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6 Jul 2009, 12:38 am
The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2009, discusses a recent settlement by Siemens with the World Bank, and reviews other settlements, which have been negotiated. [read post]
11 May 2011, 8:06 am by guest-writer
Department of Justice has initiated a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank, one of the world’s largest, claiming that the institution lied to federal regulators in order to secure taxpayer-funded insurance for less-than-secure mortgages. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 4:36 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2937793 “New York State is one of the financial capitals of the world, and individual consumers of banking services have a wide range of commercial banks to choose from, all of which provide a dizzying array of products and services. [read post]
26 Apr 2010, 3:51 pm by By CYRUS SANATI
Pandit, the bank's chief executive, said he believed the world should embrace the "U.S. model" of development in order to foster long-term and sustainable economic growth. [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 1:00 am by CAFE
Ajay Banga is the president of the World Bank, which aims to support innovation in developing countries. [read post]
18 Apr 2008, 9:48 am
Account owners can get the best of both worlds by opening Austrian bank accounts under the name of a Panama foundation, trust or corporation. [read post]
2 May 2007, 4:15 pm
Buried at the end of today's Washington Post story about the Wolfowitz/World Bank controversy is this:The [bank's executive] board did dispense with another controversy connected to Wolfowitz's leadership, approving a new health strategy promoting family-planning services for women in poor... [read post]
29 Aug 2020, 11:00 am by Race to the Bottom
The proposed Secure and Fair Enforcement (“SAFE”) Banking Act of 2019 addresses the cannabis industry’s pressing desire to join the banking world. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 1:29 pm
With the conclusion on June 27, 2010 of the G20 meeting in Toronto, major documents on the outcome of the summit, particularly the reports of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, are posted at the Toronto G20 web site. [read post]
Editor’s Note: The following post comes to us from Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Director of Development Policy in the World Bank's Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) and Chief Economist of the Financial and Private Sector Network (FPD), Erik Feyen, Senior Financial Economist in the Policy Unit of the World Bank's Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency (FPD), and Ross Levine, Willis H. [read post]
Banks around the world routinely transmit money into and out of New York, a global financial and commercial center. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 2:20 pm
Ironically, the 185-nation World Bank strives to reduce poverty worldwide by assisting developing countries and Wolfowitz vowed to fervently pursue anti-corruption policies when he became its president. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 3:47 am by Sabrina
A New Instrument To Advance Development Effectivenss: Program-For-Results Financing, July 18, 2011 "World Bank Management is proposing a new lending... [read post]
6 Apr 2007, 5:38 am
Via Toby McIntosh, freedominfo.org: "The World Bank is well on its way to developing a country-by-country database "on various transparency... [read post]
12 Apr 2008, 10:42 pm
Rising food prices: Policy options and World Bank response [Word doc]: "The rising trend in international food prices continued, and... [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 9:18 pm by Karl-Friedrich Lenz
A World Bank press release just reported that a $297 million loan for a 500 MW concentrated solar power plant at Ouarzazate. $200 million will be provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and another $97 million by the Clean Development Fund. [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 5:36 pm
Daniel Sokol January 12 - 23, 2009 Gainesville, Florida, USA Utility regulators, policy-makers and infrastructure managers around the world will travel to Gainesville, Florida to participate in the University of Florida PURC/World Bank International Training Program on... [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 7:49 am by By DEALBOOK
Dubai World formally presented its $23.5 billion restructuring plan to scores of creditor banks as it seeks an end to its debt crisis. [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 4:33 am
Bank of America plans to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in China to expand in the world's fastest-growing major economy, people briefed on the plan told Reuters. [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 12:54 pm by By DEALBOOK
If all goes well, the world will be a slightly safer place after top central bankers and bank regulators agree on new rules to prevent financial crises in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday. [read post]