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    GLOBAL VIEWSGOVERNANCE Opinion: Don’t give up on government By Jonathan Tanner @tannerjc03 February 2017 0 0 A woman shows one of the ballots for Sudanese president during the counting process in Ta’heel Tarabawi Polling Station in Sudan. Photo by: Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID / CC BY-NC-ND Debates about governance...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTCLIMATE CHANGE World Bank accused of incentivizing investments in fossil fuels through $5B policy loans portfolio By Sophie Edwards 27 January 2017 1 0 Power stations in Serbia. Photo by: Dren Pozhegu / CC BY-NC A new report by advocacy group the Bank Information Center has accused the World...
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    Jim Kim thinks more donors should leverage their funds www.devex.com/news/jim-kim-thinks-more-donors-should-leverage-their-funds-89491 World Bank President Jim Kim. Photo by: Remy Steinegger / World Economic Forum / CC BY-NC-SA Davos, Switzerland — World Bank President Jim Kim is bullish on the opportunity for grant-making institutions such as the Global Fund to use a...
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    Von: Charles Ziegler <cziegler1@hotmail.com> Betreff: History Thematic Group Datum: 14. Januar 2017 um 17:29:10 MEZ History Thematic Group Members: I am happy to inform you that, as a result of an initiative of the History Thematic Group encouraged and assisted by the World Bank Group Archives, all issues of the...
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    World Bank forecasting brighter prospects for 2017 by By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer 01.12.17 – 09:45 am FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, file photo, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks during a panel discussion at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington....
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    Chile Chapter trip to Patagonia: Von: Miguel Schloss <m.schloss@sur-invest.com> Betreff: Wtr: Patagonia excursion Datum: 9. November 2016 um 02:32:26 MEZ Dear friends and colleagues: As you may know, we are arranging an excursion to Patagonia (in Southern Chile and Argentina) for next March. All indications are that we are going...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTWORLD BANK Why the World Bank’s humanitarian finance plans are a big deal By Michael Igoe @AlterIgoe01 November 2016 0 0 World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim visits classrooms with Syrian refugee students at the Bourjhammoud Public School #2 in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo by: Dominic Chavez / World...
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      PRESS RELEASE Kristalina Georgieva Appointed Chief Executive Officer of IBRD/IDA October 28, 2016 This page in: English Español 中文 TWEET SHARE SHARE Will Head World Bank’s Lending Arms, Report Directly to President Jim Kim WASHINGTON, October 28, 2016— World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced the appointment...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTSPONSORED BY IEG How the IEG helps influence the World Bank’s impact By Devex Editor 27 October 2016 0 0 Caroline Heider, director general of the Independent Evaluation Group. Photo by: World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND The Independent Evaluation Group is tasked not only with assessing the World Bank...
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    INSIDE DEVELOPMENTMULTINATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS Should the World Bank go all in on ‚global public goods?‘ By Michael Igoe @AlterIgoe12 October 2016 3 0 The World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by: Franz Mahr / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND In 1944, 730 delegates from 44 countries met in Bretton...