Congo's army clashes with rebels near eastern city of Goma

news 20-MAY-13

23 dead in initiation rites in South Africa

news 17-MAY-13

Developing World to Dominate Global Investment by 2030

ipsnews 17-MAY-13

Psy's record label sets sights on China

cnn 14-MAY-13

Vietnam rubber firms illegally take land in Cambodia, Laos, group says

nst 13-MAY-13

G7 Finmins meet in London on world economic recovery

xinhuanet_en 12-MAY-13

How woman survived

cnn 11-MAY-13

UN agencies mobilize resources for newly displaced people in Sudan: spokesperson

xinhuanet_en 11-MAY-13

Death toll from Bangladesh building collapse reaches 761, as disbursement lost wages begins

news 08-MAY-13

A second global institution turns to Latin America for renewal

ft 08-MAY-13

Deadly clashes over blasphemy in Bangladesh

cnn 05-MAY-13

Fitch not upbeat on Jamaica-IMF deal

jamaicagleaner 05-MAY-13

Decomposition makes Bangladesh crews' job more gruesome 10 days after collapse; toll at 547

news 04-MAY-13

China calls on ADB to promote Asia development

chinadaily 04-MAY-13

I hate South Africans, Zambian VP says

taipeitimes 04-MAY-13

India's central bank cuts rate, but warns of risks

timesofoman 03-MAY-13

IMF approves $US932m loan for Jamaica

sbs 02-MAY-13

2 dead after bomb explodes in busy shopping area of capital of Russian republic of Dagestan

news 01-MAY-13

Four-year-old Indian girl dies after rape attack: hospital

dawn 30-APR-13

Rise of young voters shifts Malaysia election balance

news 29-APR-13

China to buy 60 Airbus planes from France

aljazeera 26-APR-13

Serbian lawmakers meet on Kosovo deal

news 26-APR-13

President Kiir Wants Job Security for South Sudanese

voanews 25-APR-13

New bird flu strand jumps to Taiwan

washtimes 24-APR-13

Is Mexico's economy more a fiesta or a siesta?

csmonitor 24-APR-13

ASEAN Community 2015 top priority at 22nd ASEAN Summit

xinhuanet_en 23-APR-13

Serbians protest Kosovo deal

aljazeera 22-APR-13

Swiss seen as lagging in global hunt for tax cheats

swissinfo 20-APR-13

$99.65 to one US dollar

jamaicaobserver 20-APR-13

Massive march in solidarity with prisoners

palestine 18-APR-13

Interview: IMF, World Bank Spring Meetings to focus on jobs, growth

xinhuanet_en 18-APR-13

3rd victim identified as Chinese student

cnn 17-APR-13

Zimbabwe withdraws U.N. election funding request: minister

news 17-APR-13

MIDEAST MONEY-Syrian refugees burden and benefit for Lebanese economy

alertnet 17-APR-13

Fresh fears for global economy as Chinese growth unexpectedly slows prompting FTSE to fall

dailymail 15-APR-13

US loses a West Bank darling with resignation of Palestinian prime minister

news 15-APR-13

Thai-Cambodia dispute to be heard by ICJ

radioaustralia 15-APR-13

The West made Fayyad look like a stooge, Palestinian allies claim

telegraph 14-APR-13

Abbas accepts prime minister's resignation

cnn 13-APR-13

Woes on highways

thedailystarBD 13-APR-13

Probe into dead Canadian teen's 'rape'

cnn 13-APR-13

Artist tells the overlooked story of the Palestinian Christians

cnn 11-APR-13

Caribbean Airways cutting back on JA flights

nationnews 11-APR-13

Opinion: Thatcher led in fighting terror

cnn 11-APR-13

New heads at STATIN, PIOJ

jamaicaobserver 09-APR-13

Darfur donor nations pledge $3.6bn

bbc 08-APR-13

Hollywood's China syndrome: Plots and characters changed to suit huge new audience

independent 07-APR-13

Darfur supporters seek $7.25 billion to rebuild ravaged region

cnn 07-APR-13

Argentine politicians jeered as death toll hits 57

news 05-APR-13

India to support Japan's candidate for ADB President

economictimes 01-APR-13

World › Car bombs kill 18 at Iraq Shiite mosques

japantoday 30-MAR-13

Why Belgium is falling behind euro zone peers

abs 30-MAR-13

Cambodia's economy to grow by 7 pct in 2013: finance minister

xinhuanet_en 29-MAR-13

Gordon Brown: 32 million girls not at school, we must push for change

cnn 28-MAR-13

Sumatran rhino footprints believed found on Borneo

nst 28-MAR-13

What has been agreed in Cyprus?

