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IMF head warns that rising food prices could destabilise governments
Monday, April 14, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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The IMF and the World Bank wound up two days of meetings on Sunday that dealt with the financial crises roiling global markets and rising food and energy prices. A severe credit crisis could result in losses approaching $1 trillion (euro 630 billion) before it is over, according to an IMF estimate released this week.
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Innovative technology can help economy expand
Friday, October 05, 2007 in.reuters.com
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According to Mark Dutz, a senior economist at the World Bank, the Indian economy could expand even faster if there was greater use of innovative technology and schools and colleges raised the calibre of their teaching. "The output of the economy could increase more than five-fold if all enterprises could achieve national best practices based on knowledge already in use in India," he said.
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Bihar to seek World-Bank assistance
Friday, August 10, 2007 www.rediff.com
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The commissioner of the Bihar disaster management cell, Manoj Srivastava said that Bihar has decided to seek financial assistance from the World Bank and other global organisations to rebuild and repair infrastructure including roads, bridges and embankments which were badly damaged during the floods. Srivatava also added that a World Bank team and experts from the US will visit the state and disc
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Pak warned against use aid for military expenses: World Bank
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Pakistan has been banned from using the aid provided by the World Bank for military expenditures, following a move by the global lender to include such expenses in it's negative list. So far, the WB has been the greatest provider of financial assistance to Pakistan.
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Indian farmers to recive World Bank aid
Thursday, June 28, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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A 600m (£300m) loan aimed at helping millions of poor Indian farmers, has been approved by the World Bank. In the last few years thousands of Indian farmers have committed suicide,unable to repay their loans.
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Developing countries mop up $333 bn from overseas mkt
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 business-standard.com
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Raising funds from international markets has caught the fancy of companies in the developing countries including India. They mopped up around $333 billion last year and the pace was likely to intensify in the near future, a recent World Bank study said.
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I acted in good faith: Wolfowitz
Friday, June 01, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Outgoing World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has said he ''acted in good faith and ethically to resolve what was a difficult situation for the Bank''.In the end, he said, the situation had ''gotten to the point where it was not possible to be effective,'' and it was in the best interest of the Bank that he resign.
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Economists try to measure happiness
Thursday, May 31, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Nations , Social Issues
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As countries try to outdo others in terms of development numbers, a congregation of world's renowned economists, including India-born Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and representatives of World Bank and United Nations, are devising a benchmark to measure happiness.
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Bush picks new World Bank Prez
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 www.ibnlive.com
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Former US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick has been chosen to be the new president of the World Bank.US President George W Bush has chosen Robert Zoellick to replace Paul Wolfowitz.
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India pocketed most FDI in '06: World Bank
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 www.rediff.com
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India attracted a major chunk of the record $40.1 billion capital that flowed into South Asia in 2006, but restrictive policies could stunt investment growth leading to slower economic expansion, the World Bank warned in a report.
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