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World Bank
World Bank The popular name of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It was set up by the United Nations in 1945 to promote the economic development of member-nations by facilitating the investment of capital for productive purposes, encouraging private foreign investment, and if necessary lending money from its own funds. Its headquarters are in Washington, DC.
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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World & nation in 60 seconds The world The nation.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 12/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...of the woes that have rattled world markets. IranAEs plan labeled...largest atom smasher broke the world record for proton acceleration...prisoner swap: RAMALLAH, West Bank u Senior Hamas officials said...administration official says some world leaders may change their schedules...
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The World in 2010: building a new world order.
News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 11/30/2009; 700+ words
; ...regulation and oversight of the world financial markets will affect...also discuss which emerging and world markets are likely to be fastest...Chief Executive Officer; HSBC Bank Middle East, Kamel Abdallah...announced during each session. The World in 2010 is a one day executive...
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 "National News Agency Lebanon (NNA)")
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World Bank re-launches the economic initiative for the Arab World.
News Wire article from: National News Agency Lebanon (NNA); 10/6/2009; 476 words
; ...Minister Mohammed Shatah said the World Bank president Robert Zolek has informed...the International Monetary Fund and World Bank conference in Istanbul that the...the economic initiative for the Arab world which was first launched last year...
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After Dubai World debt panic, UAE guarantees all bank deposits.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 11/30/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Arab Emirates' central bank sought to reassure investors...connected conglomerate Dubai World on Sunday with an announcement...locally owned and foreign banks. Asian markets were...where the UAE's central bank and government is based...from the UAE's central bank. Dubai World's ...
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Money makes world trade go 'round.(INSIDE WORLD TRADE)
Magazine article from: World Trade; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the discussion, it's fair to say that banks are eager to get back into the game and...trade finance is in many ways the oil of world trade," he said. "In this region...households aren't mired in debt and Asian banks are in far better shape that their Western...the expansion of the Asian Development ...
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Serbia: World Bank granted Serbia 200 million dollars`.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/18/2009; 345 words
; Byline: datta03 The World Bank has granted Serbia a loan of 200 million dollars for budget support...the revision of a loan standby arrangement. The director of the World Bank Office in Belgrade, Simon Gray, previously said the loan was intended...
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World markets up as Dubai contagion fears ease
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; World stock markets rose sharply Tuesday...fell against the yen as the Bank of Japan gave no indication...After the markets closed, the Bank of Japan said it had decided...provide short term loans to banks totaling 10 trillion yen, or...in the dollar as well as the Bank of Japan's announcement ...
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World out of whack.
News Wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence; 11/26/2009; 310 words
; ...be less dependent on export-led growth. In Great Britain, more balance is needed between the financial sector and manufacturing. Publication Date: 26 November 2009 HSBC BANK PLC Copyright 2009 LexisNexis Australia. All Rights Reserved.
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Dubai World may face shake-up after debt standstill.(Main Business)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 11/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...also surprising since Dubai World had previously seemed to be...to two Abu Dhabi controlled banks; the money will be managed...issue was not linked to Dubai World's restructuring and would...not be used to bail out Dubai World.''The Financial Support...
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World Savings Banks Institute Works with its Members on an International Effort to Increase Savings Accounts Among the Poor.
Newspaper article from: China Weekly News; 12/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...start of 2008, assets of member banks amounted to more than EUR10...visit: http://www.savings-banks.com. Keywords: Asia, China...Investment, Technology, Vietnam, World Bank, World Savings Banks Institute. This article was prepared...
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SIC 2542 Office and Store Fixtures, Partitions, Shelving, and Lockers, Except Wood
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...manufactured mainly nonwood fixtures for stores, banks, offices, and other uses. Overall...the development of new technology. After World War II, America's rapidly growing suburbs...billion worth of fixtures for stores, banks, offices, and other uses; $1.1 billion...
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SIC 3398 Metal Heat Treating
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Weirton Steel Corp. (Weirton, West Virginia) to create a World Wide Web-based dynamic portal trading system called MetalExchange...Jersey, with $746 million in 2003 sales; Southington Savings Bank of Plantsville, Connecticut; Wheeling-Nisshin Inc. of Follansbee...
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SIC 3446 Architectural and Ornamental Metal Work
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...divisions of the development market. Product offerings include bank fixtures, guide rails for stairways and ramps, permanent ladders...unions. Background and Development Metal working is one of the world's oldest trades. It originated in about 2500 B.C. when...
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SIC 1041 Gold Ores
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...000 tons of gold make up the world's resources, according to...000 tons are held by central banks as official stocks. The remaining...accounted for the majority of world gold production. In the early...uncovered in Russia, making it a world leader in gold mining from the...
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SIC 1541 General Contractors—Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...increasingly attached by companies around the world to reducing hazards to the environment was...increasingly stringent loan requirements set up by banks in the wake of the savings and loan crisis. To counter banks taking a risk position in these projects...
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