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World Bank resumes support for hydropower in Laos
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The Lao government has gained a new partner to back its hydropower development policy after the World Bank resumed its support for the construction of dams. According to a report published in the Washington Post this...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Africa, International Economic Institution, Asia, Global Warming
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EU-bound Croatia craves investors but drags feet on reforms
Reuters* Red tape suffocates investment * Trails peers in attracting foreign investment * Croatia four years in recession * Some local firms move production to non-EU neighbours By Igor Ilic and Sasa Kavic DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 10 (Reuters) - The barren...Tags: Slovakia, Montenegro, European Union, Zagreb (Croatia), Petroleum Industry
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TICAD to redefine Japan aid to Africa
The Japan TimesWhen the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development was held 20 years ago, circumstances in Japan and Africa were vastly different than they are today. Japan, despite the implosion of the bubble economy by 1993, was still the second-...Tags: Japan, Agriculture, International Economic Institution, Exports, Poverty
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IMF likely to be next Pakistan government's first stop
ReutersBy Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Reuters) - Whoever wins Pakistan's elections has a fight on their hands - not just against the Taliban, but negotiating with international backers to provide a multi-billion-dollar bailout for a country that has...Tags: National Government, Asif Ali Zardari, Political Fundraising, Islamabad (Pakistan), Pakistan
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World Bank report cautions Jordan of 'moral hazard' phenomenon
Jordan Times, AmmanA World Bank report released Wednesday cautioned Jordan of a "moral hazard" phenomenon. World Bank experts termed the persistence of counting upon foreign grants to plug fiscal gaps in the budget a moral hazard phenomenon. According to the report,...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Credit and Debt, New Products, International Economic Institution, Gross Domestic Product
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Jordanians should be optimistic about the future of the economy -- officials
Jordan Times, AmmanJordanians should be optimistic about the Kingdom's economic performance this year, economic ministers said Wednesday. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif said that the inflows of capital that Jordan is expecting this year,...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Finance
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Jordan's 'political vacuum' blamed for delay in World Bank loan
Jordan Times, AmmanJordan and the World Bank are working to overcome the technical obstacles currently delaying Jordan's access to a $100 million loan, a World Bank official said Wednesday. World Bank Director for the Middle East Department Ferid Belhaj told The Jordan...Tags: Economic Organization, International Economic Institution, International Organizations, Banking
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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, banking briefs
AME InfoHSBC NEARLY DOUBLES Q1 PROFIT : HSBC announced its first-quarter earnings have nearly doubled due to the bank's three-year efficiency drive and a halving in bad debts charges, Reuters has reported. Europe's biggest bank posted a pre-tax profit of $8.4bn,...Tags: United Arab Emirates, Money and Monetary Policy, Bahrain, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
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INTERVIEW-Mexico's Videgaray: Bank reform clears biggest credit blockage
ReutersMEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - Mexico's overhaul of banking laws removes the single biggest obstacle for small and medium businesses to obtain loans by making it easier for banks to seize assets put up as collateral, Finance Minister Luis Videgaray said....Tags: U.S. Congress, Finance, Financial Markets, G20, Mexico
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Mexico's Videgaray: Bank reform clears biggest credit blockage
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's overhaul of banking laws removes the single biggest obstacle for small and medium businesses to obtain loans by making it easier for banks to seize assets put up as collateral, Finance Minister Luis Videgaray said. The...Tags: U.S. Congress, Business, Finance, Financial Markets, G20
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READER SUBMITTED: Two Appointments At Hartford Foundation
HartfordThe Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced two appointments to staff. Scott Gaul of Hamden has been named director of the Community Indicators Project, a new initiative of the Hartford Foundation to support the collection, analysis and...Tags: Mercy Corps, Charity, University of Chicago, West Hartford, Washington, DC
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Qabbani blames Cabinet, Bassil for electricity barge saga
The Lebanon Daily StarMP Mohammad Qabbani Wednesday slammed the caretaker Cabinet over the stoppage of the Fatmag �l electricity barge after a local newspaper published a December letter from the Lebanese Consulate in Istanbul regarding the Turkish operator. "Why...Tags: National Government, Breach of Contract, Beirut (Lebanon), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Fines
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