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Global Mobility Unaffected by Financial Crisis, as Remittances Remained Resilient
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012 – The global financial crisis of 2008/09 has not sent migrant workers streaming back home, despite worsening employment prospects and anti-immigration rhetoric in some destination countries, says a new book on migration and remittances, published by … Continue reading
Sundance raising poses Hanlong query – au.news.yahoo.com
The next major milestone is August 31, by which time Hanlong intends to have secured a credit-approved term sheet from the China Development Bank. Under a revised scheme … iron ore project in the Republic of Cameroon and the Republic … Continue reading
Weightlifter accused of trying to snatch cash – Sydney Morning Herald
The money will be repaid out of the personal bank accounts of a group of team officials and coaches … On his website, Koum describes himself as an elite weightlifter from Cameroon who took up the sport in his father’s … Continue reading
IFC, Scatec Plan Solar Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa – Businessweek
The International Financial Corporation, the World Bank’s private lending arm … The plants will be developed at first in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Niger and Togo. Many Africans rely on fuel-based generation due to limited infrastructure …
Weightlifter denies ransom demand – Brisbane Times
The money will be repaid out of the the personal bank accounts of a group of team officials and … On his website, Koum describes himself as an elite weightlifter from Cameroon who took up the sport in his father’s … Continue reading
WB Urges Developing Countries to Strengthen Domestic Fundamentals, to Weather Global Economic Turmoil
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2012 – Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP), … Continue reading
Aid organizations need donations to fight food shortages in West Africa – Catholic News
U.N. agencies estimate that 18 million people, including 3 million children, are at risk of hunger in parts of Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Cameroon and northern … work programs, seed banks, and seed and food vouchers … Continue reading
Globalization: Made in the Americas
AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Inter-American Dialogue 30th Anniversary Dinner Remarks of Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Group June 7, 2012 Introduction Thank you for the honor of your invitation to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Inter-American … Continue reading
