This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: financial crisis and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); dampening effects on global FDI; need for a fast, flexible and coordinated response; and...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: financial slowdown: impact and response in developing countries; World Bank could double lending; and a need to modernize multilateralism.
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: the Development Committee; program of seminars: high food and fuel prices; at a glance: annual meetings 2008 schedule; get involved; and mark your...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: doing business 2009: measuring regulation around the world; and subnational reports: focus on the cities and regions.
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: World Bank research portal; key research publications; downloads; and mark your calendar.
This World Bank North American affairs newsletter includes some of the following headlines: it's just a phase? World Development Report (WDR) 2007 outlines five key youth transition periods; youth, development...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: second annual youth open house; youth advisory groups, allies in our work; investing in children and youth; take action; and mark your calendar.
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: World Bank Group's 10 point plan; bank launches $1.2 billion food facility; emerging economies remain robust amid global slowdown; take action;...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: donors must act now to feed hungry, Zoellick says; what the World Bank is doing; at a glance: understand the crisis caused by soaring food prices;...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: each spring, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) and Financial Committee and the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee hold meetings...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: as Simon Johnson, Director of Research for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) writes, 'sovereign wealth funds are a fairly new name for something...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: financial markets; world trade; inflation and commodity markets; risks; and long-term prospects and poverty forecasts.
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: what is International Development Association (IDA)? How are IDA funds raised? Who decides IDA funding levels and priorities? When is the next...
The Bank can be a catalyst for inclusive and sustainable globalization, but can't do it alone, said President Zoellick to this year's annual meetings participants. He reinforced the need for poor people...
Starting a business is not easy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It takes 13 procedures and 155 days, and it costs five times the annual per capita income. It's worse for a woman: she needs the consent...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: can we provide 250 million people in Africa with access to low cost, reliable lighting and energy by 2030? Competition for innovation in off-grid...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: microfinance: breaking the cycle of poverty; International Development Association (IDA) in Madagascar: microfinance in Madagascar boosts small...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: water is the best of all things; International Development Association (IDA) in Senegal: 98 percent of the population has access to safe water...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: education for all: a catchphrase or an economic priority; International Development Association (IDA) in Uganda: a better managed education system;...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: Liberia's President affirms strong partnership with bank, urges women to strive for leadership; Ghana at 50 celebrates independence; the World...