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Social Security Is Not Broke: Seven And A Half Things To Know – Huffington Post
Thing Seven: Chinese Banks: China’s banks are backed by the Chinese government, which is flush with cash, and yet the banks are starved for capital, writes The New York Times: “[T]he worry is that, over time, the huge infrastructure, real … Continue reading
Food Prices Rise Again on Higher Oil Prices and Adverse Weather
Increases reverse downward trend that began in October 2011 WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012—Global food prices increased by 8 percent from December 2011 to March 2012 due to higher oil prices, adverse weather conditions, and Asia’s strong demand for food … Continue reading
The importance of diplomacy and an open mind – Financial Times
Background: Ernest gained a first class degree in banking and finance from the University of … Background: Aurélie left her native Cameroon aged 19 to study at San Diego State University in the US. where she gained a BSc in … Continue reading
Transcript: Development Committee Press Conference
2012 Spring Meetings April 21, 2012 MR. MILLS: Well, thank you very much for joining us for this closing press conference. Our participants will each make an opening statement and then we’ll take your questions. If … Continue reading
Developing World Lags on Global Targets Related to Food and Nutrition, Says IMF-World Bank Report
Washington D.C., April 20, 2012 – The developing world’s progress is seriously lagging on global targets related to food and nutrition, with rates of child and maternal mortality still unacceptably high, says the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2012, … Continue reading
PIC to Invest $250 Million in Ecobank – AllAfrica.com
Incorporated in Lome, Togo, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is the parent company of the leading independent pan-African banking group. It currently has a presence in 32 African countries, namely: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon …
Governments moved to prevent job loss, boost skills in response to global financial and economic crisis
ILO and World Bank partner to release new data, report on government actions WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 – Today the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank (WB) released a joint report and new online data tool … Continue reading
World Development Indicators 2012 Released
Definitive Reference for Measuring Development Progress WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 — The 2012 edition of World Development Indicators (WDI), released today, includes updated data on global development, the quality of people’s lives, the environment, the economy, the functioning … Continue reading
Transcript of Opening Press Conference with World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick
April 19, 2012 MR. MILLS: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us for our World Bank Group press conference for the 2012 Spring Meetings. Joining me this morning is the President of the World Bank Group, … Continue reading
New Database Shows Three Quarters of World’s Poor Are “Unbanked”
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 – Three quarters of the world’s poor do not have a bank account, not only because of poverty, but also because of the cost, travel distance, and amount of paper work involved in opening one, says … Continue reading
