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FINANCE: IMF Strong-Arming Debtors Despite New Lending Guidelines
Three months ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it had adopted a new set of lending guidelines that would permit borrowing countries to take control of their economies like never before.FINANCE: IMF Strong-Arming Debtors Despite New Lending Guidelines
Three months ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it had adopted a new set of lending guidelines that would permit borrowing countries to take control of their economies like never before.ECONOMY-ISRAEL: ‘Cut Foreign Workers’, IMF Recommends
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday that the "the deepest recession in the history of Israel" was the product of both external factors and government economic policy.ECONOMY-ISRAEL: ‘Cut Foreign Workers’, IMF Recommends
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday that the ''the deepest recession in the history of Israel'' was the product of both external factors and government economic policy.DEVELOPMENT: U.S. Policies Contribute to African Famine – Report
The United States and international financial institutions (IFIs) are partly to blame for the famine in Africa because they push policies that fatten the coffers of multi-national firms at the expense of local economies and poor people, says a leading civil society think tank.DEVELOPMENT: U.S. Policies Contribute to African Famine – Report
The United States and international financial institutions (IFIs) are partly to blame for the famine in Africa because they push policies that fatten the coffers of multi-national firms at the expense of local economies and poor people, says a leading civil society think tank.DEVELOPMENT: Free Water Activists Urge End to Pre-paid Meters
Groups that oppose water privatisation are urging companies that make water meters to immediately stop producing them because the devices help make clean and safe water inaccessible for millions of poor people across the globe.DEVELOPMENT: Free Water Activists Urge End to Pre-paid Meters
Groups that oppose water privatisation are urging companies that make water meters to immediately stop producing them because the devices help make clean and safe water inaccessible for millions of poor people across the globe.FINANCE: Economists Divided on Cause of Argentina Crisis
A group of renowned economists here is divided over whether bad internal decisions or faulty advice from international financial institutions caused the economic crisis in Argentina and other Latin American nations.FINANCE: Economists Divided on Cause of Argentina Crisis
A group of renowned economists here is divided over whether bad internal decisions or faulty advice from international financial institutions caused the economic crisis in Argentina and other Latin American nations.TRADE: U.S. Suggests Dropping All Tariffs on Manufactured Goods
The United States, recently criticised for its protectionist trade policies, proposes removing world tariffs on manufactured goods no later than 2015.TRADE: U.S. Suggests Dropping All Tariffs on Manufactured Goods
The United States, recently criticised for its protectionist trade policies, on Tuesday proposed removing world tariffs on manufactured goods no later than 2015.TRADE: U.S. Suggests Dropping All Tariffs on Manufactured Goods
The United States, recently criticised for its protectionist trade policies, on Tuesday proposed removing world tariffs on manufactured goods no later than 2015.FINANCE: Review Finds World Bank’s Ugandan Dam Project Overpriced
A controversial dam project in Uganda financed by the World Bank is overpriced by hundreds of millions of dollars and could cost Ugandans, among the world's poorest people, millions of dollars in extra expenses every year, says an anti-dam group.FINANCE: Review Finds World Bank’s Ugandan Dam Project Overpriced
A controversial dam project in Uganda financed by the World Bank is overpriced by hundreds of millions of dollars and could cost Ugandans, among the world's poorest people, millions of dollars in extra expenses every year, says an anti-dam group.DEVELOPMENT: World Bank Promises More Money to Rural Poor
The World Bank has unveiled a new strategy to guide its lending for rural and agricultural projects in the developing world, promising to inject more money into agriculture than ever before.DEVELOPMENT: World Bank Promises More Money to Rural Poor
The World Bank has unveiled a new strategy to guide its lending for rural and agricultural projects in the developing world, promising to inject more money into agriculture than ever before.ENVIRONMENT: New World Bank Plan Fails to Protect Forests – Groups
Environmental activists have assailed the World Bank's newly unveiled forest policy, saying it actually removes bans on logging in some areas and fails to promote measures that will reduce poverty..ENVIRONMENT: New World Bank Plan Fails to Protect Forests – Groups
Environmental activists have assailed the World Bank's newly unveiled forest policy, saying it actually removes bans on logging in some areas and fails to promote measures that will reduce poverty..FINANCE: Activists View Argentina’s World Bank Default as Positive
Argentina's decision to default on its debt to the World Bank could hurt the country's poor but might also prove beneficial in the long run, some analysts here say.Thursday's decision could also harm the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), both interested in maintaining their positions and reputations as superior patrons of the world economy.
FINANCE: Activists View Argentina’s World Bank Default Positively
Argentina's decision to default on its debt to the World Bank could hurt the country's poor but might also prove beneficial in the long run, some analysts here say.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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