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Jupiter/Neptune, inflationary spending, and Larry Summers
2009-11-27 00:36:00 Have you run across Mike Whitney's article Soaring Unemployment and Double-Dip Recession? Blame NWO Larry yet? It refers to President Obama's chief economic advisor, Lawrence Summers, a smart fellow who is opposed to extension of unemployment benefits because he thinks increasing hardship will drive wages down even more than they already are, and will bust unions more completely in the process - a win-win for the power elite.Mr. Whitney asserts that Summers is "an industry rep whose primary task is the smooth transfer of public wealth to corporate plutocrats" and if you've ever read this blog before, you know that infuriates blogging gnats such as myself, a common-gooder.Actually, the article contains several references to the inflationary spending of Jupiter/Neptune whose third and final 2009 Great Conjunction takes place on Dec 21, 2009 - just in time for Christmas shopping, and conjunct US natal Moon, the people.Look for "liquidity trap," rising asset prices" and other high-in...
Rwanda: An Economic Miracle developing?
2009-09-22 12:41:00 Image via Wikipedia Rwanda is the first African country to be cited as the world’s top reformer in this year’s Doing Business Report and has jumped from 143th to 67th place in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Downturn could kill 400,000 children, warns Margaret Chan
2009-03-15 03:12:00 From: Times Online Thousands of women and children are dying as a direct consequence of the current economic crisis which is already derailing efforts to improve maternal care and cut child death rates, the head of the World Health Organisation has warned. Speaking to The Times after a meeting of world leaders hosted by ...
By: News for Greens
The World Bank (WB) & The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2008-08-26 01:19:00 John Pilger..
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World Bank to Save the Tigers?
2008-06-11 06:55:00 Isn't this a bit outside of their mission?From Reuters UK:A World Bank report warned that "if current trends persist, tigers are likely to be the first species of large predator to vanish in historic times." "Just as with many other challenges of sustainability, such as climate change, pandemic disease, or poverty, the crisis facing tigers overwhelms local capabilities and it is one that transcends local borders," Zoellick said. "This is a problem that cannot be handled by individual nations alone, it requires an alliance of strong local commitment backed by deep international support," he added. Zoellick said the World Bank would convene a series of discussions with countries, conservationists and the private sector to mobilize funding for tiger conservation, and launch studies on how better to protect the cats. The World Bank chief said there were examples of where tigers had been brought back from the brink of extinction, such as in Russia and Nepal, but ...
By: Dyre Portents
Madagascar: Governance and institutional development project
2008-06-04 12:45:00 The World Bank Group?s Board approved the second Governance and Institutional Development Project (PGDI ? II) in Madagascar: This US$40 million financing will enhance reforms initiated under the PGDI - 1 http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21789 073~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html
Ghana: 2008 budget receives US$145 million support from the World Bank
2008-06-04 12:42:00 Ghana?s 2008 budget receives US$145 million support from the World Bank: Poverty Reduction, Food and Agriculture, Energy, Decentralization,Natural Resource and Environmental Governance (including EITI++),and Donor Harmonization to get more boost. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21789 063~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html
World Bank gives medium-term tick to economy
2008-06-03 17:16:00 The World Bank (WB) always gives positive comments on Viet Nam?s economy in the medium term, WB Acting Country Director in Viet Nam Martin Rama said. Speaking at a press briefing in Hanoi on June 3 on the threshold of the mid-term Consultative Group (CG) Meeting, the WB official said he was optimistic about Viet Nam... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Liberia: World Bank approves US$10 million grant for Liberia?s Emergency Fo
2008-05-31 10:40:00 Liberia: World Bank approves US$10 million grant for Liberia?s Emergency Food Crisis Response Program http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21784 382~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html
Ethiopia: 3 new World Bank projects, urban development, water and pastorali
2008-05-31 10:39:00 Ethiopia: World Bank Provides funds in support of Urban Development US$150 million credit approved for the Urban Local Government Development Project http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21784 394~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html Ethiopia: World Bank provides funds for sustainable development of water resources in the Tana & Beles Sub-basins http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21784 421~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html Ethiopia: World Bank Provides funds in support of Pastoralist Community Development US$ 80 million approved for the second phase of the Pastoralist development project (PCDP ...
