World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group, which is part of the United Nations system.

The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty. However, according to its Articles of Agreement, all its decisions must be guided by a commitment to the promotion of foreign investment and international trade and to the facilitation of Capital investment.

World Bank Group

The World Bank is not to be confused with the World Bank Group, an extended family of five international organizations:

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

International Development Association (IDA)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

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Six Ghana missions abroad issuing passports

Ghana Business News 23 May 2019

She said that the Passport Office had been selected by the World Bank as one of the key public service agencies to receive support to procure necessary logistics and equipment such as cameras, scanners, fingerprint scanners, signature pads, servers, furniture and computers to enhance service delivery....

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Orange pushed from Iraq as regulator seizes stake in mobile unit

Arabian Business 23 May 2019

to three investors including Korek’s managing director, Sirwan Barzani ... The decision set off legal disputes that have dragged on for years ... In a statement, Agility said it had “multiple legal proceedings” underway in Dubai, New York and before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to try to recover its holding....

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U.S. judge confirms Owens-Illinois arbitration award against Venezuela

Petroleum World 22 May 2019

Owens-Illinois plant Los Guayos, Valencia, Venezuela. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel / Reuters. NEW YORK. Petroleumworld 05 22 2019. A U.S ... U.S ... said federal law required her to confirm the 2015 award in favor of Owens-Illinois European Group BV from the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ... 16-015333. ....

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‘Cork needs someone to stand up and beat their chest on its behalf’

The Irish Times 18 May 2019

“There’s a publication by the World Bank called the Economics of Uniqueness, and they say that if you have this asset of a historic city centre, use it to create wealth and well-being,” says Hegarty....

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UPDATE: 2019 Gerald Loeb Award Finalists, Career Achievement Honorees and Date of Awards Banquet in ...

Omaha World-Herald 18 May 2019

Before starting his journalism career in 1987 at the Financial Times, he was a senior economist at the World Bank and director of studies at the Trade Policy Research Centre, in London ... journalism and is a member of the International Media Council of the World Economic Forum....

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Ed Willes: Royal Rodent makes it easy for even 'a bunch of jerks' to hate Bruins

Canada Dot Com 17 May 2019

Montreal is the most European city in North American, a bustling, cosmopolitan world capital and the heartbeat of Quebec. Toronto is Canada’s business centre and home to a lot of banks. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the gateway to the Pacific Rim ... As such, it’s difficult to find any common ground there ... ....

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Ebola: Examining FG’s Poor Prevention Preparedness

This Day 16 May 2019

... $180 million, according to World Bank figures ... World Bank also said at the time that based on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) evaluation, Nigeria would only need roughly US$0.40 per person per year to establish a preparedness infrastructure that protects Nigerians....

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Omaha World-Herald 16 May 2019

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Peace FM Online 14 May 2019

But even more alarmingly, the minister said the World Bank and Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre at the Oxford University’s assessment of Ghana’s protection of Internet-connected systems from cyber attacks showed there was “a long way to go.” ... ....

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Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble With Latin American Lives

truthout 14 May 2019

The same month, U.S ... Extraction Casino ... International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ... International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ... The corporations are allowed to bypass domestic courts and sue governments before private tribunals, such as the World Bank-affiliated International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes....

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Aventura Technologies Ghana to partner Israeli giants TripleCyber

Joy Online 13 May 2019

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Telangana aims to attain top rank in EODB this year

The Hindu 10 May 2019

Accordingly, the State has complied with almost all the 80 parameters specified under the EODB, a joint exercise conducted by the World Bank and the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion of the Centre ... “We have reservations over the transparency with which the feedback mechanism had been assessed in the past ... .......

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Fishing the protein out NUTRITION DEFICIENCY

Deccan Herald 06 May 2019

Countryside visits in Western Ghats districts always bring new insights for me ... In Karnataka, the Health Department is establishingthe Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) for taking care of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) children. The World Bank-funded Karnataka Comprehensive Nutrition Mission (KCNM), is implemented as a pilot project ... Fish....