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World Bank To Open Office in San Salvador
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 12:32 am | World Bank
February 2, 2005—The World Bank announced today plans to open a permanent facilitation office for the World Bank’s lending and non-lending program in El Salvador. The office will be located in the premises of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ... More >>
Tsunami Countries: World Bank Supports Transition
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 12:29 am | World Bank
Tsunami Countries: World Bank Supports Transition From Relief To Reconstruction For Countries Hit By Tsunami Disaster More >>
Sri Lanka Needs US$1.5 billion - Tsunami Recovery
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 12:26 am | World Bank
COLOMBO, February 2, 2005 -- Sri Lanka will need approximately US$ 1.5 billion to effectively implement a recovery and reconstruction strategy according to a preliminary damage and needs assessment released today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the ... More >>
Increasing Market Access For Developing Countries
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 12:24 am | World Bank
Improving Food Safety And Health Standards Can Increase Market Access For Developing Countries: World Bank More >>
European Leaders Launch Decade of Roma Inclusion
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 12:19 am | World Bank
SOFIA, February 2, 2005 – A groundbreaking initiative to end centuries of isolation and discrimination against Europe’s Roma population was launched today in Sofia, Bulgaria. Government leaders from Central and Southeast Europe signed a declaration ... More >>
Launching 'Development Round' Could Help Poor
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 12:39 am | World Bank
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2001 — Removing barriers to trade, the topic of WTO meetings in Doha in early November, could significantly boost the long-term prospects of developing countries, many of which are suffering from the fall-out of the September 11 attacks ... More >>
Global Economic Prospects - WB Press Briefing
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 12:38 am | World Bank
Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2002: Making Trade Work for the World's Poor Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 31, 2001 More >>
Poverty To Rise in Wake Of Terrorist Attacks in US
Tuesday, 2 October 2001, 10:22 am | World Bank
October 1, 2001—The September 11 terrorist attacks in the US will hurt economic growth in developing countries worldwide in 2001 and 2002, condemning as many as 10 million more people to live in poverty next year, and hampering the fight against childhood ... More >>