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  1. Hillary Clinton's new job: At the world bank?
    Christian Science Monitor logo Christian Science Monitor 10 hours ago

    The World Bank has long been a favored retirement village for American warhawks. Considering the fact that World Bank is ostensibly about making loans to developing counties for capital improvements, it’s significant that three of the 11 World Bank...

  2. US voices need for India to ease trade restrictions
    Livemint.com logo Livemint.com 11 hours ago

    “It is up to India to be competitive enough to attract foreign direct investment. Currently India ranks 132 on the World Bank ease of doing business index.” India’s commitment to invest in infrastructure, including the port and shipping sector, is...

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    Th President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick addresses a press conference with and German Development Minister Dirk Niebel (unseen) in Berlin on January 15, 2010.

    Th President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick addresses a press conference with and German Development Minister Dirk Niebel (unseen) in Berlin on January 15, 2010. View Photo »

  4. What the World Bank has reported on the ease of investment in the Kingdom confirms the safety of procedures and easy access to the local market, and on the contrary, a company like SABIC faces difficulty in entering foreign markets, where it takes years before obtaining the necessary licenses. The ease ...
    SOURCE: Zawya.com 1 month ago
  5. Brotherhood says Egypt govt failing, wants coalition
    Reuters.co.uk logo Reuters.co.uk 11 hours ago

    On foreign borrowing, the FJP stated its respect for all international institutions but said it renewed "its rejection of the government's insistence on borrowing from the World Bank." The World Bank said on February 2 Egypt had asked for a $1 billion...

  6. Brotherhood says Egypt govt failing, wants coalition
    Reuters Africa logo Reuters Africa 11 hours ago

    The Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political wing and the biggest group in the newly elected parliament, also stated its opposition to the government's request for a new World Bank loan. "Egypt is suffering from escalating economic and...

  7. Brotherhood says Egypt govt failing, wants coalition
    Ynetnews logo Ynetnews 12 hours ago

    The Muslim Brotherhood on Monday voiced its strongest criticism yet of Egypt's army-appointed government, saying it was failing to deal with crises in security and the economy, and reiterating a call for a new national unity cabinet. The Freedom and...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 days ago
    World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick listens as he sits at a table during an announcement that Liberia has reduced its foreign debt by buying back 1.2 billion USD in outstanding government debt at a discount of nearly 97 percent of face value...

    World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick listens as he sits at a table during an announcement that Liberia has reduced its foreign debt by buying back 1.2 billion USD in outstanding government debt at a discount of nearly 97 percent of face value... View Photo »

  9. But a careful reading of its (World Bank) statement shows that they did not deny the authenticity of the report itself
    SOURCE: GMANews.tv 1 month ago
  10. WORLD BANKER MAKES STUNNING CONFESSION
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  11. Strauss-Kahn to be questioned in prostitution case
    The Bellingham Herald logo The Bellingham Herald 12 hours ago

    Two men with ties to Strauss-Kahn have been put under preliminary investigation in France on charges including organizing a prostitution ring and misuse of corporate funds. The World Bank plans to select its next president by the time of its spring...

  12. Philippines tries new tack: Healthy man of Asia
    Sify logo Sify 12 hours ago

    "The only changes came in allowing investment in gambling, which took place a few years ago. Other than that, there's been no change in the FNL for a decade," he said. GRAFT, MINING TROUBLES A report from the World Bank's private sector arm, the...

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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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Children sit down to drink sodas provided for guests at a civic reception during a visit by Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development for the World Bank, unseen, in the village of Murang'a, north of the capital Nairobi, in Kenya Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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  1. Children sit down to drink sodas provided for guests at a civic reception during a visit by Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development for the World Bank, unseen, in the village of Murang'a, north of the capital Nairobi, in Kenya Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    Children sit down to drink sodas provided for guests at a civic reception during a visit by Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development for the World Bank, unseen, in the village of Murang'a, north of the capital Nairobi, in Kenya Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.

