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The World Bank is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. Its primary focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries. This site provides an overview of how the Bank uses its financial resources, its staff, and its extensive knowledge to help developing countries onto paths of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth.

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According to the World Bank, 1.6 billion people in the developing world still do not have access to electricity, and those who do may have only intermittent ...
Inflation is politically sensitive in a country such as India, where the World Bank estimates three-quarters of the nation's 1.2 billion people live on less ...
New Delhi: The World Bank has approved a $1.05 billion (around Rs4,780 crore) soft loan to fund India's ongoing education projects, particularly those aimed ...
Manuel, a 48-year-old manager at the World Bank, was traveling in Central Asia at the time, so they never arranged a date. She signed back up for the online ...

The World Bank Board of Directors gave today the go-ahead to US$65 million in grants as the first installment of the Bank's emergency assistance of US$100 ...
Second, a few blocks away in downtown Washington, DC, the World Bank has just adopted a new disclosure policy, following years of internal debate, ...
The World Bank has approved a credit of $1.05 billion (around Rs 4830 crore) to support two education projects in India. The projects would boost the number ...
... serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to more than 4 million ...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has disclosed that it is expanding the availability of specialised management and skills training tools to thousands ...
The World Bank has approved a US$ 65 million grant to support the recovery of Haiti's infrastructure as well as re-establish basic state functions following ...
PTI The Hindu World Bank has approved two projects worth $ 1.05 billion (over Rs 4800 crore) for India, aimed at expanding the reach of primary schools and ...
At the World Bank: "Seeds of Hunger," Wednesday at 4. 1818 H St. NW. At the World Resources Institute: "Climate Refugees," Wednesday at 6. 10 G St. NE. ...
If the $447 million to the organisation were cancelled, the act would dwarf the World Bank's announcement today of a US$65 million grant to assist Haiti ...
The World Bank raised its 2010 growth and inflation forecasts for China and recommended a tighter monetary policy as well as a stronger exchange rate to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday approved a record $1.05 billion credit line to help get more children into schools in India, ...
A few weeks ago, The World Bank Institute launched a social network-based game called Evoke. It's a first for the Bank and an attempt to reach a generation ...
There's been a lot of media coverage about the pending World Bank loan of $3,75 billion for Eskom. Such is its importance that it's unlikely the loan will ...
The World Bank report emphasises that given the enormous need for investment, and the long lead times required to implement projects in the energy sector, ...
THE World Bank today announced a $US65 million ($70.41 million) grant for Haiti aimed at rebuilding its infrastructure to get the government back on its ...
The World Bank's director for the Caribbean, Yvonne Tsikata, described $3.8 billion as an "initial figure" contained in the PDNA document draft. ...
World Bank Raises China Forecast The World Bank says China's economy will expand by 9.5% this year due in part to increased private sector investment, ...
The former World Bank chief economist thinks there is a 'significant risk' of a double dip recession with growth weakening towards the end of the year. ...
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank said sub-Saharan Africa's economy may expand 3.8 percent this year compared with 1.1 percent last ...
The surge -- along with a stock market rally, quickening economic growth and inflation -- led the World Bank to say China should raise interest rates to ...
The World Bank raised its China growth forecast for 2010 to 9.5 percent from 9 percent but says Beijing needs to cool inflation and possible bubbles in real ...
... serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to more than 4 million ...
The surge -- along with a stock market rally, quickening economic growth and inflation -- led the World Bank to say China should raise interest rates to ...
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank also yesterday added its support to calls for China to allow its "much undervalued" currency to rise, ...
The World Bank has agreed in principle to extend the duration of tax Administration Reforms Project for further nine months, till December 2010, ...
World Bank upgraded its view on China performance in the current year, boosting GDP outlook to 9.5% from 8.7% and CPI view to 3.7% from 2.0%. ...
South African activists Caroline Ntaopane and Makoma Lekalakala take on the World Bank's proposed loan to Eskom. By Lisa Friedman, E&E reporter For Caroline ...
The Paris Club is an informal grouping of 19 nations, plus the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, who meet once a month in Paris to discuss ...
17 /CSRwire/ - IFC and the World Bank, members of the World Bank Group, today are launching a guide that will help policymakers and development ...
While acknowledging the impediments posed by burgeoning inflation, the World Bank in its quarterly estimate of Chinese economic conditions raised its growth ...
... bolstering the case for tighter monetary policy and currency appreciation," the World Bank said Wednesday in its quarterly report on the Chinese economy ...
The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It comprises five closely associated ...
Sweden will support South Africa's request to the World Bank for a $3.75 billion loan to assist power company Eskom Holdings Ltd. with the last stage of ...
The World Bank indicated today that China should raise interest rates to help contain the risk of a property bubble and allow a stronger yuan to help damp ...
A former World Bank economist, he is pursuing the exact opposite strategy from Yasir Arafat. Arafat espoused a blend of violence and politics; ...
From 1988 to 1990, he was chief economist at the Washington-based World Bank. At the International Monetary Fund during the 1990s, he worked to resolve ...


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