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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.
FDI to developing world rebounding: World Bank
10-12-2010 09:48
Foreign direct investment to developing countries is expected to rise 17 per cent this year as they drive the global economic recovery, the World Bank said Thursday.
Siemens selects initial projects for $100 million Integrity Initiative
10-12-2010 08:00
Siemens AG has announced the first anti-corruption projects that will receive financing from the $100 million integrity initiative to promote clean markets.
Anti-corruption initiative program launched in HN
09-12-2010 20:20
The Government Inspectorate and the World Bank on December 9 in Hanoi launched the anti-corruption initiative program for 2011 in an effort to collect innovative ideas from the community for anti-corruption.
World Bank launches emerging carbon market drive
09-12-2010 17:17
The World Bank launched an initiative Wednesday to help emerging and developing countries set up carbon markets, inaugurating a fund that it hopes will reach $100 million.
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