World news about “World Bank” published by euronews.
Grim growth forecast from World Bank The World Bank has sharply cut its global economic growth expectations to just 2.5 percent this year and said Europe is probably already in recession. In… 18/01/2012
A pledge to stop a double-dip recession – but how? A major effort to stop the world falling back into recession is being pledged by finance ministers and central bankers from the biggest economies. Gathered… 23/09/2011
“Two billion don’t have access to good water”Fifteen years ago, a senior World Bank official predicted that the wars of the 21st century would be fought not over land or oil but over one basic natural… 08/09/2010
World Bank aid for PakistanThe World Bank has approved a 4.9 billion euro lending programme for Pakistan. Over the next four-years the money will be used to boost tax revenues, make… 09/07/2010
IMF wants better economic cooperationThe head of the International Monetary Fund has called on the world’s leading economies to cooperate better to overcome imbalances, improve financial… 17/03/2010
Anti-IMF protests on the streets of IstanbulViolence has gripped the streets of Istanbul in Turkey. The focus of the anger was the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Riot police, armed with… 06/10/2009
Banks told lend more moneyWorld economic leaders are telling the commercial banks to must lend more. They say that is the best way to revive the economy which has been pitched into… 06/07/2009
World Bank issues pessimistic forecastThe World Bank is warning that prospects for the global economy remain “unusually uncertain” despite recent signs of improvement in some regions. The… 22/06/2009
Help for pressured European economiesThe heads of three global development banks have pledged to lend up to 25 billion euros in crisis-hit eastern and central Europe. The action plan involves… 27/02/2009
