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World Bank Group

Type: Organization

Name: World Bank Group (The world Bank)

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for The world Bank

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 6 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Energy)

Ukraine receives extra World Bank loan for hydro power project

The World Bank has allocated an additional 60m dollars of financing to implement a project on the rehabilitation of hydropower engineering in Ukraine.The bank's board of directors approved the loan today.The loan is allocated for 12 years, with a grace ... [Individual.com - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Hydro Power, World Bank Group, Ukraine

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents

World Bank approves $300m loan to Jordan

- Powered by WASHINGTON: The World Bank has approved a $300 million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to Jordan to support the Governments medium-term development program in the context of the current global economic crisis. The approval of the Recovery under ... [Lebanon Daily Star - 18 hours ago]

Entities: World Bank Group, Jordan, Enhancer, Grace Period

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 Documents

Farhatullah Babar

Satellite imaging of projects in FATA be included in PC-1s: President

Pakistan Times Federal BureauISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday directed that a provision for satellite imaging of the development projects in FATA be included in PC-1 proposals in the future for effective implementation and monitoring of ... [Pakistan Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: United States Agency For International Development, World Bank Group, North West Frontier Province, Farhatullah Babar

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Market News)

World Bank report: Malaysia overly dependant on oil, gas revenues

[Report by Yip Ai Tsin: "Malaysia too dependent on oil and gas, says World Bank"]The World Bank said that Malaysia is too dependent on revenues from oil and gas and should instead broaden its revenue base."With proven oil reserves at 4 billion barrels ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: World Bank Group, Malaysia

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)

World Bank commences climate change seminar for Nigerian youths

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponThe World Bank is to hold a one-day seminar on climate change for 100 youths across Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Saturday, ... [People's Daily Online - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, World Bank Group, Nigeria, Climate

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

John Kerry

John Kerry vs. World Bank

—Photo courtesy of the World Bank.John Kerry gave a barn-burner of a speech at the World Bank on Wednesday, laying into development banks for pouring massive sums into dirty energy projects in poor countries. 'Reducing energy poverty and combating climate ... [Mother Jones - 11/20/2009]

Entities: John Kerry, World Bank Group, Coal

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

WB identifies environmental challenges faced by Indonesia

The World Bank on Thursday launched a report highlighting challenges that Indonesia faces in attaining environmental sustainability.The World Bank's Country Environmental Analysis examined the economic costs of environmental degradation and offers options ... [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Indonesia, Environment, World Bank Group

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 6 Documents

European Commission and IMF welcome reaffirmed commitments of the largest foreign banks in Hungary

In a meeting in Brussels of the European Bank Coordination Initiative held on 19 November 2009, the parent banks of the six largest foreign banks active in Hungary reaffirmed their commitments made in May 2009 to support their subsidiaries. These commitments, ... [European Bank for Reconstruction and Redevelopmen - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Hungary, International Monetary Fund, European Commission

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

World Bank: M'sia needs faster structural reforms

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s mid-term outlook will depend on how quick the country can implement its structural reforms, which are to “make the next step up the income ladder from upper-middle to high-income economy,” according to a World Bank report ye ... [thestar.com.my - 11/19/2009]

Entities: World Bank Group, Malaysia, Entrepreneurship

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

CIMA signs agreement with World Bank

An agreement, the first of its kind, has been sealed between the World Bank and one of the UK's accountancy institutes to train finance and accounting employees as part of its professional accountancy qualification. The Chartered Institute of Management ... [Accountancy Magazine - 11/19/2009]

Entities: World Bank Group, United Kingdom, Bangladesh

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Senator Lugar and Secretary Geithner discuss the G-20 and the World Bank

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today addressed the role the G-20 will play in the changing global economy, including as leaders in the World Bank.Opening Statement of Ranking Member Richard LugarI join the Chairman in welcoming Secretary Geithner ... [Bank Information Center - 11/19/2009]

Entities: World Bank Group, Richard Lugar, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Power Shortages Cripple African Growth

Johannesburg INADEQUATE access to power is the single largest stumbling block in Africa's economic development, with the cost of blackouts easily rising between one to two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), the World Bank said yesterday.Launching ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: World Bank Group, Developing World, emergency

Quotes

...Pricop, editor in chief of the Nine O Clock newspaper, told Al Jazeera that Romania is currently the most corrupt country in the European Union. "This is why the World Bank and the European Commission need a new government to discuss loan schedules and repayments .... though Romania is probably going to apply of a new loan in March next year" , Pricop said. With the presidential vote too close to call, what kind of government will emerge is unclear...

