World Bank Group

Type: Organization

Name: World Bank Group (The world Bank)

Nationality: United States

Web Address: http://www.worldbank.org/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for World Bank Group

First reported 50 mins ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 2 reports

Robert Zoellick

Japanese growth could be 'sugar high', warns former World Bank president Robert Zoellick

Japan's 0.9pc growth in the first quarter could just be a "sugar high" following the government's massive stimulus measures, former World Bank president Robert Zoellick has said. ... [Published Telegraph - 21 mins ago]

Entities: Robert Zoellick, World Bank Group, Sugar

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 30 mins ago - 3 reports

Jim Yong Kim: In Africa's Great Lakes Region, Peace Dividend Must Follow Peace Deal

Africa's Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades. It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbors, educate millions of out-of-school children, empower women, ... [Published Huffington Post - 30 mins ago]

Entities: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kim In, Jim Yong Kim

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

International Labour Organization

ILO, World Bank Demand Labor Changes in Bangladesh

The International Labor Organization and World Bank have refused to let Bangladesh join a textile industry monitoring program until the country overhauls its labor laws and conditions for unions improve, according to a top ILO official.The strict stance ... [Published HighBeam Research - 1 hour ago]

Entities: International Labour Organization, World Bank Group, Bangladesh

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Asia's mobile revolution set to change region's trend

BANGKOK (AFP) - Asia's mobile revolution is set to transform the region's financial services industry, offering a cheap way for millions of migrant workers to send money home to their families, a report said on Monday.Nearly 60 million migrant workers ... [Published Dunya News - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Transfers, International Fund for Agricultural Development

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

United Nations

Asians Abroad Remit $260 bn Home in 2012

Bangkok, May 20 (QNA) - Some 60 million Asian workers abroad remitted $260 bn to their home countries last year, making up 63 per cent of gBangkok, May 20 (QNA) - Some 60 million Asian workers abroad remitted $260 bn to their home countries last year, ... [Published Qatar News Agency - 4 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations, Workers, Bangkok

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Turkmenistan, World Bank develop interim cooperation strategy

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- The World Bank (WB) Group and Turkmenistan are currently working on the preparation of the Interim Strategy, the World Bank said in a statement.According to the statement, the World Bank, in partnership with International Finance ... [Published Individual.com - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Turkmenistan, World Bank Group, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction & Develop..., International Finance Corporation

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 3 reports

World Bank Group

World Bank says Carib will dominate global savings and investments

A new World Bank report predicts that in less than a generation, the Caribbean will be among developing countries dominating global saving and investment.The report produced by the Bank's Global Development Horizons says that by 2030, half the global ... [Published Power 106 - 5 hours ago]

Entities: World Bank Group, Developing World, Jamaica

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

WB arm assesses new complaint on Vizhinjam port

New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) The World Bank Group's independent arm CAO is assessing a new complaint that alleges the proposed multi-purpose sea port at Vizhinjam in Kerala would adversely impact farm lands.The International Finance Corp, part of the World ... [Published Press Trust of India - 6 hours ago]

Entities: World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation, New Delhi (India)

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 reports

World Bank to help Yemen achieve transparency

World Bank (WB) granted Yemen $5 million to set in place a system which will promote transparency and accountability with all state institutions.WB confirmed on Sunday it had approved a $5 million loan "to help improve efficiency, transparency and accountability ... [Published Yemen Post - 7 hours ago]

Entities: World Bank Group, Yemen, Arun Arya, Corruption

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

World Bank approves $30m for social protection project

The World Bank's Board of Directors approved a Social Protection and Promotion Project (SPPP) for Lebanon that aims to increase access to basic services for poor and vulnerable segments of the Lebanese population and support opportunities to help them ... [Published Iloubnan.info - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Lebanon, World Bank Group, Byblos Bank SAL

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 4 reports

ACC team goes to Canada for investigation

Padma Bridge Graft CaseAn Anti-Corruption Commission officer along with its legal adviser left Dhaka for Canada yesterday to conduct an investigation in connection with Padma bridge graft allegation case.Mirza Zahidul Alam, a deputy director of ACC, and ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Canada, Investigation, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, World Bank Group, Mosharraf Hossain

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 3 reports

MoF to receive UAE's national banks in Washington

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has concluded a number of meetings with representatives from the UAE's national banks discussing the preparations for the upcoming meeting in Washington DC set to take place on October 11, 2013, at the sidelines of the Annual ... [Published CPI Financial - May 19 2013]

Entities: United Arab Emirates, World Bank Group, UAE Ministry of Finance, International Monetary Fund

Quotes

"The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo informs that early this Monday morning, fighting broke out in the localities of Kibati and Rusayo, some 12 kilometers from Goma, between combatants of the M23 armed groups and soldiers of the Congolese armed forces. The Mission reports that initial skirmishes escalated to the use of heavy calibre weapons, mortars and rocket launchers. MONUSCO also adds that, according to reports, the Congolese army used attack helicopters in one of their operations."

UN moves to contain situation following clashes in eastern DR Congo [Published United Nations Multimedia - 9 mins ago]

"The mission is actively pursuing a diplomatic and political solution to contain and end the clashes" it said in a statement

Congo's army clashes with rebels near Goma [Published Yahoo! News - 26 mins ago]

...This first-of-its-kind joint trip is rooted in a momentous new agreement: the "Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region."

Jim Yong Kim: In Africa's Great Lakes Region, Peace Dividend Must Follow Peace Deal [Published Huffington Post - 30 mins ago]

"What we request from all Nigerians is peace. The government will make sure that there is peace in the country" he said

Nigeria: Jonathan Reiterates Commitment to Peace, Security [Published AllAfrica.com - 37 mins ago]

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