" D.C. to pay 13.7 million to mistreated World Bank, IMF protesters By Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON — The city of Washington has agreed to pay 13.7 million dollars to some 700...
Acquaintances and friends of mine that have had several tours in Afghanistan have long told me why they believe in this mission. Many of them have done the heavy lifting in Kandahar Province and have been...
opinion by albertacowpoke | 6 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago 292 views | 46 recommendations | 31 comments
Would it be too far fetched for me to assume that the world benefits from a broken Africa? If I was even so bold as to imply that an Africa in turmoil bodes well for a world economy that is sustained in part by the...
opinion by Kwapi V | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago 52 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Police threw tear gas at the hundreds that protested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Some of the protesters threw fire bombs at a convention centre where leaders of the IMF and the World Bank were meeting. Bank windows were...
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 52 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
" The World Bank has approved a US$24-million International Development Association (IDA) credit to Sri Lanka to improve healthcare, with particular emphasis on the special health needs of the Internally Displaced...
It is reported that Mexican Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said Mexico would receive the loans of over $200 million from the World Bank to support Mexican economy while the country is combating the emerging...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago 341 views | 38 recommendations | 1 comment
The finance ministers of the G20 met in Horsham, England on Mar.13-14 to prepare for a G20 London Summit on the global financial crisis on Apr. 2. The G20 is made up of the finance ministers and central...
created by Pythiian1 | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 793 views | 72 recommendations | 19 comments
peter.reardon: on poverty and the fallacy of corporate bailouts: - How useful to have this World Bank report available in support of the poorest in society!The article, by Marina Litvinsky and published by IPS would at first glance seem to be essential reading for...
opinion by peter.reardon | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago 74 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
World Bank says global economy to shrink for first time since World War II, dragged down by sharp decline in industry, trade. " The world economy is on track to post its worst performance since the Great Depression, with developing countries bearing much of the economic...
created by zeet | 43 wks ago 221 views | 22 recommendations | 10 comments
" There is just too much to cover to give my 2 cents because I have 2 tons of gold to give. We’ve lived for several years in a delusion of democracy, freedom, and prosperity. Now, they’re taking it all away....
opinion by pakalert | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago 286 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Study highlights World Bank’s financing of fossil fuels––Its been said that instead of 'needing' to spend around 2 billion a year on a small number of major developments, like mega-hydropower dams and power stations, to meet their shareholders targets, the World Bank...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago 152 views | 25 recommendations | 5 comments
Yesterday night, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez addressed the nation for the 2008 final speech. During his tv message, Chavez promised to invest in the country for its growth and the continuation of the...
created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 245 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment
IT major Satyam computers is embroiled in controversy after the debacle of investing in own parent company.This move to save the parent construction company have been highly criticized heavily by the analyst an...
created by anamika.mis15 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 748 views | 9 recommendations | 6 comments
Credit Empire... Empowerd.. the Naked Emperor... (by Windiepink)
Twas the year 1837, when the beloved Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen, wrote a most wonderful fairy tale, to which he gave this title,...
opinion by windiepink | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 174 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
A communiqué from the World Bank Earlier this week has been praising the government of Niger for its good governance and transparency as it handed over another $7 Million Dollar US in aid to the Niger...
created by Paschen | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 475 views | 35 recommendations | 13 comments