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David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the 1944 conference held in … Bretton Woods, New Hampshire which led to the creation of the World Bank. He spoke about key historical events and development …
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World Bank Group President David Malpass spoke of the steps the Group is taking to provide unprecedented financing to … credit on May 1, 2020. He highlighted about how the IMF Managing Director and World Bank championed the debt initiative, and …
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James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, discussed the Bank's focus on the social sector. Since the … World War II were met, the more recent and continuing focus has been on development and on the issues of poverty and the …
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As the second largest African oil producer, Angola had unsustainable government expenditures in effect until 2014 due to the drop in international oil prices. The Government responded with a comprehensive reform program including the gradual elimination of most fuel subsidies and an extension of...
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Despite an initial surge in COVID-19 cases, cross country data suggests that Turkey containedrelatively quickly the spread and worst health effects of the virus. As in other countries, however, continued vigilance is essential to sustain this fragile trend. Turkey's pandemic response may offer...
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This paper investigates the impact of World Bank development policy operations on the quality of economic policy during …
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followed by a corresponding increase in freight moved by rail. This report highlights the fact that, in a world of changing …
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