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Economy
5/25/2011 11:21:01 AM
Head unveils plans which include $1bn this year in budget support, dependent on political and economic reforms
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Economy
5/18/2011 11:35:05 AM
Report praises 'major reforms' to financial management but says key areas such as public procurement and private sector regulation still need overhauls
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Opinion
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5/12/2011 2:18:48 PM
In a capitalist world, justice and equity is something the rich enjoy while the poor die
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Economy
5/4/2011 5:22:08 PM
Sudanese minister of finance is in Washington to discuss his country's economic burden
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Economy
4/25/2011 4:29:21 PM
The IMF's deputy director for the Middle East tells Ahram Online of the stark challenges facing post-revolutionary Egypt
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Economy
4/23/2011 11:25:42 AM
'Borrowing is the solution for now' says the finance minister as Egypt announces a $2.2 billion World Bank loan, but analysts doubt it alone can alleviate deep-set economic problems
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Business
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Economy
4/14/2011 6:14:06 PM
Global food prices have soared 36 percent from a year ago, according to the Bank's food price index released on Thursday
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Economy
4/11/2011 4:23:23 PM
Countries with ineffective government, weak rule of law and rampant corruption have 30 to 45 per cent higher risk of civil war and even greater chance of experiencing criminal violence, says report
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Economy
4/1/2011 12:45:16 PM
Shamshad Akhtar, World Bank vice president for the Middle East and North Africa visited Egypt last week. Ahram Online asked her about tailoring the Bank's facilities to the country's new priorities
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Economy
3/22/2011 11:38:54 AM
'Festering' problems won't be solved by regime change alone, says bank's president
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Business
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Economy
3/21/2011 11:34:07 AM
Japan disasters would affect the rest of Asia especially in terms of trade and finance, but it is too early to give estimates of the regional cost
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Business
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Economy
2/24/2011 2:37:54 PM
As political turmoil sweeps the Middle East, world banks seek OPEC intervention to control oil prices that could derail economic recovery and lead to global shortages
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Business
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Economy
2/15/2011 7:02:27 PM
Food costs are up 29 percent from a year ago, near 2008 levels
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Business
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Economy
2/9/2011 12:47:48 PM
Indonesia's gross domestic product would grow 6.2 percent in 2011, a slight increase from last year, when the country was one of the best performing emerging economies
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Business
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Economy
1/21/2011 12:59:25 PM
The $250m loan to Pakistan is intended to help its conflict-stricken areas
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Business
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Economy
1/19/2011 1:43:33 PM
Bank's managing director announces loan during speech at Arab economic summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, one day after signing memorandum with Arab League
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Business
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Economy
1/18/2011 11:03:22 PM
In an interview with Ahram Online on the eve of the Arab Economic Summit, World Bank MENA vice-president, Shamshad Akhtar, warns against high rates of unemployment and slow rates of growth
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Business
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Economy
1/18/2011 6:01:57 PM
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Business
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Economy
1/18/2011 12:02:27 PM
In last two years, China loans to developing nations surpassed the World Bank, attaining $110 billion
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Business
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Economy
1/14/2011 1:38:15 PM
Knowledge is a public good, innovation should be financed by the state: the former vice president of the World Bank encouraged Egypt to look to education as a source of development in a lecture at AUC
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