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  2. Schoolgirls fill a bottle of water from a tank supplied by a borehole at their school in the Karagita slum next to Lake Naivasha, during a visit by Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development for the World Bank, unseen, in Kenya Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    Schoolgirls fill a bottle of water from a tank supplied by a borehole at their school in the Karagita slum next to Lake Naivasha, during a visit by Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development for the World Bank, unseen, in Kenya Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.

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  3. World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin, right, and Hans Timmer, director of development prospects at the World Bank, arrive for a press conference on Global Economic Prospects at the World Bank Office in Beijing, China Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The World Bank said a recession in... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin, right, and Hans Timmer, director of development prospects at the World Bank, arrive for a press conference on Global Economic Prospects at the World Bank Office in Beijing, China Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The World Bank said a recession in...

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  4. World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin, right, speaks as Hans Timmer, director of development prospects at the World Bank, left, looks on during a press conference on Global Economic Prospects 2012 at the World Bank Office in Beijing, China Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The World Bank... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin, right, speaks as Hans Timmer, director of development prospects at the World Bank, left, looks on during a press conference on Global Economic Prospects 2012 at the World Bank Office in Beijing, China Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The World Bank...

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  5. World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference on Global Economic Prospects at the World Bank Office in Beijing, China Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The World Bank said a recession in Europe and weaker growth in India, Brazil and... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference on Global Economic Prospects at the World Bank Office in Beijing, China Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The World Bank said a recession in Europe and weaker growth in India, Brazil and...

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  6. Hans Timmer, World Bank director of development prospects attends a press conference in Beijing on January 18, 2012. The World Bank slashed its global economic growth forecasts and warned that rich nations' debt problems may yet reap a crisis that would eclipse the tumult of 2008. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Hans Timmer, World Bank director of development prospects attends a press conference in Beijing on January 18, 2012. The World Bank slashed its global economic growth forecasts and warned that rich nations' debt problems may yet reap a crisis that would eclipse the tumult of 2008.

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  7. Justin Yifu Lin, the World Bank chief economist and senior vice president for Economic Studies attends a press conference in Beijing on January 18, 2012. The World Bank slashed its global economic growth forecasts and warned that rich nations' debt problems may yet reap a crisis that... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Justin Yifu Lin, the World Bank chief economist and senior vice president for Economic Studies attends a press conference in Beijing on January 18, 2012. The World Bank slashed its global economic growth forecasts and warned that rich nations' debt problems may yet reap a crisis that...

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  8. World Bank President Robert Zoellick arrives at a business forum of the German daily Die Welt in Berlin, January 11, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick arrives at a business forum of the German daily Die Welt in Berlin, January 11, 2012.

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  9. President of World Bank Robert Zoellick arrives to attend the economical forum of German daily Die Welt at the media group Axel Springer headquarters in Berlin on January 11, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    President of World Bank Robert Zoellick arrives to attend the economical forum of German daily Die Welt at the media group Axel Springer headquarters in Berlin on January 11, 2012.

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  10. Protesters demonstrate against the World Bank and gas prices in Nigeria, outside the White House in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Protesters demonstrate against the World Bank and gas prices in Nigeria, outside the White House in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2012.

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  11. World Bank President Robert Zoellick answers questions during a news conference on the launch of the new Congressional World Bank Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 16, 2008 file photograph. Zoellick said on February 15, 2012 his decision to step down on June 30 at the... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick answers questions during a news conference on the launch of the new Congressional World Bank Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 16, 2008 file photograph. Zoellick said on February 15, 2012 his decision to step down on June 30 at the...

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  12. World Bank President Robert Zoellick takes his seat before delivering the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in this November 29, 2011 file photo. Zoellick said on February 15, 2012 his... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    World Bank President Robert Zoellick takes his seat before delivering the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in this November 29, 2011 file photo. Zoellick said on February 15, 2012 his...

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  13. Former waste-pickers she make stationery items for the World Bank at the Gitanjali Mahila Sewa Industrial Stationery Producers Cooperative, in Ahmedabad on December 26, 2011. The cooperative associated with the Self Employed Women's Association (Sewa) manufactures diaries, notepads... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Former waste-pickers she make stationery items for the World Bank at the Gitanjali Mahila Sewa Industrial Stationery Producers Cooperative, in Ahmedabad on December 26, 2011. The cooperative associated with the Self Employed Women's Association (Sewa) manufactures diaries, notepads...

