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    At World Bank Spring Meetings, it’s all about ‚risk‘ www.devex.com/news/90119 World Bank President Jim Kim at the “Financing for Peace: Innovations to Tackle Fragility” event at the 2017 World Bank Spring Meetings. Photo by: Grant Ellis / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND The World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings wrapped up this...
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    Want a World Bank promotion? Prepare a commercially non-viable project. www.devex.com/news/90111 World Bank President Jim Kim. Photo by: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND World Bank President Jim Kim wants his institution to get out of the business of financing projects that private sector investors could do...
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    World Bank President Kim: Time to ‚come up with a new plan‘ for climate finance www.devex.com/news/90104 World Bank President Jim Kim. Photo by: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND World Bank President Jim Kim on Thursday outlined plans for a new effort to finance plans to combat climate...
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    Trump gegen IWF und WeltbankDer Washington-Dissens Jahrzehntelang waren IWF und Weltbank Symbole für die US-Dominanz im Finanzsystem. Nun könnte Donald Trump den Institutionen die Mittel kürzen. Ein regierungsnaher Ökonom will die Weltbank sogar auflösen. Aus Washington berichtet David Böcking AFP US-Präsident Trump Donnerstag, 20.04.2017   15:10 Uhr Drucken Nutzungsrechte Feedback...
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    World Bank ramps up work on preventing gender based violence www.devex.com/news/90089 World Bank President Jim Kim and senior managers with winners of 2017 Development Marketplace awards for innovations to tackle gender based violence. Photo by: Devex World Bank President Jim Kim has called gender-based violence against women and girls a “worldwide...
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      Liberating the World Bank (From the US) Reforms to make the World Bank less dependent on the United States would enable them to be more effective 912 By Lex Rieffel, April 19, 2017 Credit: World Bank Photo Collection www.flickr.com Takeaways Trump’s strategy for the IMF and the World Bank...
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    World Bank President Kim wants to change how all DFIs work www.devex.com/news/90075 World Bank President Jim Kim. Photo by: Clarissa Villondo / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND World Bank President Jim Kim said he wants to go beyond changing the way his own giant multilateral works and influence how other major...
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    In uncertain times, a clearer World Bank strategy emerges www.devex.com/news/90077 A view of the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by: Deborah W. Campos / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND The 2017 World Bank Spring Meetings — which begin today and continue through the weekend — will be subject to...
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    FUNDING TRENDS WORLD BANK SPRING MEETINGS World Bank contracts: Who’s winning and where are they going? By Lorenzo Piccio @lorenzopiccio14 April 2017 0 8 A view of the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND Next week, thousands of delegates will...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENT WORLD BANK SPRING MEETINGS The World Bank’s new CEO Kristalina Georgieva lays out her vision for an agile bank By Sophie Edwards 17 April 2017 0 1 Kristalina Georgieva, chief executive officer at the World Bank: European Union / CC BY-SA  As the World Bank’s first ever chief executive officer,...