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World Bank ticks $330 million loan for Trung Son Hydropower project
01-05-2011 14:03
The World Bank approved on earlier this week a new loan of $330 million for Vietnam to support the mid-sized multipurpose Trung Son Hydropower Project (TSHPP) which will help meet growing domestic demand for electricity and bring flood control and irrigation benefits to rural and poor communities in Thanh Hoa Province.
IMF, World Bank see more economic peril ahead
17-04-2011 21:22
Global finance chiefs have warned that rising food prices, unanswered joblessness, Mideast turmoil and weak finances in advanced economies could still derail economic recovery.
World Bank, IMF lead move to help North Africa
15-04-2011 08:40
Global finance chiefs moved to aid strife-torn North Africa Thursday as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank warned of more potential social unrest from high food prices and joblessness.
World Bank blacklisted 45 contractors last year
14-04-2011 08:28
The World Bank said Wednesday it had blacklisted 45 more companies and individuals last year as it boosted a crackdown on corruption in its contracting.
Gide Loyrette Nouel advises IFC on its $307 million investment in VietinBank
07-04-2011 16:12
International law firmGide Loyrette Nouel (GLN) has assisted IFC(International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group, and IFC Capitalization Fundin investing in Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade or VietinBank.
World Bank says ready to 'mobilize' help for Japan
12-03-2011 07:57
The World Bank on Friday said it was ready to help the recovery effort in quake- and tsunami-struck Japan by mobilizing and deploying specialists to support recovery and reconstruction.
Rising food prices nearing danger point: World Bank
20-02-2011 07:49
World Bank president Robert Zoellick warned leaders of the top global economies Saturday that the world is reaching a danger point where soaring food prices threaten further political instability.
Food prices push 44 mn into poverty: World Bank
16-02-2011 09:36
Rising food prices have pushed about 44 million people into poverty in developing countries since last June, the World Bank warned Tuesday.
More cash pours in from overseas Vietnamese
01-02-2011 21:32
The World Bank predicts inward remittances will increase by more than 6 per cent this year, based on the amount of last year.
World Bank gives $15 million to fight Haiti cholera
19-01-2011 10:04
The World Bank Tuesday announced a $15 million grant to Haiti to fight a persistent cholera epidemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,700 people since October.
World Bank chief set to laud India for growth effort
09-01-2011 09:07
World Bank President Robert Zoellick opens a four-day visit to India Sunday where he was expected to laud the efforts by the big emerging country on its growing role in the global economy.
Lack of toilets costs India $54 billion a year: study
21-12-2010 21:00
Lack of toilets and other proper sanitation facilities costs India nearly $54 billion a year, a World Bank study has found, mainly through premature deaths, especially of young children.
World Bank case brings benefits
21-12-2010 09:06
Siemens AG last week announced a $500,000 package for Vietnam’s integrity and transparency in business initiative.
WB funds VN’s higher education development
17-12-2010 16:15
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the World Bank (WB) on December 16 in Hanoi signed a financing agreement and related legal documents for the Higher Education Development Policy Credit valued at $50 million - the second operation in a programmatic series of three credits.
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