us world bank pick launches global charm offensive

US World Bank pick launches global charm offensive

The physician tapped by to lead the will embark on an 11 day global charm offensive Tuesday, the said.
three to vie for top world bank job

Three to vie for top World Bank job

The announced Friday three to succeed outgoing president in the first challenge to the US monopoly of the top job in history.
hanoi starts building nhat tan cau giay road

Hanoi starts building Nhat Tan - Cau Giay road

The Hanoi People’s Committee and the World Bank on Thursday hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for belt road 2 linking Nhat Tan bridge and Cau Giay junction.
vietnam france forum focuses on planning suburban areas

Vietnam-France forum focuses on planning suburban areas

local coffee growers in hot water

Local coffee growers in hot water

Vietnam’s lucrative coffee crop is under threat from parasites and an overabundance of old trees. World Bank agricultural experts Vikas Choudhary, Jan Van Hilten and Roy Parizat said the parasitic plant nematode and the rising numbers of old coffee trees were causing serious problems for all of Vietnam’s coffee plantations.
wb ausaid partnership supports vietnams development

WB-AusAID partnership supports Vietnam’s development

ifc increases trade finance line

IFC increases trade finance line

IFC, the private sector funding arm of the World Bank, has expanded a trade finance line to $50 million to the Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VIB).
wb committed to helping vietnam with economic restructuring

WB committed to helping Vietnam with economic restructuring

zoellick to leave world bank opening new battle

Zoellick to leave World Bank, opening new battle

World Bank president Robert Zoellick announced Wednesday that he would step down at the end of June, setting up a possible new fight over US dominance at the global lender.
ifc raises trade finance limit in lienvietpostbank

IFC raises trade finance limit in LienVietPostBank

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, has decided to raise the trade finance limit in Lien Viet Post Commercial Bank from $5 million to $20 million.
wb finances highway urban projects in vietnam

WB finances highway, urban projects in Vietnam

The World Bank (WB) will provide Vietnam loans of $973 million to carry out three projects, covering highway, urban development and poverty reduction.
overseas remittance to vietnam hit a record high of 9 bln

Overseas remittance to Vietnam hit a record high of $9 bln

ifc offers 30 million for import export trade development

IFC offers $30 million for import-export trade development

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank, announced a $30 million loan to Vietnam International Bank (VIB), for import-export trade development and for creating more jobs.
overseas remittances to vietnam rise again

Overseas remittances to Vietnam rise again

The World Bank (WB) has estimated that the volume of remittances sent home by overseas Vietnamese will reach nearly $9 billion in 2011, slightly higher than the figure last year.
world bank managing director on visit to vietnam

World Bank Managing Director on visit to Vietnam

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the World Bank’s Managing Director, will pay an official visit to Vietnam on December 2-3 at the invitation of the Vietnamese Government, the WB said Wednesday.