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NASDAQ Dubai equities traded value rises 22% in 2010

Market share of regional brokers more than doubles to 43% The value of equities traded on NASDAQ Dub...

12th May, 2011

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BM / Bolivia: Transportation Cost to Fall More Than 50 Percent in Northern Amazonian Highway

The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a US$109.5 million credit for Bolivia, provided by...

12th May, 2011

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Monthly market report – April 2011

London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) sits at the heart of the world’s financial community, offe...

12th May, 2011

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China’s Economic Outlook Remains Favorable, but Further Macro Policy Normalization is Needed

BEIJING, April 28, 2011 – China’s economic outlook remains broadly favorable with real GDP growth pr...

12th May, 2011

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The Big Fish Small Pond problem – speech by Andrew Haldane

Speaking at the Institute for New Economic Thinking annual conference in New Hampshire today, Andrew...

12th May, 2011

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Living Standard Measurement Study: When Data Collection is Intrepid

Living Standard Measurement Study (LSMS) team plays vital role and travels many back roads. Eighty-e...

12th May, 2011

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Monetary policy in uncertain times

Speech by Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB at the Bank of Finland 200th Anniversary Confere...

11th May, 2011

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Yemen: World Bank Grant to Support Private Sector Growth and Social Protection

T he World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a Development Policy Grant for the Rep...

30th December, 2010

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World Bank Supports Bangladesh to Create Employment for the Poor

T he World Bank today approved a US$150 million IDA credit to Bangladesh to create employment opport...

30th December, 2010

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World Bank Provides Additional Support to Afghanistan’s National Rural Access Program

T he World Bank today approved an additional $40 million grant to continue supporting the Government...

30th December, 2010

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World Bank President Praises Reforms In Zambia, Underscores Need For Continued Improvements In Policy And Governance

W orld Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick today praised Zambia’s efforts to reform its economy...

30th December, 2010

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World Bank Approves US$10 Million for Economic Diversification in Republic of Congo

T he World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$10 million loan from the Internatio...

30th December, 2010