Congo Brazzaville : World Bank approves US$40 million grant to expand healt
2008-05-31 10:35:00 Congo Brazzaville : World Bank approves US$40 million grant to expand health services http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21784 362~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html
Niger: Two new World Bank projects
2008-05-31 10:32:00 Niger: Bank?s New Strategy In Niger Focuses on Accelerating Rural Growth to Reduce Poverty http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21784 348~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html Niger: World Bank approves US$30 Million for Local Urban Infrastructure Development Project http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE-/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0-,,contentMDK:21784 324~menuPK:258658~pagePK:286510-6~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644-,00.html
World Bank warns flood may hit Jakarta
2008-05-29 12:21:00 The World Bank warned Thursday that an exceptionally high tide could inundate the Indonesian capital next week, forcing thousands of people to flee homes and cutting off the highway to the international airport.The situation - exasperated by global warming and the fact that Jakarta is sinking up to 2 inches a year - could mean flooding will exceed last November's roof-high levels in the hardest-hit areas, said Hongjoo Hahm, the bank's infrastructure expert."This is just the beginning," he said, as he pointed to homes reaching a mile inland that will likely be affected Tuesday and Wednesday by the 18-year semiannual tide cycle. "It's getting worse and worse."Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago nation, is one of the world's largest contributors of carbon dioxide emissions, thanks to the rapid pace of deforestation. But experts say the country is also at risk of becoming one of the biggest victims of climate change.Rising sea waters especially pose a threat to coastal cities like Ja...
Indonesia monorail scheme 'implausible' - World Bank
2008-05-23 12:14:00 A long-delayed plan to privately fund a monorail to ease congestion in Indonesia's traffic-choked capital is "completely implausible", the World Bank said here Friday.The plan to build the 27-kilometre (17 miles) network entirely with private sector money would be impossible, with the costs of running the scheme meaning heavy losses, the Bank's infrastructure specialist Hongjoo Hahm told Agence France-Presse.Hahm said a revised Bank study completed this week based on figures supplied by private firm PT Jakarta Monorail found that major government investment would be needed for the scheme to be feasible."We're saying (to the Jakarta city government) don't get your eyes glazed over by private sector guys that are trying to sell you something completely implausible," Hahm said.The Bank's findings, which were passed to Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo Thursday, are the latest major blow to the beleaguered scheme, which has been delayed amid uncertainty over funding.Indonesia News Blog: ...
Job Vacancy at World bank
2008-05-21 12:58:00 BANK DUNIA THE WORLD BANK The Indonesia Sustainable Development team of the World Bank is supporting client countries in the region to address their environmental and social development priorities and support sustainable development. The team is seeking a:
By: Lowongan Kerja
Himachal to launch Rs. 1365 crore World Bank road project on 28th May
2008-05-15 15:13:00 Shimla: An ambitious Rs. 1365 crore World Bank funded road project for development of road infrastructure in the State would be formally launched from Una on 28th May, 2008 by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister. This was disclosed by Thakur Gulab Singh, PWD Minister while presiding over the high level review meeting on Himachal ...
World Bank: Viet Nam Stock Market Needs Institutional Investors, Investment
2008-05-15 07:32:00 Noritaka Akamatsu, the World Bank?s securities analyst in Viet Nam said the local stock market needs to attract professional institutional investors and caps on investment portfolios to help recover the slumping market because investors cannot buy all the securities in the market. ?The stock market is suffering a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Building with BRICs
2008-05-15 05:39:00 Are the BRIC countries an emerging threat? From the article: The concept of the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank. This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting ...
By: 1913 Intel
World Bank approves Bio Carbon Credit Project in principle
2008-05-09 11:54:00 Shimla: Mr. J.P. Nadda, Forest Minister said here today that the World Bank has approved the Bio Carbon Credit Project in principle and directed the Forest and Environment Departments to ensure that the Project Design Document (PDD) and the Tripartite Agreement was ready within three weeks for the approval of the Cabinet and the World ...
UN and World Bank to tackle food crisis
2008-04-30 18:11:00 BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) — UN agencies and the World Bank pledged on Tuesday to set up a task force to tackle an unprecedented rise in global food prices that is threatening to spread social unrest. The international bodies called on countries not to restrict exports of food to secure supplies at home, warning that ...
By: HRY SEEING
Hunger could be eliminated tomorrow. No joke. So why doesn?t it happen?
2008-04-28 04:44:00 Image via WikipediaAccording to Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, there are four reasons that food prices are rising, causing riots around the world. Ethanol, poor harvests last year, the price of oil, and increased demand for meat. Fertilizers and pesticides are made from ...
World Bank: Israeli blockade stalls Palestinian economy
2008-04-27 10:47:00 The Palestinian economy won't grow this year, largely due to Israeli restrictions on movement and despite billions of dollars in aid meant to shore up support for peace talks, the World Bank predicted Sunday.
By: Get rich
World Bank: Israeli blockade stalls Palestinian economy
2008-04-27 10:47:00 The Palestinian economy won't grow this year, largely due to Israeli restrictions on movement and despite billions of dollars in aid meant to shore up support for peace talks, the World Bank predicted Sunday.
