http://www.mail.com/organizations/62984-world-bank.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/62984-world-bank.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161302-world-bank-highlights-climate-poverty-link.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens." In a report released Wednesday, the international lending institution warned that heat waves, rising seas, more severe storms and other impacts of climate change will trap millions of people in poverty. ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:38:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161302-world-bank-highlights-climate-poverty-link.html 2013-06-19T19:38:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148410-oil-prices-fall-closer-to-95-us-supplies-grow.html The price of oil fell toward $95 a barrel Thursday, dragged down by evidence that U.S. crude supplies are rising while global economic growth is seen slowing. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was down 47 cents to $95.41 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 50 cents to close at $... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:53:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148410-oil-prices-fall-closer-to-95-us-supplies-grow.html 2013-06-13T11:53:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107868-un-chief-challenges-african-leaders-congo.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged African leaders to implement a peace plan that the U.N. hopes will stabilize eastern Congo, a region long plagued by violence and which now is back on edge. Ban told a news conference in Uganda that he expects regional leaders to try to find solutions as eastern Congo once... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107868-un-chief-challenges-african-leaders-congo.html 2013-05-24T15:22:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2034492-world-finance-leaders-growth-weak.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While world finance leaders say the global economy has improved slightly this year, they said the outlook for the future was uneven with growth and job creation still too weak. The policy-setting committee for the 188-nation International Monetary Fund said governments need to act decisively to nurture a lasting recovery and restore the ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:51:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2034492-world-finance-leaders-growth-weak.html 2013-04-21T11:51:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2032998-world-finance-leaders-issue-sober-assessment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance leaders issued a somber assessment on Saturday of the global economy, saying the recovery remains uneven with growth and jobs in short supply. The steering committee for the 188-nation International Monetary Fund issued a final communique that called for decisive action to bolster growth. However, the major economies remain... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2032998-world-finance-leaders-issue-sober-assessment.html 2013-04-20T22:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2034062-world-bank-sets-poverty-goal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank has set a goal of eliminating extreme poverty around the world over the next 17 years. The World Bank's policy committee on Saturday approved a proposal to establish the goal of eliminating extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.25 per day, by 2030. The World Bank estimates that there are still 1.2 billion peop... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:25:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2034062-world-bank-sets-poverty-goal.html 2013-04-20T22:25:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028896-imf-chief-global-pro-growth-policies-needed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the United States, Europe, Japan and China all need to make adjustments to their current economic policies in order to boost a still-struggling global economy. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says the United States and many countries in Europe need to focus more on growth and less ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:57:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028896-imf-chief-global-pro-growth-policies-needed.html 2013-04-18T23:57:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981798-brics-plan-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure.html DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure plans — a direct challenge to the World Bank that they accuse of Western bias. But the rulers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa —known as the BRICS group —were unab... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:27:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981798-brics-plan-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure.html 2013-03-27T17:27:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948636-world-bank-israel-limits-harm-palestinian-economy.html JERUSALEM (AP) — The World Bank charges that Israel's system of checkpoints, delays in transferring millions of dollars in tax revenue and preventing most exports from Gaza have caused lasting damage to the Palestinian economy. Tuesday's report said deteriorating water and transport infrastructure were also serious problems, particularly in Gaza. Israel o... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:39:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948636-world-bank-israel-limits-harm-palestinian-economy.html 2013-03-12T13:39:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1919480-afghans-worry-international-aid-vacuum.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan street children are packed into classrooms, raising their hands to answer math questions and bending their heads over art projects as part of a program funded by the European Union. But the money is about to disappear after a four-year grant expires next month, and the Afghan government isn't ready to fill the gap. That le... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:17:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1919480-afghans-worry-international-aid-vacuum.html 2013-02-27T18:17:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850178-deal-signed-to-clear-myanmar-debt-allow-loans.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The World Bank announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its huge decades-old foreign debt, opening the door for new much-needed lending to jumpstart its lagging economy. The bank's Washington headquarters said in a statement Sunday that the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the country's overseas devel... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850178-deal-signed-to-clear-myanmar-debt-allow-loans.html 2013-01-28T02:56:00Z