Experts arrive in region of Congo’s new Ebola outbreak
GENEVA/GOMA (Reuters) – An international delegation has arrived in the town of Beni in Democratic Republic of Congo, 30 km (18 miles) from where an Ebola outbreak was declared, the…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim: The VICE News Interview
Twenty years ago, Jim Yong Kim was an activist calling for the abolition of the World Bank. Today, he’s its president. VICE News met with Kim to discuss the ……
World Bank lowers 2016 growth projections for Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Bank has lowered its 2016 sub-Saharan African growth forecast to 3.3 percent from a previous forecast of 4.4 percent in October, citing plunging … source
Japan may soften trade stance as U.S. keeps up pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite calls to resist protectionism and for the United States to rejoin a multilateral trans-Pacific trade pact, Japan is gradually shifting gear to adjust to a trade…
Treasury chief may visit China as trade tensions simmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday he may travel to China, a move that could ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies, as international…
World Bank says shareholders endorse capital increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Saturday its shareholders had endorsed a $13 billion paid-in capital increase, a series of internal reforms and a set of policy measures…
‘Hegemony Challenged’: UK joins China-led bank, US barks back
The UK government considers membership of the China-led Asian Infrastructural Investment Bank (AIIB) of British national interest. However, the decision was given the cold shoulder by the US… source
‘Hegemonic corporations scared as BRICS plan bank to rival IMF’
A new global bank is being born in South Africa – where the world’s top emerging economies are meeting. The new financial powerhouse would be a direct challenger to the…
World bank on African countries debts stock [Business Africa]
IMF on Africa’s debt The International Monetary Fund has raised concerns about the debt burden of some African countries between 2010 and 2016. The issue was brought to the table…
‘Dollar valueless, about to crash’ – World Bank whistleblower
The US government shutdown – a temporary ailment or a symptom of a grave disease? Are the Republicans right in their move to block Obamacare spending? Who gains from the…