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  14. Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, delivers the keynote luncheon remarks to the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan December 14, 2011, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, delivers the keynote luncheon remarks to the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan December 14, 2011, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

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  15. World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during a press conference at the end of her two-day mission in Hanoi on December 3, 2011. During the mission Indrawati had official talks on the country's current economic issues with top Vietnamese leaders. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during a press conference at the end of her two-day mission in Hanoi on December 3, 2011. During the mission Indrawati had official talks on the country's current economic issues with top Vietnamese leaders.

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  16. World Bank's Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati attends a news conference in Hanoi December 3, 2011. Indrawati is in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Viet Nam from December 2 to 3. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    World Bank's Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati attends a news conference in Hanoi December 3, 2011. Indrawati is in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Viet Nam from December 2 to 3.

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  17. World Bank's Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati is seen next to the Vietnamese flag while she speaks at a news conference in Hanoi December 3, 2011. Indrawati is in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Vietnam from December 2 to 3. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    World Bank's Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati is seen next to the Vietnamese flag while she speaks at a news conference in Hanoi December 3, 2011. Indrawati is in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Vietnam from December 2 to 3.

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  18. Environmental activists demonstrate against the World Bank outside the United Nations Climate Change conference (COP17) in Durban December 1, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Environmental activists demonstrate against the World Bank outside the United Nations Climate Change conference (COP17) in Durban December 1, 2011.

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  19. Protesters shout anti US and anti World Bank slogans demonstration outside the UN-Climate change Conference in Durban on December 1, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Protesters shout anti US and anti World Bank slogans demonstration outside the UN-Climate change Conference in Durban on December 1, 2011.

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  20. Robert Zoellick (L), president of the World Bank Group, delivers the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace moderated by Graham Allison, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Robert Zoellick (L), president of the World Bank Group, delivers the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace moderated by Graham Allison, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts...

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  21. Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, delivers the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 29, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, delivers the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 29, 2011.

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  22. Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, answers a question from the audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 29, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, answers a question from the audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 29, 2011.

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  23. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) meets World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as they participate in the APEC CEO Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 11, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) meets World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as they participate in the APEC CEO Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 11, 2011.

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  24. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director of The World Bank, speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Honolulu. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director of The World Bank, speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Honolulu.

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  25. World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks to Reuters in an interview during the APEC ministers meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii November 10, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks to Reuters in an interview during the APEC ministers meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii November 10, 2011.

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Children sit down to drink sodas provided for guests at a civic reception during a visit by Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development for the World Bank, unseen, in the village of Murang'a, north of the capital Nairobi, in Kenya Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.

