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Livemint
April 21, 2018
In an apparent move to address the issue of debt trap being faced by low-income developing countries (LIDCs), to which China's “predatory economics” is playing a significant role, top officials of India, the US and Britain used various platforms in Washington during the annual Spring Meeting of the IMF andÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 21, 2018
Washington, April 21st, 2018 –The Egyptian government and the World Bank signed an agreement today for the US$500 million Supporting Egypt ... reforms, the five-year project aims to expand access to quality kindergarten for around 500,000 children, train 500,000 teachers and education officials, whileÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 21, 2018
While the administration's America First approach rankled other nations, Mnuchin did announce a change in position with the World Bank, one of several multilateral institutions that Trump officials have criticized in the past. Last year, the administration said it was opposed to what would be the first increaseÃâà...
OCCRP
April 20, 2018
Siemens has been involved in various corruption itself, namely for bribing Russian gas companies, Israel, Greek officials during the Olympics and officials from dozens of countries. Last week, the World Bank debarred four companies for corporate misconduct, meaning they could not bid on World BankÃâà...
Yahoo Finance
April 19, 2018
World Bank officials said the decision to issue the bond was based on a “transformation” in the market's approach to bond buying. “We are facing urgent and unparalleled development challenges,” George Richardson, director of capital markets for the World Bank Treasury told Yahoo Finance by email.
Vanguard
April 13, 2018
The programme was organised by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the support of the World Bank-Assisted Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project. According to him, there should be transparent laws that guide land acquisition at all times. “There are laws guiding land acquisition andÃâà...
Daily Sabah
April 2, 2018
Turkey has been a key stakeholder of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) since its membership in 1956 and has the second largest .... Recently, officials from two Ukrainian cities visited Turkish cities to examine the results of the projects and learn from the Turkish experiences.
Gulf Times
April 1, 2018
The World Bank has approved $145mn for Pakistan Housing Finance Project (PHFP), aimed at expanding homeownership, including women and the ... of lenders, support capital market development, and create an enabling environment for a sound national housing policy,” the World Bank official said.
The Intercept
March 31, 2018
The $500,000 GoFundMe Charity Campaign for Wealthy Ex-FBI Official Andrew McCabe Is Obscene ... According to the 2016 comprehensive World Bank study on global inequality, “767 million people are estimated to have been living below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per person per day.
The News International (blog)
March 31, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $145 million for Pakistan Housing Finance Project (PHFP), aimed at expanding homeownership, including ... of lenders, support capital market development, and create an enabling environment for a sound national housing policy,” the World Bank official said.
Daily Post Nigeria
March 29, 2018
“Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, based on my interaction with government officials of Kaduna state, the sum of $350 was approved for the state by the World Bank.” “The facility was captured in 2014/2015 medium term with a maturity period of 25 years.” Sani urged the Senate to turn down theÃâà...
Independent
March 28, 2018
They will join the official Uganda country delegation to the 2018 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group taking ... countries and engage in a number of activities, including meeting with senior government and World Bank officials to share their ideas and stories.
The New Dawn Liberia
March 21, 2018
Ms. Okoro's mission will enable her to understand how World Bank financed programs and projects are working on the ground. The mission will also help her to learn how the Bank's recently decentralized legal services are working and how they can better support the Government's program funded by theÃâà...
Economic Times
March 16, 2018
The nearly Rs 13,000-crore PNB scam, allegedly perpetrated by jewelers Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in collusion with a few officials of the state-run bank came to light last month, wherein the duo is alleged to have used a key loophole on the international trade finance front to defraud the bank.
Premium Times
March 5, 2018
Among the World Bank chiefs expected at the summit are the Director, Health Nutrition Population of the World Bank Group, Washington, Olusoji Adeyi; the Country Director, World Bank Nigeria, Rachid Benmassoud, Chair of Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation (GAVI) and Nigeria's formerÃâà...
The Punch
March 2, 2018
The World Bank says it has trained 79 federal and state government officials on how to manage the critical component of Community and Social Development Project, Additional Financing, which prioritises support for the poor, internally displaced persons and vulnerable groups across the country.
Xinhua
December 31, 1999
NAIROBI, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Low investment by African governments is to blame for inefficiency in providing services to the people, a World Bank official said on Monday. Khama Rogo, the World Bank's Lead Health Sector Specialist and Head Health in Africa Initiative, said total health spending perÃâà...
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