the opening session of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region.

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  2. World Bank President Robert Zoellick takes part in the opening session of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick takes part in the opening session of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region.

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  3. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (C) listens to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet during the opening ceremony of the Second Meeting of Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar city July 3, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (C) listens to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet during the opening ceremony of the Second Meeting of Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar city July 3, 2009.

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  4. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President Luis Alberto Moreno (C) and the Executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLA) Alicia Barcena attend the opening ceremony of the Second Meeting of Financ... Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President Luis Alberto Moreno (C) and the Executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLA) Alicia Barcena attend the opening ceremony of the Second Meeting of Financ...

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  5. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President Luis Alberto Moreno chat before the opening ceremony of the Second Meeting of Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean at Vina del Mar city July 3, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President Luis Alberto Moreno chat before the opening ceremony of the Second Meeting of Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean at Vina del Mar city July 3, 2009.

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  6. Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco, right, speaks with World Bank President Robert Zoellick as they prepare for an official photo at a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco, right, speaks with World Bank President Robert Zoellick as they prepare for an official photo at a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2009.

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  7. World Bank President Robert Zoellick touchs the water of a swimming pool after the family picture of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick touchs the water of a swimming pool after the family picture of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region.

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  8. World Bank President Robert Zoellick sprinkles water to cameras after the family picture of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick sprinkles water to cameras after the family picture of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region.

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  9. Mexico's Finance Minister Agustin Carstens, left, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, center, and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco, talk as they prepare for an official photo at a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday, J... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Mexico's Finance Minister Agustin Carstens, left, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, center, and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco, talk as they prepare for an official photo at a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday, J...

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  10. Mexico's Finance Minister Agustin Casrstens, left, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, center, and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco, talk as they prepare for an official photo at a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Mexico's Finance Minister Agustin Casrstens, left, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, center, and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco, talk as they prepare for an official photo at a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday,...

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  11. World Bank President Robert Zoellick and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velesco walk after the family pictures of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velesco walk after the family pictures of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009.

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  12. World Bank President Robert Zoellick attends the inauguration of a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick attends the inauguration of a meeting of finance ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean in Vina del Mar, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2009.

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  13. The president of the World Bank Robert Zoellick (R) shakes hands with Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco at La Moneda presidential palace after a meeting with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet in Santiago on July 2, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    The president of the World Bank Robert Zoellick (R) shakes hands with Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco at La Moneda presidential palace after a meeting with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet in Santiago on July 2, 2009.

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  14. The president of the World Bank Robert Zoellick speaks with the press after a meeting with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and her Finance Minister Andres Velasco at La Moneda presidential palace, in Santiago on July 2, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    The president of the World Bank Robert Zoellick speaks with the press after a meeting with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and her Finance Minister Andres Velasco at La Moneda presidential palace, in Santiago on July 2, 2009.

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  15. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco (L) shake hands as they leave La Moneda Presidential Palace after a meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in Santiago July 2, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco (L) shake hands as they leave La Moneda Presidential Palace after a meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in Santiago July 2, 2009.

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  16. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (C) and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco (L) speak with the media after a meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (C) and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco (L) speak with the media after a meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009.

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  17. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R), Chile's President Michelle Bachelet and Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco (L) speak before a meeting at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R), Chile's President Michelle Bachelet and Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco (L) speak before a meeting at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009.

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  18. Chile's President Michelle Bachelet welcomes World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Chile's President Michelle Bachelet welcomes World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009.

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  19. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (3rd R) and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco (2nd L) walk before a meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (3rd R) and Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco (2nd L) walk before a meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 2, 2009.

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  20. This August 8, 2003 file photo shows the World Bank building in Washington, DC. Access to affordable high-speed Internet and mobile phone service are key to economic growth and job creation in developing countries, the World Bank said in a report released on June 30, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    This August 8, 2003 file photo shows the World Bank building in Washington, DC. Access to affordable high-speed Internet and mobile phone service are key to economic growth and job creation in developing countries, the World Bank said in a report released on June 30, 2009.

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  21. World Bank President Robert Zoellick shakes hands with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe before meetings on June 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick shakes hands with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe before meetings on June 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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  22. Managing Director of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, speaks at the United Nations conference on the World Financial and Economical Crisis in New York, June 24, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Managing Director of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, speaks at the United Nations conference on the World Financial and Economical Crisis in New York, June 24, 2009.

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  23. Managing Director of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, speaks at the United Nations conference on the World Financial and Economical Crisis in New York, June 24, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Managing Director of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, speaks at the United Nations conference on the World Financial and Economical Crisis in New York, June 24, 2009.

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  24. Graphic shows World Bank economic global forecast. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    Graphic shows World Bank economic global forecast.

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  25. Italy's Giulio Tremonti, back to camera, talks with World Bank president Robert Zoellick as Japan's Kaoru Yosano looks on prior to the group photo for the G-8 Finance ministers meeting at the Carlo V castle in Lecce, Italy, Saturday, June 13, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    Italy's Giulio Tremonti, back to camera, talks with World Bank president Robert Zoellick as Japan's Kaoru Yosano looks on prior to the group photo for the G-8 Finance ministers meeting at the Carlo V castle in Lecce, Italy, Saturday, June 13, 2009.

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World Bank President Robert Zoellick takes part in the opening session of the Finance Minister Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile on July 03, 2009. Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean meet in Chile to discuss the impact of the crisis in the region.

