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Citi Earns Top Honors in Global Finance Magazine’s 2011 World’s Best …  – CNBC

Global Awards: Best Overall Internet Bank Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank Best … Best in Social Media Best Corporate/Institutional Bank — Algeria — Cameroon — Congo — Cote D’Ivoire — Egypt — Gabon — Israel — Jordon — Kenya …

Cameroon to issue 50 bln CFA in bonds – finmin – Reuters

YAOUNDE Nov 16 (Reuters) – Cameroon’s government will issue 50 billion CFA francs … water distribution pipelines and road improvements, he said. The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) will manage the auctions. ($1 = 484.817 CFA Francs …

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World Bank, African Union Launch Database to Compare Costs of Sending Remittances to and within Africa

120 million remittance senders and receivers in Africa can now benefit from increased transparency   WASHINGTON, November 16, 2011 – The World Bank and the African Union have taken steps to lower the cost of sending remittances to and within Africa … Continue reading

UK seeking $80 billion infrastructure boost – report – YAHOO!

It said the government was discussing how to create an investment vehicle for private cash that did … snuffing out a nascent economic recovery. YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s government will issue 50 billion CFA francs in … Full Story »Cameroon … Continue reading

Cameroon : World Bank Group Support to Bring Electricity Relief to 163,000 Households in Cameroon – AllAfrica.com

Washington — The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Boards of Directors today approved an US$86 million loan and US$82 million Partial Risk Guarantee to support the Kribi Gas Power Project that is expected to supply reliable …

World Bank Group Support to Bring Electricity Relief to 163,000 Households in Cameroon

WASHINGTON, November 10, 2011 – The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Boards of Directors today approved an US$86 million loan and US$82 million Partial Risk Guarantee to support the Kribi Gas Power Project that is expected to supply … Continue reading

Lom-Pangar Project to Electrify 150 Localities (AfDB) – AllAfrica.com

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today approved a USD 71.1- million loan from African Development Fund’s resources to finance the Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric project in Cameroon. The project estimated to cost USD 419.2 …

Transcript of the Audio Teleconference with World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick

Transcript Audio Tele-Conference Robert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group President November 1, 2011     MR. FERGUSON:  Hi, good morning.  Alex Ferguson from the World Bank.  Thanks for joining us today.  World Bank President Robert Zoellick is going to brief you … Continue reading

Global Food Prices Remain High and Volatile Affecting Poorest Countries the Most

Floods in Thailand add further uncertainty. Food crisis in the Horn of Africa continues   WASHINGTON, November 1, 2011–Global food prices remain high and volatile, hitting the poorest countries hardest and adding to the strains facing the global economy, according … Continue reading