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  1. most of the 13 World Bank and 80 Inter American Development Bank (IDB) post-earthquake commitments, totalling over 95 million U.S. dollars as of fall 2011, neither focus on agriculture and rural development, nor on the role of women.
    SOURCE: Inter Press Service 2 months ago
  2. I've always said I've found the World Bank behind a Eucalyptus tree
    SOURCE: Inter Press Service 2 months ago
  3. Institutionally, the World Bank is a global leader in reproductive health, and we launched a new Reproductive Health Action Plan (RHAP) in 2010
    SOURCE: Inter Press Service 2 months ago
  4. Funding needs to come from international donors, from the World Bank and IFC, from NGOs, but most importantly from African countries themselves. Only a handful of African nations invest 10% or more of their national budgets into agriculture, even though the majority of the GDP in these nations comes fro...
    SOURCE: Empowering Financial Decisions 2 months ago
  5. The World Bank will still support us
    SOURCE: Webindia123 2 months ago
  6. The work of Interpol and the World Bank, and the collective efforts of the International Consortium to Combat Wildlife Crime, is critical to the effective implementation of CITES measures for the protection of tigers.
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 2 months ago
  7. China is now ... investing in infrastructure in Africa today more than the World Bank, so that just gives you a sign of how deep and big the Chinese influence in Africa is.
    SOURCE: Humanitarian News 2 months ago
  8. The World Bank is committed to support Government of Bangladesh’s decentralization reforms and remains a longstanding partner in the efforts to strengthen local governments which play a vital role in enhancing domestic accountability and participatory development ... The local governance support project...
    SOURCE: The World Bank 2 months ago
  9. Corporate Accountability International has consistently demonstrated the World Bank's inherent conflicts of interest, acting as an investor, a government advisor, an arbitrator and a public relations vehicle in support of profiteering in the water sector ... Global water corporations must not be allowed...
    SOURCE: YubaNet 2 months ago
  10. This is an unmistakably activist campaign by the private water industry to gain funding and credibility for a radical power grab, with the help of the World Bank
    SOURCE: YubaNet 2 months ago
  11. Our plan was supposed to have come into effect last year, but World Bank staff are still negotiating with the ministry of environment
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  12. Before Mubarak's overthrow ... the World Bank and IMF considered Egypt one of the safest and best places in the Middle East which to invest. Indeed, foreign investment poured into the country.
    – Judith Miller SOURCE: The Weekly Standard 2 months ago
  13. Climate policymakers at the UNFCCC [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP 17] and the World Bank should support more decentralized and efficient water and energy solutions to meet the needs of developing countries
    SOURCE: National Geographic Museum 2 months ago
  14. it needs U.S. help not just politically and militarily, but also because it needs the U.S. to speak up for it at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
    SOURCE: Inter Press Service 2 months ago
  15. Climate change has largely been caused by rich industrialised countries such as the UK. Poor countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Mozambique desperately need funds to help them deal with climate change, but World Bank loans being pushed by our government will only drive them deeper into poverty
    SOURCE: BusinessGreen.com 2 months ago
  16. It’s easy enough to screen for the bonds issued by the World Bank or other multinational institutions because most investors trust those. But when it comes to corporates it’s not so simple
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  17. The requirements of the Public Relations World Congress 2012 totally complemented our skill sets as a one-stop conference and exhibition partner. We have a proven track record in hosting international conferences such as the World Economic Forum and IMF & World Bank Meetings. We expect to deploy similar...
    SOURCE: AME Info 2 months ago
  18. We appreciate Mr. Joyce’s efforts to raise these issues and hope that the IMF and World Bank take notice
    SOURCE: Montreal Gazette 2 months ago
  19. Ganzouri ... played a key role in improving relations with the IMF and World Bank. So, given the fact that Egypt is in urgent need of external funding from the IMF, or elsewhere, he appears to be an ideal candidate
    SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 2 months ago
  20. We had (the U.S. Agency for International Development) knowing what the (Inter-American Development Bank) was doing in Haiti. We had the World Bank knowing what the IMF was doing.
    SOURCE: Haitian-Truth.org 2 months ago
  21. Farmers realise a third of the total price paid by the final consumer as against 2/3rd with higher degree of retail. A World Bank Study says the average price a farmer receives for horticulture produce is barely 12 to 15% of what is paid at the retail outlet
    SOURCE: Hindustan Times 2 months ago
  22. We are happy to announce the signing of this landmark financing which will be used to provide budget finance as part of our long-term business strategy. The Republic of Macedonia is especially appreciative of the support of the World Bank and both Citi and Deutsche Bank in what is a very challenging env...
    SOURCE: Reuters.co.uk 2 months ago
  23. New data from the World Bank published last year on the size of countries’ shadow economies let us prepare this estimate of tax lost to criminal tax evasion annually
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 2 months ago
  24. The World Bank, responsible for increasing vulnerabilities of developing countries, should not be given the right to channel funds from the Green Climate Fund
    SOURCE: Pambazuka 2 months ago
  25. the issue is indeed whether the fund should be allowed to carry out its own projects without resorting to the World Bank. That is still open (to discussion).
    SOURCE: Pambazuka 2 months ago
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