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- Indigenous Rights, Resistance, and the Law: Lessons from a Guatemalan Mine
- ABSTRACT Using a case study of a controversial mine in an indigenous area of Guatemala, this article explores the transnational dynamics of development and regulation of large-scale extractive industry projects in the developing world. It examines the roles played in the Marlin mine dispute by national law, international law, international...
- Research articles 2008-12-01
- World Bank commits $10 bln. to standby facility for S.E. Asia: Arroyo
- MANILA, Oct. 15 Kyodo Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Wednesday the World Bank will contribute $10 billion to a standby facility to assist Southeast Asian countries with severe liquidity problems amid the global financial crisis. ''The WB indicated that it could initially commit to $10...
- Research articles 2008-10-20
- World Bank denies committing $10 bln. for S.E. Asia standby facility
- WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 Kyodo The World Bank on Wednesday denied it has committed $10 billion for a standby facility specifically to assist Southeast Asian countries facing severe liquidity problems amid the global financial crisis, as Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had suggested earlier the same day....
- Research articles 2008-10-20
- Chief World Bank economist urges poor nations to brace for fallout
- TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo The chief World Bank economist urged developing countries Monday to implement appropriate monetary and fiscal policy so as to mitigate the negative impact of the ongoing global financial crisis. Justin Yifu Lin, 56, a Chinese national who became the bank's first...
- Research articles 2008-10-20
- CIOs from Avis, Nortel and the World Bank Predict what Recessionary Conditions will do to Outsourcing
- Power panel to provide insights into decision-making and budgetary trends in a volatile economy NEW YORK -- OutsourceWorld, www.outsourceworld.com, the premier conference and thought-leadership forum focused on driving business development in the global sourcing, today announced a CIO roundtable that will address trends in IT spending and the impact...
- Research articles 2008-10-10
- Egyptian National Railways intends to apply for financing from the World Bank to modernise signalling on the Cairo—High Dam corridor
- Egyptian National Railways intends to apply for financing from the World Bank to modernise signalling on the Cairo--High Dam corridor. It expects to issue invitations to tender in November, and is seeking pre-qualification bids from interested companies. Deadline for bids is October 7.
- Research articles 2008-10-01
- Former President Clinton Announces World Bank, Nike Foundation, Denmark and Liberia CGI Commitment to Unleash Economic Opportunity for Adolescent Girls in Liberia
- NEW YORK -- As the first Commitment featured at the Opening Plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Wednesday, Former President William Clinton announced the Adolescent Girls Initiative, an innovative public-private partnership between the World Bank, the country of Liberia and the Nike Foundation. Those present to announce the...
- Research articles 2008-09-26
- Painters, blacksmiths and wordsmiths: building molues in Lagos
- [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] The coastal Nigerian city of Lagos has received much attention from urban planners, geographers, architects, and journalists for its phenomenal and unchecked growth (Packer 2006, Koolhaas 2000). The population is estimated to have grown to as much as 15 million in 2002, from 25,000 in 1866...
- Research articles 2008-09-22
- Remittances ebb and flow with the immigration tide
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For families in many developing countries, remittance payments sent back home by family members working abroad are the difference between subsistence and privation. After years of rapid growth, remittances have leveled off amid an economic slowdown in the United States. How are changing migration patterns, economic developments,...
- Research articles 2008-09-22
- Chad
- Highlights and Key Issues * After two years in a 0-1% range, GDP growth is expected to accelerate modestly to about 2.5% this year and 3.5% in 2009. But although more oil has been found and a number of investment projects, to be financed by China, may boost longer-term prospects,...
- Research articles 2008-09-09
- Rio to buy new trains
- CENTRAL, a subsidiary of Rio de Janeiro's Department of Transport, plans to invite bids in December for a fleet of 30 four-car emus for SuperVia, which has a concession to operate the commuter rail network in Rio de Janeiro. The contract, which will be worth about $US 240 million, will...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Political turmoil dims Thai investment appeal: World Bank
- BANGKOK AFP — Political turmoil and a shortage of skilled labour has dimmed Thailand's appeal to investors in recent years, according to a World Bank survey Friday. Nearly 70 percent of the business operators surveyed between April and November last year said macroeconomic instability had dampened the investment climate,...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- World Bank suggests limits on disputed WTO farm safeguard
- WASHINGTON AFP — World Bank chief Robert Zoellick on Monday suggested limits for a proposed agricultural safeguard that torpedoed WTO trade talks last month, saying the world's poor need a successful Doha Round. "Given the high food prices around the world and the need for poor people to lower...
- Research articles 2008-08-18
- Weakening world demand hits N.H. exporters
- In its latest annual report on global development finance, the World Bank provides evidence that developing countries "have become a driving force underlying the global trade." The report has found that during the 1990s the contribution of industrial countries to global imports declined to threefold relative to developing countries, from...
- Research articles 2008-08-15
- Indian freight corridor nears approval
- FINANCIAL closure for Indian Railways' IR ambitious Golden Triangle freight corridor construction projects is nearing completion, and assistance from the World Bank is being sought for the 1190km Eastern corridor from Son Nagar to Tandarikalan. IR is expected to invest Rs 33 billion ($US 771 million) in the Rs...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Finland as a knowledge economy; elements of success and lessons learned
- Finland as a knowledge economy; elements of success and lessons learned. Ed. by Carl J. Dahlman et al. The World Bank 2007 118 pages $20.00 Paperback HC340 In this study, Dahlman World Bank et al. bring together seven chapters that describe how...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Growing industrial clusters in Asia; serendipity and science
- Growing industrial clusters in Asia; serendipity and science. Ed. by Shahid Yusuf et al. The World Bank 2008 283 pages $30.00 Paperback HC415 Yusef, an economic advisor in the Development Research Group of the World Bank, presents work on the nature of...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Lessons for the urban century; decentralized infrastructure finance in the World Bank
- Lessons for the urban century; decentralized infrastructure finance in the World Bank. Annez, Patricia Clarke et al. The World Bank 2008 92 pages $20.00 Paperback HJ9695 As people move into urban areas the needs for new infrastructure in middle-sized and smaller cities...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Small states, smart solutions; improving connectivity and increasing the effectiveness of public services
- Small states, smart solutions; improving connectivity and increasing the effectiveness of public services. Ed. by Edgardo M. Favaro. The World Bank 2008 290 pages $38.00 Paperback HD3860 Small states and governments have unique challenges when it comes to offering services to citizens....
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Approaches to urban slums; a multimedia sourcebook on adaptive and proactive strategies
- Approaches to urban slums; a multimedia sourcebook on adaptive and proactive strategies. (CD-ROM included) Ed. by Barjor Mehta and Arish Dastur. The World Bank 2008 59 pages $30.00 Paperback WBI learning resources series HT243 This guide from the World Bank is...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
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