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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTWORLD BANK REFORM Gloria M. Grandolini on the World Bank Group’s ‚merger‘ By Bill Hinchberger @hinchberger18 November 2015 0 25 The World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by: makzhou / CC BY-NC Senior director for the finance and markets global practice at the World Bank Group, Gloria M....
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTWORLD BANK What to expect from Le Houérou’s leadership at the IFC By Jeff Tyson @jtyson2119 November 2015 1 42 Former World Bank Vice President Philippe Le Houérou will succeed Jin-Yong Cai as the executive vice president and CEO of the International Finance Corp. Photo by: Simone D. McCourtie...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTWORLD BANK Is the World Bank’s Inspection Panel working the way it should? By Jeff Tyson @jtyson2110 November 2015 1 5 Bimbo Omowole Osobe stands in front of what used to be her home. The Badia East slum was demolished and its residents evicted to make way for a...
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    This message is one addressed to the 1818 Society: Von: Franz Kaps <fkaps@t-online.de> Datum: 31. Oktober 2015 um 16:27:10 MEZ An: Jayasankar Shivakumar <jshivakumar@worldbank.org>, isud@wainternational.com Kopie: Miguel Schloss <m.schloss@sur-invest.com>, Levourch Joelle <jlevourch@gmail.com>, Nicki Marrian <nickiedits@gmail.com>, „Jo M. Martins“ <jmartins@tpg.com.au>, Mark Segal <mgsegal@rogers.com>, „R. J. van der Lugt“ <rj@laovan.demon.nl>, 1818 Society...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTWORLD BANK LEADERSHIP What retirees think of World Bank leadership By Jeff Tyson @jtyson2129 October 2015 0 6 World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. What should the next leader of the financial institution be like? Photo by: Ryan Rayburn / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND What happens when dozens...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTWORLD BANK REFORM Will more World Bank lending equal less poverty? By Jeff Tyson @jtyson2127 October 2015 3 43 World Bank President Jim Yong Kim mingle with children during a visit to India to inspect the financial institution’s projects in different regional areas of the country. The bank’s lending...
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    Governance Senior UN official castigates World Bank over its approach to human rights UN special rapporteur accuses bank of leading ‘race to the bottom’ on human rights, and says organisation pays lip service to issues without tackling them Philip Alston ‘They won’t touch human rights’ … Philip Alston, the UN...
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    Devesh Kapur is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. English Mail to friend Print OCT 16, 2015 4 Escape from the World Bank PHILADELPHIA – The elephants in the room at the annual International Monetary Fund/World Bank meeting in Lima, Peru, were the China-inspired Asian Infrastructure Investment...
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    Retiree Medical Insurance Plan (RMIP)

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    Nachricht für Pensionäre, die in den USA leben/Message essentially for retirees living in the US: Von: „1818 Society“ <1society@worldbank.org> Datum: 21. Oktober 2015 um 22:13:32 MESZ An: fkaps@t-online.de Betreff: Only for Members enrolled in Medicare – Notice Regarding Changes to the Prescription Drug Plan for Medicare-Eligible Members NEW NOTICE REGARDING...