cnn 27-MAR-13

BRICS nations fail to launch new bank

aljazeera 27-MAR-13

China's import of goods to hit $10t in 5 years

chinadaily 27-MAR-13

Fitch upgrades Philippines to investment grade

economictimes 27-MAR-13

China, Brazil sign trade, currency deal ahead of BRICS summit

news 26-MAR-13

China's First Lady makes her debut on the world stage

itv 25-MAR-13

Activists to BRICS: Press Syria for access

news 25-MAR-13

Myanmar government struggles to contain anti-Muslim hostility

alertnet 25-MAR-13

Thai court acquits two Red Shirts of torching mall

AsiaOne 25-MAR-13

Brics leaders to launch joint development bank at summit

straitstimesSG 24-MAR-13

Iraq 'better off' without Hussein

cnn 23-MAR-13

Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdes dies at 94

euronews 23-MAR-13

Central African Republic helicopter halts rebel advance- source

alertnet 22-MAR-13

Dookeran [ said]: such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in keeping with efforts by regional governments for a change in their lending policies. 'We will continue with that challenge ahead of us,

jamaicaobserver 17-MAY-13

Dookeran [ said]: su7ch as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in keeping with efforts by regional governments for a change in their lending policies. ‘We will continue with that challenge ahead of us,

caribbean360 16-MAY-13

Phillips [-said]: I go further, the release from the IDB and the World Bank says that they have each preliminarily allocated US$510 million in financing over the next four years,

jamaicaobserver 02-MAY-13

Babacan [-indicated]: The World Bank is pleased with its relations with Turkey. They will prepare a catalog on Turkey's reforms,

trendnews 21-APR-13

Mursi [said:]: We are keen on the IMF, the World Bank, international institutions, and on dealing with them ... but what will serve the interests of the Egyptian citizen? That is what we will do.

news 20-APR-13

Persad-Bissessar [ said]: In addition, sovereign debt problems in some countries have led them to the doors of the IMF and World Bank,

trinidadexpress 16-APR-13

Lacierda [ said]: The government welcomes the report. I think the 6.2 percent is at the low-end of our (target). But certainly, it shows that the World Bank recognizes that the Philippines has been taking the correct steps in improving the economy,

xinhuanet_en 15-APR-13

Kim [-stated that]: We must collectively work to help all vulnerable people everywhere lift themselves well above the poverty line. At the World Bank Group we call this boosting shared prosperity.

hurriyetdailynews 04-APR-13

Kim [-told]: We are very clear that there’s no way that the World Bank Group as a single institution can end poverty,

bloomberg 02-APR-13

Chidambaram [-told]: The BRICS bank will not be a competitor for the World Bank or the ADB. It will complement the World Bank or the ADB,

dailytimesPK 02-APR-13

Pravin Gordhan [said:]: The roots of the World Bank and IMF still lie in the post-world war two environment. The reforms that have taken place are still inadequate in terms of addressing the current environment. We still have a situation where certain parts of the world are over-represented.

guardian 28-MAR-13

Patrick Ventrell [-said]: You know our support, obviously, to the World Bank and other multilateral development institutions. But this is something we’re going to have to take a look at,

rian 27-MAR-13

Paul Martin [ said]: If what you want to do is to build a counterweight to the World Bank, the way to do that is to essentially strengthen the regional banks. Not to create a new bank, which would only weaken the regional banks,

ibtimes 27-MAR-13

Kim [-told]: Achieving the World Bank Group’s mission of ending global poverty will require us to step up our support for India’s poorest citizens,

iol 14-MAR-13

Kim [-said]: The World Bank Group is strongly committed to helping the Afghan people end poverty and build shared prosperity in the years ahead,

reliefWeb 14-MAR-13

Kim [-said]: We have an historic opportunity to accelerate the reduction of poverty in India. The World Bank Group is committed to supporting the Indian people as they pursue this crucial goal,

HindustanTimes 14-MAR-13

Kim [ said]: India is the largest partner of the World Bank group. We have embraced many of the government's priorities in the years passed. One priority we share is ending extreme poverty as soon as possible. I travelled yesterday to Uttar Pradesh, which you know has more than 200 million people. If it were a country, it would be the fifth largest country in the world,

irishsun 13-MAR-13

Yadav [ said]: We had a positive discussion with the World Bank President and his delegation. I hope that Uttar Pradesh would get the support of World Bank so that development and infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh can move forward,

irishsun 12-MAR-13

Kim [-said]: I'm here today just to deliver a very simple message. The World Bank is committed to tackling climate change more than anything else,

xinhuanet_en 02-MAR-13

Cha [-told]: Koreans have no problem with a Korean as UN secretary general and a Korean-American like Jim Kim as World Bank president, but this is closer to home, so maybe they balk a bit,

chosun 25-FEB-13

Shalom [ says]: There were many hearings and these redundant arguments were rejected by the World Bank. Green groups don’t want the project no matter what, that’s the bottom line,

ipsnews 25-FEB-13

Paul [ said]: As World Bank we will provide US$80 million (over MK29.5 billion),with the following break down, US$50 million will go to HIV and AIDS; US$30million will assist in the children nutrition,