Romania holds presidential vote [Al Jazeera - 5 hours ago]

...leading glaciologists, warned last year in the journal Nature that two-thirds of the country's glaciers could be gone by 2050, and he has said that "the full-scale glacier shrinkage in the plateau regions will eventually lead to an ecological catastrophe." It will also lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. China is the world's leading producer of wheat. India is No. 2...

Lester R. Brown: A hotter planet means less on our plates [Peak Oil - 5 hours ago]

...how corrupt a country's government is perceived to be by experts and international institutions like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. "The results demonstrate that countries which are perceived as the most corrupt are also those plagued by long-standing conflicts, which have torn their governance infrastructure" the report said

Somalia, Afghanistan most corrupt nations: report [Yahoo! Canada - 8 hours ago]

...liquid and transparent, setting forth a possible expansion of $150 billion per year of traded certified emission reductions, says the World Bank. "As one response to the climate crisis, a deep and global carbon market continues to hold the promise to deliver significant benefits to both developed and developing countries alike" says Kathy Sierra, vice president for sustainable development

Stocking Up on Carbon Credits [Commodities Now - 10 hours ago]

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Satellite imaging of projects in FATA be includ... [Pakistan Times - 1 hour ago]
Romania set for presidential vote [BBC - 2 hours ago]
Lester Brown -- Climate change means less food,... [Washington Post - 3 hours ago]
Theresa Tedesco: Our banks are too innately con... [Financial Post - 4 hours ago]
Romania holds presidential vote [Al Jazeera - 5 hours ago]
Effective implementation, monitoring: Zardari f... [Business Recorder - 5 hours ago]
Lester R. Brown: A hotter planet means less on ... [Peak Oil - 5 hours ago]
Ukraine receives extra World Bank loan for hydr... [Individual.com - 6 hours ago]
Smoother sailing across the strait [Bangkok Post - 6 hours ago]
Climate sceptics a danger to themselves and others [Sydney Morning Herald - 6 hours ago]
Macro-Concerns about Micro-Finance Brands! [Nigeria Guardian - 7 hours ago]
Pakistan president directs inclusion of satelli... [Zibb - 8 hours ago]
Somalia, Afghanistan most corrupt nations: report [Yahoo! Canada - 8 hours ago]
IFC invests $100 mln in Africa's Ecobank [Reuters - 8 hours ago]
Renewable force [OECD Observer - 9 hours ago]
'India will be among top three economies by 2050' [NDTV Profit - 9 hours ago]
Lighting products awards [Vector Online - 10 hours ago]
Stocking Up on Carbon Credits [Commodities Now - 10 hours ago]
India to emerge 3rd largest economy by 2050: Study [Hindu Business Line - 11 hours ago]
âIndia urgently needs second green revol... [Express Buzz - 11 hours ago]
Why credit rating's crucial [Barbados Daily Nation - 11 hours ago]
World Bank commences climate change seminar for... [People's Daily Online - 11 hours ago]
Increase in electricity rates [Business Recorder - 11 hours ago]
Afghanistan: Report finds girls' schools face h... [ReliefWeb - 11 hours ago]
World Bank commences climate change seminar for... [Xinhua News Agency - 12 hours ago]
Declaration of ALBA countries at the Summit of ... [Third World Network - 12 hours ago]
HIV-TB: International Calls for New Strategy by... [Third World Network - 12 hours ago]
Privatised Care More Placebo Than Panacea by Ma... [Third World Network - 12 hours ago]

Blogs

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Give North Korea a break \| John Delury [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009] Denuclearisation will only come when bridges have been built with Pyongyang and it feels firmly set on a new economic courseNegotiations over the denuclearisation ...
Building a world fit for children \| Marie Staunton [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009] Twenty years after the launch of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, we must do more to listen to vulnerable childrenTo 13-year-old Mumo Katumo, the anniversary ...
WIRE WATCH: Christian Activists Unveil ‘Manhatt... [WSJ.com: Washington Wire - 11/20/2009] By Susan Davis A New Kind of Declaration: Christian activists are holding a new conference today at the National Press Club to release the Manhattan Declaration. ...
A healing in Mozambique \| Jonathan Steele [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009] In a country where brutal civil war raged just two decades ago, surprisingly little anger remains todayIt's hard to imagine a more tranquil place than Gaza: farmers ...
Russia Moves To Rein In Gas Flaring, Mandating ... [Green Car Congress - 11/20/2009] A view of Russian gas flaring based on satellite observations. Source: US NOAA and the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership. (Video) Click to ...

Audio/Video

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Tunnels provide lifeline for Gazans - 20 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
Palestinians denied access to water - 14 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/14/2009]
Buffett the betting man. [Slate Magazine - 11/04/2009]
What Ever Happened to the Amazon Rainforest? [Slate Magazine - 11/03/2009]
What ever happened to the Amazon rainforest? Di... [Slate Magazine - 11/03/2009]

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