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Europe ponders 'banking union' to avert further euro crises
World NowEuropean leaders called Wednesday for the 17-nation Eurozone to create a "banking union" to collectively stabilize struggling financial institutions and protect national governments from taking on excessive debt to bail out their banks.... -
Europe debt crisis dragging world economies down
WASHINGTON — The Eurozone debt crisis is intensifying a global slowdown, with new signs that even powerhouse Germany may be faltering, adding to worries about China and other major pillars of economic growth. Analysts worry that economies and...
Tags: International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, Consumer Confidence, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Colombia bomb injures ex-minister, kills 2 as new trade era dawns
World NowA former Colombian cabinet minister was injured in a bomb blast that killed five people in Bogota on the day that the Colombia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement starts taking effect... -
South Sudan may face fiscal collapse by July, leaked report says
World NowSouth Sudan could run out of reserves and possibly face “state collapse” as soon as July after shutting off its oil, according to a confidential report leaked to news media that appears to be from the World Bank.... -
South Sudan austerity budget in doubt; economic collapse feared
World NowJust a month after South Sudan announced an austerity budget designed to fend off economic collapse, the struggling new country had already failed to meet its targets, a source close to the South Sudanese government acknowledged.... -
Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves U.S. behind
WASHINGTON — Even as Americans debate whether to scrap President Obama's healthcare law and its promise of guaranteed health coverage, many far less affluent nations are moving in the opposite direction — to provide medical insurance to all...
Tags: Rwanda, International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, Ghana, Finance
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Greek leftists flirt with bailing on the bailout, no immediate takers
World NowLeftist politicians changed the conversation in Greece Tuesday from what further sacrifices the heavily indebted Balkan nation needs to make to stay in the Eurozone to bailing on the common currency and reneging on promises to make deeper spending cuts... -
World Bank chooses Jim Yong Kim as president
WASHINGTON — The World Bank selected Jim Yong Kim, president of Dartmouth College and an expert in public health, as its next president, continuing a seven-decade practice of installing an American citizen to lead the institution.
There had been...Tags: International Monetary Fund, International Organizations, International Economic Institution, Health, World Bank Group
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Africa calls for World Bank reform after Nigerian denied top post
World NowAfricans call for World Bank reform after Africa's candidate for World Bank president is passed over: African financial leaders called for the reform of the World Bank and its process for selecting its leader, dominated for six decades by the US, after... -
Food is getting more expensive internationally, says World Bank
The cost of food around the world is rising again, due to bad weather, soaring oil costs and strong demand in Asia for imports, according to the World Bank. Global food prices soared 8% between December and March after dipping late last year from...
Tags: Market and Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Food Industry, International Organizations, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Exporting America's future
We all know the United States has a jobs crisis. President Obama further acknowledged it when he made manufacturing a top priority in this year's State of the Union address. He has his eye set on fixing the tax code to keep jobs onshore, training young...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Science and Technology, Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, Semiconductors and Active Components
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Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim nominated to head World Bank
President Obama's decision to nominate a South Korean-born educator and health expert to lead the World Bank — and not someone with experience in global finance or diplomacy — reflects the increasingly fractious politics of international...Tags: Timothy Geithner, International Organizations, International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, Hillary Clinton
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