Highlights
A collection of news and information related to International Finance Corporation published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-6 of 6
» View wsbtradio.com items only
-
PRESS DIGEST - British Business- May 13
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - The Guardian PARTS OF UK COAL MAY BE NATIONALISED AFTER COLLIERY FIRE CLOSES PIT Troubled parts of UK Coal, Britain's largest coal mining business, could return to public ownership under plans being discussed by ministers that would...Tags: Vietnam, United Kingdom, Microsoft Windows, World Bank Group, Steve Ballmer
-
MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - May 7
ReutersDUBAI, May 7 (Reuters) - Here are factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL * GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares steady on higher...Tags: Russia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Physical Fitness and Exercise
-
INTERVIEW-Azeri oil fund to spend $1 bln on property abroad
Reuters* Plans to buy property in Asia and Australia * To spend $600 mln abroad in shares of big firms * To invest over $1.5 bln with Socar in energy projects * To add another 12 T gold to reach reserves of 30 T By Lada Evgrashina BAKU, April 18 (Reuters) -...Tags: Realty, World Bank Group, Turkey, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry
-
The great deficit debate: looking for money in all the wrong places
Contributing ColumnistFor the last two years we’ve heard the same mantra from the GOP and its mouthpiece, FOX News: “We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem.” It’s usually said with solemnity and sometimes a hint of compassion, as if the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Russia, Defense, World Bank Group, Norway
-
World Bank invests in Baltimore-based Laureate Education
A division of the World Bank Group announced Wednesday that it has invested $150 million in Laureate Education Inc., giving the international development organization a small stake in the Baltimore-based global higher education company. "It's an...Tags: Career and Workplace, World Bank Group, International Economic Institution, Saudi Arabia, Politics
-
The difficult path to a foreign-language film Oscar
Something like a glammed-up re-imagining of the United Nations, year-in, year-out the foreign-language film category at the Oscars is a home to diplomacy, drama, intrigue and heartbreak. And that's just the process to secure a nomination and then the...Tags: Romania, Norway, Denmark, Pacific Ocean, Amour (movie)
May 12, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 6, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Feb 13, 2013
|Story| AM News
Jan 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 6, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for International Finance Corporation topic gallery.