nyasatimes 25-FEB-13

Michael Hewson [ said]: We've seen a bit of a softer tone in equity markets today after the World Bank adjusted its growth forecasts downward for 2013,

news_com_au 16-JAN-13

Chris Weafer [ added]: the World Bank report shows that there has been some improvement in cutting red tape and the recent Transparency International Corruption Perception report also shows a small improvement in Russia’s position,

rt 10-JAN-13

Nesirky [-added]: hold meetings with Mr. Jim Young Kim, President of the World Bank Group, and take part in a roundtable discussion with members of the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank,

xinhuanet_en 10-JAN-13

Banda [ said]: Ask Zambia, a dollar is now equivalent 5,000 Zambian Kwacha yet the World Bank has declared the country a middle income earner,

nyasatimes 06-JAN-13

Kim [-said]: This is an important day for us in the World Bank Group, as we accelerate the implementation of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA),

xinhuanet_en 18-DEC-12

Deby [-told]: We have a difficult relationship with the World Bank . We are the only African country that has not had access to programmes for extremely poor and indebted nations,

news 07-DEC-12

Deby [-told]: We have a difficult relationship with the World Bank. We are the only African country that has not had access to programmes for extremely poor and indebted nations,

trust 07-DEC-12

Fashola [added:]: We have a commitment with the World Bank for a Development policy Operation (DPO) of $600 million offered to Lagos. It is supposed to be in three tranches and the first tranche (DPO1) was paid in 2011. We were expecting the payment of the second tranche (DPO2) when we got the shocking information that the loan facility had been stopped.

ngrguardiannews 27-NOV-12

Michael Mann [ said]: The World Bank did a great service to society by issuing this report,

irishsun 21-NOV-12

Kim [-said]: Now the question for the World Bank is how it will ensure that all of its investments respond to the imperatives of the report.

ibtimes 19-NOV-12

Kikwete [ said]: Today therefore, I have the honour of officially inaugurating the resulting City which has also undergone major infrastructural development in terms of town roads through World Bank funded projects,

arushatimes 10-NOV-12

Djankov [ stated]: This deepened and prolonged the crisis. In July 2009, I attended for the first time the meeting of finance ministers, where it was stated that we will meet in October. At that time, I was working at the World Bank and I was responsible for the management of the crisis. The EU ministers should have had meetings every week. You cannot afford a leave at a time of crisis. The EU needs much faster solutions. The debt brake was also late,

klassa 28-OCT-12

Djankov [-notes]: In July 2009, I attended for the first time a finance ministers' meeting, where it was said that we were to meet again in October. I was in charge of crisis management at the World Bank, the EU ministers were supposed to meet every week. One cannot go on vacation during the crisis. The EU needs much swifter decisions. The debt brake also came much too late,

novinite 27-OCT-12

Flaherty [ said]: That said, significant challenges remain, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and in fragile and conflict-affected states. We will continue to fight to ensure the dignity of individuals in poverty and to ensure the robust economic growth necessary to escape poverty. The World Bank needs adequate and ongoing resources for long-term and sustainable development in the world’s poorest countries. With these resources, the World Bank provides grants and loans that help low-income countries develop their health a

zizonline 16-OCT-12

Flaherty [ said]: Building resilience also requires effective and coordinated support across the World Bank Group for national economic and fiscal management in countries at risk. We are pleased to be working with the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund on new mechanisms to build economic and fiscal management capacity in the Caribbean as well as in the Deauville Partnership countries in the Middle East and North Africa, where sustained economic growth and open, transparent governance will be critical,

zizonline 16-OCT-12

Flaherty [ said]: We continue to support the World Bank Group’s efforts to better measure sustainable development results, to transform experience and lessons learned into innovative solutions for the future, and to clearly communicate progress and challenges to stakeholders. The World Bank’s Corporate Scorecard and Results Measurement System are critical to measuring and reporting results. We will look to them as fundamental elements in both upcoming replenishment discussions and the management of trust funds,

zizonline 16-OCT-12

Kim [ said]: End Poverty - is what I think about every day on my job as president of the World Bank Group. I think of that message and the message of boosting shared prosperity so that families or young people can have hope for a brighter future that includes a good job, access to health care, and good education,

xinhuanet_en 13-OCT-12

Kuroda [-said]: We can’t provide fresh financial assistance to the country and the World Bank has the same problem, and we together are negotiating with the Myanmar government for solutions,

gulfnews 11-OCT-12

Pilger [-wrote]: Economic growth is a mirage for most people. The percentages can look good on paper but the so-called ‘growth’ usually excludes most of the population from genuine, universal economic improvement. It’s also based on a false model — courtesy of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund [IMF] and their mentor, the US Treasury — whose imperatives have nothing to do with the well-being of the majority of people, but everything to do with marshaling the world economy to the interests of the po

JakartaPost 11-OCT-12