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World Bank report cautions Jordan of 'moral hazard' phenomenon
Jordan Times, AmmanA World Bank report released Wednesday cautioned Jordan of a "moral hazard" phenomenon. World Bank experts termed the persistence of counting upon foreign grants to plug fiscal gaps in the budget a moral hazard phenomenon. According to the report,...Tags: Finance, Economic Indicator, Money and Monetary Policy, International Organizations, Politics
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Jordan's 'political vacuum' blamed for delay in World Bank loan
Jordan Times, AmmanJordan and the World Bank are working to overcome the technical obstacles currently delaying Jordan's access to a $100 million loan, a World Bank official said Wednesday. World Bank Director for the Middle East Department Ferid Belhaj told The Jordan...Tags: International Organizations, Politics, World Bank Group, Banking, Economic Organization
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Brazilian named to head World Trade Organization
SAO PAULO, Brazil--Roberto Azevedo of Brazil has been elected the first Latin American director-general of the World Trade Organization, the global body charged with moving forward stalled trade agreement talks. The choice of Azevedo over close rival...
Tags: International Organizations, Politics, Trade Agreements, Brazil, Mexico
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World Bank sees progress in some of the most fragile countries
ReutersBy Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Twenty of the world's most troubled countries have made progress in efforts that range from reducing poverty to improving the education of girls and cutting down on the deaths of women in childbirth, the...Tags: International Organizations, Politics, Poverty, Social Issues, United Nations
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PH still among top remittance recipients
The Manila Times, PhilippinesThe Philippines remains as one of the top recipients of officially recorded remittances for 2012, according to a newly released report from the World Bank. In the latest Migration and Development Brief, the Washington-based lender said that India, $69...Tags: China, International Organizations, Conservation, Manila (Philippines), Politics
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Company practices among region's best
The Bangkok PostCorporate governance (CG) practices in the Thai capital market have sharply improved, but those of state-owned enterprises could stand further progress, says a World Bank report. The World Bank said Thailand's capital market earned a score of 82.83...Tags: International Organizations, Politics, Bangkok (Thailand), Malaysia, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa is still way too dependent on resources
ReutersBy Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) - Africa's brisk economic growth over the past decade has been consumer driven, a much-hyped trend that masks the uncomfortable fact that the region remains far too reliant on commodities. Sub-Saharan...Tags: Industrial Production, Finance, Economic Indicator, Mining, South Africa
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OPINION: Andres Oppenheimer: Latin America's fastest-growing economies of 2013
Miami HeraldNew economic projections from the World Bank and the United Nations show that Latin America countries will keep growing at moderate rates this year, except for the booming economies of three countries that start with the letter P -- Paraguay, Panama and...Tags: International Organizations, The Miami Herald, Politics, Brazil, Peru
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Good fences make safe lions
During the 1960s, when most African nature reserves were being established, lions tended to be born free. But today, freedom doesn't always serve them well. Fifty years ago, human population densities were low in the areas where lions roamed. But...
Tags: South Africa, Agricultural Research and Technology, Africa, Science and Technology, Travel
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Gas will help Cyprus play greater role in Europe
The Lebanon Daily StarDiscovery of natural gas off the Cypriot coast will enable this island to play a key role in supplying Europe with energy in the future, a Qatar-based expert told an industry conference Monday. "Cyprus' advantageous geographic location at the crossroads...Tags: International Organizations, International Monetary Fund, Politics, Beirut (Lebanon), Energy Resources
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Malaysia's developed nation target on track
The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Asia News NetworkKUALA LUMPUR (The Star/ANN) -- Malaysia is on its way to achieving developed nation status by 2020, just like what Barisan Nasional chairman Najib Razak had set out, said London School of Economics' professor of economics Danny Quah. "I think provided...Tags: Media Industry, Malaysia, London School of Economics, Globalization, Najib Razak
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Kenya's Kenyatta nominates economist as finance minister
ReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's new president nominated on Tuesday senior finance ministry economist Henry Rotich as finance minister in his first cabinet after pledging to deliver double-digit growth for east Africa's biggest economy. Uhuru Kenyatta, a...Tags: International Organizations, International Monetary Fund, Politics, Kenya, Parliament
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