News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
Turkish police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Istanbul on Tuesday. Riot police armed with shields and firing gas canisters...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 month ago
Turkish police have used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who are protesting against the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund held in Istanbul. Some masked protesters shattered the windows of a...
News Source: India Abroad
| about 1 month ago
Zoellick said the bank had entered the global financial and economic crisis solidly capitalised but that strong demand exceeded the $100 billion it was prepared to provide over three years. The bank forecast another record year of lending to middle-...
News Source: Press TV
| about 1 month ago
Zoellick says the rise in demand, which is triggered by the global economic meltdown, may force the bank to slash lending by mid-2010. "As we start to get towards the middle of next year, we are going to start to face some serious constraints, and we...
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 1 month ago
With economic growth returning to many countries in the world after the worst global recession since World War II, a strong sense of uncertainty about the future still prevailed as unemployment and poverty levels continue to rise. Many are now...
News Source: The Economic Times
| about 1 month ago
The World Bank appealed on Monday for more funds as it sees a second straight year of record lending amid the global economic crisis, warning it may have to ration aid to only the poorest countries. World Bank president Robert Zoellick said that...