Back to muscle-flexing on the world stage
An influential segment of Americans believes in the notion of ‘exceptionalism.' This theory promotes the view that the US is unique and has a specific world mission, especially in promoting liberty and democracy. It comes in...Read more...
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Unemployment grows in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen, May 20 (UPI) -- In a meeting with foreign dignitaries in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi warned against the effects of growing unemployment. On Saturday, Hadi received World Bank...Read more...
World Bank to give $37 mn more for Himachal watershed project
By IANS, Shimla : The World Bank has agreed in principle to provide additional funding of $37 million (Rs.231.25 crore) for a watershed project in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Sunday. The...Read more...
Watching the new state of South Sudan fall into chaos
country in sub-Saharan Africa, but developments so far point to a country plagued by tribalism, government authoritarianism and disastrous economic policies that could greatly exacerbate... In this article: SPLM , Salva Kiir...Read more...
World Bank denies giving assent to finance Iraq's "al-Jafa" canal project
The World Bank has refused to finance the "al-Jafa" canal project in Iraq and said that the Iraqi government needs to develop human resources. Read the entire article at IraqDirectory.com. ....Read more...
Exiting World Bank chief Zoellick worries about eurozone - May. 16, 2012
Figure 2. Outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick "The core question will actually not be Greece, it's Spain and Italy," Zoellick said during a forum sponsored by the Economic Club in Washington. "If Greece does leave,...Read more...
Commentary: $40 billion in foreign aid may be wasted each year
Posted Sunday, May. 20, 2012 By Ben Barber Special to McClatchy Newspapers About $40 billion in global foreign aid may be wasted each year – failing to reach the poor people of the world – due to inefficient, political and...Read more...
AP seeks EU support for funding from World Bank an
Itanagar: Faced with objections from China, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has sought support from the European Union to facilitate flow of funds from World Bank and Asian Development Bank, official sources said on...Read more...
Seasonal and extreme poverty in Bangladesh : evaluating an ultra-poor microfinance project
Authors: ; World Bank Dhaka Office Published: 2010 Microfinance is often criticized for not adequately addressing seasonality and hard-core poverty. In Bangladesh, a program known as PRIME was introduced in 2006 to address both...Read more...
Bangladesh: country environmental analysis
Authors: ; World Bank Dhaka Office Published: 2012 Bangladesh’s steady economic growth has created many environmental challenges, particularly in urban and industrialized areas. The Country Environmental Analysis for Bangladesh...Read more...
To the MDGs and beyond: accountability and institutional innovation in Bangladesh
Authors: ; World Bank Dhaka Office Published: 2007 Bangladesh is on track to achieve most of the MDG goals, even the difficult ones like infant and maternal mortality provided that the quality and institutional mechanisms of...Read more...
India & Bangladesh: bilateral trade- potential free trade agreement
Authors: ; World Bank Dhaka Office Published: 2006 India and Bangladesh have long shared common objectives for closer economic integration within the South Asia region and trade between the two countries has grown rapidly since...Read more...
Economics and governance of nongovernmental organizations in Bangladesh
Authors: ; World Bank Dhaka Office Published: 2006 Bangladesh has made striking progress on a range of social indicators over the last 15 years, an achievement widely credited to the country's pluralist service provision...Read more...
Yemen, WB Discuss Economic Issues
MENAFN - Qatar News Agency - 20/05/2012 (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Yemen's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed Al Saadi met here on Saturday with World Bank (WB) Vice President for the Middle East and...Read more...
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Energy and Climate Change
At the Camp David Summit, G-8 Leaders recognized that the development of and universal access to environmentally safe, sustainable, secure, and affordable sources of energy is essential to global economic growth and to their...Read more...
Leading Conservation Groups Release Guidelines For Growing Earth-Friendly Coffee
"Conservation Principles for Coffee Production" Are First Comprehensive Environmental Benchmarks for Coffee Washington, DC - Three of the nation's leading environmental groups today released a comprehensive set of guidelines...Read more...
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grants $25 million to Safeguard Biodiversity in...
Grant Brings Fund To Protect Biodiversity Hotspots to $100 million Washington, DC - With a grant of $25 million, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has joined the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, a major...Read more...
In Cancún, World Leaders Call for Quick Action on Forests
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Calls for Action on REDD+ at Cancún; Walmart Chairman Announces Sustainable Palm Oil Initiative for Private Label Products; World Bank President Robert Zoellick Announces Wildlife Premium...Read more...
Joining Forces to Save the Seas
Statement from Conservation International on the Global Partnership for Oceans announced by World Bank President Robert Zoellick Singapore/Arlington, VA — Following a presentation from World Bank President Robert Zoellick at...Read more...
Green Book, Bawumia and others – the Truth (4)
I find responses to the Green Book by both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) as very strange. All of a sudden, the formulae that were used to compute the performance of the Ghanaian economy...Read more...
Diary: The Meles Zenawi show - World Economic Forum on Africa, 2012 - By Magnus Taylor
this economic growth, and taking pride of place at this year's WEF, was Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. In an event that boasted such political heavyweights as former British... In this article: Meles Zenawi , Gordon...Read more...
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition
A year after the historic events across the Middle East and North Africa began to unfold, the aspirations of people of the region for freedom, human rights, democracy, job opportunities, empowerment and dignity are...Read more...
Financial crisis 'will drive up debt repayments for poorer nations'
New report by the Jubilee Debt Campaign says payments will increase by an average of a third by 2014 Poor countries can expect to see their debt repayments to the rest of the world increase by an average of a third by 2014, as...Read more...
Africa Must Diversify to Create More Jobs- Okonjo-Iweala
INTERVIEW African countries should rebuild their fiscal buffers and diversify their economies away from commodities in order to protect themselves from another possible global downturn, says Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi...Read more...
Stronger African growth expected in 2011-12
The World Bank foresees economic growth continuing to be strong in Africa this and next year; probably even stronger. Investments in infrastructure are paying off and African raw materials are more ...Read more...
China Transportation Briefing: Filling the Finance Gap
Chinese governments. How can local Chinese cities get out of debt to fund transport projects sustainably? The World Bank just released a report on sustainable low-carbon cities in China. In this article: China , Revenue , Tax ,...Read more...
Vertical Farm - Food Factory - Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Food Security and Nutrition - AllAfrica.com
AllAfrica.comFact Sheet: G-8 Action on Food Security and NutritionAllAfrica.comExplore opportunities for applying the non-profit model licensing approach that could expand African access to food and nutritional technologies...Read more...
Hadi: economic issue scores 70% among Yemen's problems
SANA'A, May 19 (Saba) – President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi declared on Saturday that the economic issue scores 70 per cent among Yemen's problems; the political and security ones. During his meeting with World Bank (WB) Vice...Read more...
'Faster growth of developing nations creating new avenues'
Industrialised countries must pay greater attention towards ensuring the sustainability of their high levels of consumption. These levels involve a per capita carbon footprint we know to be unsustainable. Serious efforts by...Read more...
Strauss-Kahn countersuit: Opening the door to his sexual past?
Picture taken on October 12, 2008 at the World Bank in Washington shows IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn as he listens during a press conference during the World Bank/IMF Annual... In this article: Dominique...Read more...