By: Get rich
World Bank backs anti-Aids experiment
2008-04-25 23:41:00 Thousands of people in Africa will be paid to avoid unsafe sex, under a groundbreaking World Bank-backed experiment aimed at halting the spread of Aids.
By: Get rich
World Malaria Day 2008: World Bank calls for intensified effort in Africa
2008-04-25 15:54:00 Source: APA World Bank calls for intensified effort to fight malaria in Africa APA-Nairobi (Kenya) The World Bank and global partners in the global war against malaria on Friday called upon African governments to intensify the push for the elimination of malaria which remains a major problem to public health in most African countries. According to ...
World Bank leader urges action on food
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2008-04-14 03:57:00 BY HARRY DUNPHY, Associated Press Writer ...
World Bank Warned About Food Crisis
2008-04-11 14:00:00 The head of the World Bank warned that rising food costs could present an emergency for the world. Speaking ahead of International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington, Zoellick... Your News is the place where wonderful, funny, and amazing things exist. This blog delivers informative news in the easiest way.
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High food prices likely to persist for several years: World Bank
2008-04-08 17:44:00 WASHINGTON - RISING food prices, which have caused social unrest in several countries, are not a temporary phenomenon but are likely to persist for several years, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says. He says strong demand, change in diet and the use of biofuels as an alternative source of energy have reduced world food stocks to a level bordering on an emergency. Speaking to reporters on Monday before the bank's spring meeting in the coming weekend, Mr Zoellick said the 185-member World Bank would work with other organisations to deal with the crisis by seeking ways to help farmers, especially in Africa, to increase productivity and improve access to food through schools or workplaces. 'This is not a this-year phenomenon,' he said, referring to the price spike. 'I think it is going to continue for some time.' Mr Zoellick said bank forecasters looking at food prices have concluded that a serious risk exists of a significant increase in poverty, which for some countries...
World Bank Scholarship 2008-2009
2008-04-08 06:01:00 The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program provides support to young researchers working in academic and research institutions from developing countries.
World Bank: VN Economy to Slow to 8% This Year, Grow 8.5% Next Year
2008-04-01 12:31:00 Viet Nam?s economic growth is expected to slow by five percentage points this year to 8.0 percent but return to 8.5% next year, the World Bank said in Ha Noi Tuesday. The Vietnamese economy now shows signs of overheating but overheating is not the result of excessive government spending, Mr. Martin Rama, Lead... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
World Bank cuts E-Asia growth forecast
2008-04-01 11:10:00 SINGAPORE, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - The World Bank on Tuesday cut its 2008 growth forecast for East Asia, which it said faces "testing times" as the global fallout from a US financial crisis... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
World Bank cuts East Asia growth forecast
2008-04-01 09:11:00 The World Bank said Tuesday it was cutting its 2008 growth forecast for East Asia, which it said faces "testing times" as the global fallout from the US financial crisis deepens.In its half-yearly report, the bank said East Asia can now expect 7.3 percent growth this year, down from its previous forecast of a more robust 8.2 percent.The revised forecast represents a marked slowdown from the 8.7 percent expansion recorded last year in the bank's East Asia grouping, which includes Southeast Asia, China and most other regional countries but not Japan.Growth this year in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, is seen slowing to 6.0 percent from 6.3 percent in 2007, it said."Global financial turmoil is beginning to have an effect," it said but added: "Indonesia is expected to weather the global slowdown reasonably well."Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
World Bank gives Ethiopia $70 million to support education
2008-03-28 18:45:00 Source: APA World Bank gives Ethiopia $70 million to support education APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The World Bank announced on Thursday a $70 million grant to Ethiopia to support education activities in the country. The funds, given under the World Bank Education for All Program, which support education activities worldwide, will be used ...
World Bank sees US recession risk
2008-03-17 04:58:00 The United States may well be heading into a recession and Europe faces further financial market turmoil too but developing countries are showing lit1 Vote(s)
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World Bank launches program to improve lighting for sub-Saharan Africa - In
2008-03-13 13:18:00 World Bank launches program to improve lighting for sub-Saharan Africa - International Herald Tribune: "WASHINGTON: Lacking electricity, Africans spend an estimated $17 billion (?12.5 billion) a year on lighting sources such as kerosene lamps that are inefficient, polluting and hazardous.The World Bank intends to change these conditions with a program launched Wednesday to provide lighting for the 250 million people in sub-Saharan African who have no access to power.Working with its private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation, the bank intends to develop market conditions for the supply and distribution of non-fossil fuel lighting products.WASHINGTON: Lacking electricity, Africans spend an estimated $17 billion (?12.5 billion) a year on lighting sources such as kerosene lamps that are inefficient, polluting and hazardous.The World Bank intends to change these conditions with a program launched Wednesday to provide lighting for the 250 million people in sub-Saharan Afri...
