Will HSBC Scandal Sink Wall St.’s Obama Presidency?
Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, plans to hold a vote on Feb. 26, on the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General of the United States, replacing Eric Holder, who is retiring. The stakes in the Lynch vote...
Financing development: making every euro count
Development plays a crucial role in improving people's lives around the world, but what is the best way to finance it? On 24 February the EP's development committee held a public hearing on how to mobilise all available means and types of financial...
World Bank Group and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Forge Partnership to Improve Delivery of Services to People in Poverty
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Development Fund (SDF) announced that they have forged a multi-year partnership to design and implement SDF’s Social Enterprise Development Program (SEDP) in eight...
World Bank Boosts Fisheries in South West Indian Ocean African Countries
The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors approved a total of US$75.5 million to improve the management of fisheries and increase the economic benefits from fishing-related activities for families living in the coastal communities of...
Bihar Needs to Ramp up Power Infrastructure to Provide Access for All
With more than two-thirds of its population lacking access to electricity, Bihar needs to add significantly to its generation capacity and ramp up investment in transmission and distribution if it is to provide affordable and reliable power to its...
Energy Union: secure, sustainable, competitive, affordable energy for every European
Challenging high streets get a helping hand in UK
World Bank to help improve quality, access, and efficiency of Albania’s health care system
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved Euro 32.1 million in IBRD financing for the Health System Improvement Project in Albania. The total project cost is Euro 36.1 million, with the remainder co-financed by the Government...
Investment Plan for Europe: Spain will contribute €1.5 billion to Investment Fund projects
Spain announced that it will contribute €1.5 billion to projects benefiting from finance by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) which is the core element of the Investment Plan for Europe on February 27. The contribution comes via Spain...
UK's young first-time buyers can register online for 100,000 cut-price homes
