The World Bank has a new plan set in place on how they are going to lend money out to poorer countries.
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New World Bank lending plan could avoid environmental concerns
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on October 21st, 2011
Posted in World Bank 
Tags: Bank Information, Board Approval, Cultural Resources, Dams, Development Effectiveness, Environmental Action, Environmental Ngos, Environmental Safeguards, Environmentalists, Evictions, Friends Of The Earth, Indigenous Peoples, Information Centre, International Rivers, John Vidal, Natural Habitats, New World Bank, Resettlement, Water Projects, World Bank Loans 
Comments OffWorld Bank minister accused of corruption in Egypt
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on August 9th, 2011
A minister at the World Bank has been accused of corruption by the courts in Egypt. Mahmoud Mohieldin was an investment manager in Egypt until he was appointed to the World Bank in 2010.
Posted in World Bank Tags: Business Conduct, Corruption In Egypt, Disclosure Records, Drastic Cuts, Economic Polices, Economy Finance, Finance Minister, Financial Disclosure, Government Expenditures, Hosni Mubarak, Industry Minister, Inter Press Service, Investment Manager, Member Team, Muhammad Rashid, Public Assets, Service Writer, Shady Deals, Sweetheart Deals, Youssef Boutros Ghali Comments OffWhy a lower-middle state is still really low
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on July 22nd, 2011
A big problem with international aid is that the classifications for countries do little to reflect the reality with their boundaries.
The World Bank classifies countries from low to hi income.
Posted in World Bank Tags: Arbitrary Line, Armed Conflict, Brookings Institution, Chandy, Collapse, Curiosity, Economist, Emergence, failed states, Gertz, Government Doesn, Graduates, Group Matters, Income Per Person, Interest Loans, Middle Category, Oil Wealth, South Asia, South Sudan, State Failure, West Africa Comments OffWorld Bank: Social development programs in India riddled with corruption
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on May 18th, 2011
A few years ago, India’s Congress party was elected into power with promises of helping the poor. They began a distribution program to give all those in poverty food and fuel.
Posted in India, World Bank, World News Tags: Congress Party, Deficit Target, Developing Nations, Development Indicators, Distribution Program, Economic Boom, Economic Growth, Fiscal Deficit, Fiscal Year Ending March, Food And Fuel, Foy, Graft, Key Development, Middle Class, Red Tape, Reuters, Rupee, Rural Areas, Social Sector, Year Ending March Comments OffG-20 finance minsters meeting concludes
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on April 18th, 2011
The finance ministers of the G-20 wrapped up meetings in Washington over the weekend. As usual, the tension between what the powerful actually work on and what they should be working on was in full display.
Posted in World Bank, World News Tags: Al Khalifa, Board Of Governors, Chinese Yuan, Finance Ministers, Food And Fuel, Food Price Index, Food Prices, food prices, Fund Statements, Inter Press Service, International Financial Institutions, International Monetary Fund, Minister Mohammed, Minsters, Robert Zoellick, S Board, Service Writer, Vulnerable Populations, World Bank Group, World Bank President, World Economy Comments Off