Emerging Markets Insulated From Credit Crisis, World Bank Says
2008-03-07 01:22:00 India, China and other emerging markets are insulated from rising global credit costs because of surging prices for commodities they produce and the growth of domestic funding sources, a World Bank official said. Developing nations h7 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
World Bank China Quarterly Update: Conference Call Transcripts
2008-02-19 18:34:00 Real quickly. Following my post earlier this week on the World Bank’s call on its Quarterly China update, I have been passed the link where readers can go to see the transcript of the call. In reading through the transcript, there are a few questions that I think were quite interesting, and the responses were as well ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "World Bank China Quarterly Update: Conference Call Transcripts", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/02/19/world--bank-china-quarterly-update-co-nference-call-transcripts/" });
The World Bank Talks Up a Soft Landing
2008-02-18 07:45:00 Bringing its usual reasoned calm to the issue of China’s economic direction, the World Bank just issued a report that signals continued good times for 3rd party recruitment companies, with some possible relief for hiring departments, and an ongoing challenge in retention. The World Bank never uses the expression soft landing but that is essentially what they are suggesting. This is good for ...
By: Talent in China
World Bank China Quarterly Update: Submit Your Questions
2008-02-17 06:30:00 Sometimes, things get a bit lost in my inbox, so I apologize for not getting this up last week. Got an email from the folks at WB letting me know that their recent Quarterly update was online, and that they would be having a live webcast on Tuesday with the China Director and Senior Economists who ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "World Bank China Quarterly Update: Submit Your Questions", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/02/16/world--bank-china-quarterly-update-su-bmit-your-questions/" });
Environmental Master Plan being prepared under World Bank Assistance for Hi
2008-02-08 17:41:00 Shimla: Mr. J.P. Nadda, Environment and Forests Minister said that possibility of funding from international donor agencies including international consortia be explored and proposals
AFRICA: Chad unrest may be over oil
2008-02-08 15:46:00 Chad's rebels are upset with how the country handles revenue from its oil industry, experts say. The rebellion aimed at toppling Chadian President Idriss Deby that brought fighting to the streets of the capital, N'Djamena, in recent days is in part a condemnation of how his administration uses the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: ENERGY BLOG
China in the World (Bank)
2008-02-06 10:19:00 China?s internationalisation and integration in to the world economy (not to mention big banks and mining companies ? more on which will follow soon) continues apace. The latest news is that Justin Lin Yifu (who was recently speaking in London) has been appointed as the World bank?s new Chief Economist. Forbes reports: ?For the first time, ...
World Bank report urges rural development to counter Afghan opium cultivati
2008-02-06 00:00:00 TOKYO (AP) -- The world needs to invest more than US$2 billion in irrigation, roads and other rural development to wean Afghanistan off booming opium cultivations, a development bank report said Tuesday.The report, by the World Bank and Britain-based Department for International Development, argued that opium cultivation -- Afghanistan's leading business -- can only be combatted if the country's impoverished farmers have other means of making a living."Without strong eco ...
WORLD BANK: US funds energy projects in Iran?
2008-02-02 17:50:00 The Work Bank is reportedly using US monetary contributions to help Iran build up and develop its various industries and gas sector. The World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has issued $122.2 million in guarantee coverage for three foreign companies which have in turn... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION email scam
2008-01-28 12:39:00 Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB Your Ref. ===============================-===============================-===============================-= WORLD ...
By: Highena
Some thoughts on poverty and development
2008-01-24 08:45:00 Mumbai is a city of extremes…it will show you the starkness of the poverty amidst all that talk about the economy growing at 9% , and I cannot help thinking about how much and how soon all this development will percolate to people at the lowest rung in the society ( I am not an ...
India and the WTO, World Bank Publication
2008-01-16 23:19:00 This book is designed to clarify India's interests in the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda and to provide a blueprint for its strategy in multilateral negotiations. The focus is on facilitating domestic and external policy reforms that can serve to bolster India's participation in the multilateral trading system and to enhance the effectiveness of India's trade and related policies...
By: Asiaing.com
China and the WTO, World Bank
2008-01-16 22:48:00 China and the WTO analyzes the nature of the reforms involved in Chinas accession to the WTO, assesses their implications for the world economy, and examines the implications for individual households, particularly the poor. Its key objective is to provide the information that will allow policy makers to implement WTO commitments and formulate supporting policies to contribute strongly to economic...
By: Asiaing.com
Global Economic Prospects 2008, World Bank
2008-01-10 05:30:00 Technology and technological progress are central to economic and social well-being. The creation and diffusion of goods and services are critical drivers of economic growth, rising incomes, social progress, and medical progress. Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the...
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