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    News from the 1818 Society – Oral History Project

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    Von: Charles Ziegler <cziegler1@hotmail.com> Betreff: Oral History Project Proposal Datum: 29. Oktober 2017 um 20:01:09 MEZ Given your well-known interest in institutional history, I would like to tell you something of a project that can make this history known more widely, and to solicit your possible participation. Inder and I...
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    News about the World Bank

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    POVERTY What’s The Meaning Of The World Bank’s New Poverty Lines? Facebook Twitter Email October 25, 20171:51 PM ET MARC SILVER MALAKA GHARIB Twitter According to the World Bank, if you’re living on $1.90 a day or less, you’re living in extreme poverty. The 767 million people in that category...
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    News about the World Bank

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    Opinion: Consultation, participation, and disclosure of information — lessons from the World Bank Inspection Panel www.devex.com/news/90753 By The Inspection Panel Community members meet with an Inspection Panel team to discuss the Albania Power Sector Generation and Restructuring Project. Photo by: World Bank / Inspection Panel View the World Bank Inspection...
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    News about the World Bank

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    Ivanka-inspired women’s entrepreneurship facility open for business www.devex.com/news/91294 By Sophie Edwards Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter and senior advisor. Photo by: Franz Mahr / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND WASHINGTON — A much talked about new facility to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries — informally dubbed the “Ivanka...
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    News about the World Bank

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    5 takeaways from the World Bank Annual Meetings www.devex.com/news/91298 A view of the plenary session at the 2017 World Bank Annual Meetings. Photo by: World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND WASHINGTON — The first annual meetings of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim’s second term, and of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first...
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    News about the World Bank

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    Financial Times, October 15,2017   The US puts the World Bank under renewed fire It cannot be much fun running the World Bank these days. Apart from the complaints of the institution’s perennially fractious staff, the multilateral lender has seen increased competition from other sources of finance over the past...