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Bank seeks business in Middle East unrest
Staff at the World Bank’s political insurance arm greeted unrest in the Middle East and North Africa as a business opportunity, amid criticisms that IFI policies had fuelled the crises.
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Τα Διεθνές Χρηματο&#
Οι φυσικές καταστροφές στην Αϊτή και το Πακιστάν έχουν αυξήσει τις προσκλήσεις για μια μεγαλύτε
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IFI-induced debt catastrophes?
Natural disasters in Haiti and Pakistan have heightened calls for larger debt cancellation, rather than new IMF loans, and for a rethink of the sovereign debt system.
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IFC’s new private insurance facility for disasters stirs concern
The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, launched in December a programme to facilitate insurance against natural disasters and weather-related risks in developing countries.
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Debt aftershocks to shake Haiti’s recovery?
An IMF loan to Haiti in response to the devastating earthquake in early January has been criticised for exacerbating the country’s debt burden and endangering recovery.
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Bank accused of neglecting poorest countries
The Bank is under fire for failing to focus on low-income countries in its lending, and concentrating instead on the demands of rich and middle-income countries.
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CSO Townhall meeting
Notes from the CSO townhall meeting with Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Robert Zoellick
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IMF and World Bank emergency response
The role of the IMF and World Bank in responding to emergencies and coordinating with relief efforts.
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Tsunami: World Bank and IMF response
Summary of the World Bank and IMF response to the tsunami