World Bank urged to scrap 'Doing Business' index
WASHINGTON - An independent panel recommended on Monday that the World Bank scrap a contentious and influential ranking of countries meant to evaluate the ease of doing business.
View ArticleKerry to chair UN meeting on Congo peace deal
UNITED NATIONS - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will preside over a ministerial meeting of the U.N. Security Council this month to push for implementation of a peace accord signed by 11 African...
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Syrian opposition urges US to provide weapons fast
UNITED NATIONS - The leader of Syria's Western-backed opposition group told U.S. Secretary John Kerry on Thursday that the United States must quickly supply rebels with promised weapons to prevent a...
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AP Interview: World Bank head looks at Lebanon aid
WASHINGTON - The World Bank is helping Lebanon prepare the ground to request an influx of international aid to offset the high costs of spillover from the Syrian civil war, the bank's president, Jim...
View ArticleClintons to get public health awards from Harvard
BOSTON - Former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton are among those who will be honored during events celebrating the Harvard School of Public Health's centennial.
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Clintons receive public health awards from Harvard
BOSTON - The best way to combat the health challenges facing the world is through "networks of cooperation" that rely on the resources and talents of a wide range of groups and individuals, former...
View ArticleUN, EU pledge $8.25 billion to Africa's Sahel
UNITED NATIONS - The World Bank and the European Union on Monday pledged $8.25 billion to boost economic growth and fight poverty in Africa's Sahel region.
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World Bank sets goal for access to health care
TOKYO - Ensuring greater access to affordable health care is a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said Friday in announcing ambitious...
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Cameron, Bono link poverty, climate at AP debate
DAVOS, Switzerland - Global leaders argued Friday that efforts to eradicate poverty must be linked to climate change, saying that rising temperatures will have widespread effects on everything from...
View ArticleBrown starts 15-month celebration of anniversary
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Brown University is kicking off a 15-month celebration of its 250th anniversary.
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Finance ministers: Economy stronger but fragile
WASHINGTON - The world's top financial officials say they believe the global economy is strengthening but that growth remains fragile and open to risks of new geopolitical strife, as in Ukraine.
View ArticleDavos forum of power brokers, business leaders to draw 2,500
GENEVA - Most European countries are sending their heads of state or government to this month's gathering of world leaders and power brokers in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, while high-level...
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5 Things to Know from World Bank's Kim
NEW YORK - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says growing up as an economic migrant himself shaped his views on many of the major issues he's tackling now as head of one of the leading institutions...
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IMF Chief: We're cooked if we fail on climate change
LIMA, Peru - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that failure to take urgent action on global warming will condemn humanity to the same fate as the Peruvian poultry that...
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Celebration of Peru's economic boom comes late
LIMA, Peru - The world's top finance officials lavished praise on Peru's "economic miracle" this week, lauding it for cutting poverty by half during a decade-long bonanza of record-high prices for...
View ArticleWorld Bank head says poverty can end in 15 years
ACCRA, Ghana - The world is capable of ending global poverty in the next 15 years if countries make tough decisions to enact reforms that will spur growth, the president of the World Bank Group said...
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France, Germany, Canada call on world to put price on carbon
LE BOURGET, France - One of the smartest ways to fight global warming is putting a price on carbon dioxide pollution, according to key world leaders at the international climate summit, including U.S....
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The Latest: World Bank chief 'in shock' after climate deal
PARIS - The latest related to the U.N. climate conference that took place outside Paris (all times local):
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Call for responsive governments at Dubai summit amid turmoil
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders called on governments to be responsive to and inclusive of their citizens at a conference in Dubai on Monday, as the...
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Lebanon's stalemate costs billions warns World Bank chief
BEIRUT - Hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance money for cash-strapped Lebanon is being held up because of the country's nearly two-year-old political stalemate, the president of the World Bank...
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