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  1. We are seeking assistance from the ADB and the World Bank to finance projects like improving road and rail connectivity between NCR and Delhi
    SOURCE: DNA India 1 week ago
  2. The World Bank and IMF have provided emergency assistance primarily in the form of grants that have made it possible for the Government to conduct major road repairs in the city of Monrovia and its close environs. The government has been actively campaigning for global debt relief from both institutiona...
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 1 week ago
  3. Since most South African children know someone who has AIDS, the character has become a national hero, beloved by the country's people. Kami has appeared at the United Nations and the World Bank and was interviewed by Katie Couric. She has also been named a UNICEF ambassador for children and has appeare...
    SOURCE: Global Voices Online 1 week ago
  4. should dare to imagine an African world not defined by the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund but one that comes out of Africa
    SOURCE: Inter Press Service 2 weeks ago
  5. The World Bank acts in conjunction with and in support to the European Commission, France and the African Development Bank, which reflects the high degree of collaboration between these institutions
    SOURCE: Kansas City Infozine 2 weeks ago
  6. DIFC is delighted that the IFC and World Bank Group selected Nasdaq Dubai as the primary listing venue for its first sukuk issue. As the first non-Islamic financial institution to issue a sukuk for term funding in the GCC, this truly is a ground breaking transaction and clearly demonstrates the growing ...
    SOURCE: AME Info 2 weeks ago
  7. The British diplomat reviewed Iraq's excellent relations with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, mainly in training the Iraqi cadres
    SOURCE: Middle East North Africa Financial Network 2 weeks ago
  8. The launch of the IFC's and the World Bank's first Sukuk and its listing on Nasdaq Dubai are a significant step in the continuing integration of Islamic finance into the global financial system. We are delighted to support the Sukuk as its primary listing venue, providing a regulatory structure that pro...
    SOURCE: TradeArabia 2 weeks ago
  9. The establishment of the joint ADB/World Bank offices in Tonga and now Samoa is a practical expression of our determination to deliver on commitments made under the Paris Declaration
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 3 weeks ago
  10. The new office in Apia demonstrates the World Bank’s long-term commitment to its activities and programmes in Samoa
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 3 weeks ago
  11. It is very exciting that Nepal is taking a lead role in raising awareness on the impact of climate change in the Himalayas and the World Bank will support it
    SOURCE: Republica 3 weeks ago
  12. Abia has already satisfied the Federal Government and World Bank and is now ready to start Fadama III
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 3 weeks ago
  13. Given the dual nature of the unwritten agreement that reserves the IMF Managing Director position to a European national, it is important that the leadership selection process in both institutions (World Bank and IMF) be reformed in parallel, facilitating the political bargain that will surely be requir...
    SOURCE: Hindustan Times 3 weeks ago
  14. Kids who watch TV out of school, according to a World Bank survey of young people in the shanty towns of Fortaleza in Brazil, are considerably less likely to consume drugs.
    SOURCE: Times Online 3 weeks ago
  15. This Act prescribes that the Minister of Finance is a governor of Zimbabwe's fiscal agent to both the World Bank family and the IMF
    – Tendai Biti SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 3 weeks ago
  16. I specifically want to refer to the reform of the United Nations as well as international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, which still marginalise our continent in decision making
    SOURCE: Times Live South Africa 3 weeks ago
  17. We at the IMF expect, along with the World Bank, believe that with continued strong performance debt relief [for Liberia] will be finalized in 2010 following progress in implementing the new public financial management act, and a number of other actions
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 3 weeks ago
  18. We believe next year we will do even more. The Arab OPEC fund has approved US$10m; the World Bank has released $20m while the Dutch have released $10m
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 3 weeks ago
  19. and even the major heads of the World Bank and the IMF, whose predecessor executives are guilty of financing World War II, recently acknowledged that there is room for more than one global currency . Our mission is to make the penny, not the dollar, the standard medium of exchange around the world.
    SOURCE: Associated Content 3 weeks ago
  20. Speedy shift in International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota share of at least 5% to emerging markets and developing countries, and a significant increase of at least 3% of voting power in the World Bank for developing and transition countries, while avoiding erosion in voting shares of developing countries
    SOURCE: Times of India 3 weeks ago
  21. That is one testament that the voices of emerging and low-income countries will be increasingly strengthened ... The IMF and the World Bank to some extent are trying to represent the views of low-income countries through our universal membership.
    SOURCE: Xinhua 4 weeks ago
  22. What we present during budget session is an aggregate of views from various players. We analyse the views, working together with multi-sectoral partners such as the IMF and World Bank. But remember that in the end, we have to take a position as government in accordance with the agenda for development an...
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  23. When I was working in the provincial department of water resources, I was involved in the World Bank-supported China Qinba mountains poverty reduction project in Ningxia, which aimed to provide safe drinking water to the poor in the region
    SOURCE: People's Daily Online 4 weeks ago
  24. In exchange for loans, those institutions have been able to enforce their policies of privatization, deregulation and fiscal discipline ... When I was in Canada we were talking about the struggle against privatization, which is a major struggle facing the public sector unions in Canada, and Canadians in...
    SOURCE: LabourStart 1 month ago
  25. from a particular lobby that sees African values on the family to be a danger to what’s called the ’new global ethic,’ which is being propounded by the UN, by the World Bank, by the IMF, and even by the European Union.
    SOURCE: EDGE Boston 1 month ago
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