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| 2007-10-25 | Argentina-AR Infrastructure Pto Rosario |
| 2007-10-25 | Brazil-BR GEF Rio Grande do Sul Biodiversity |
| 2007-10-24 | Mexico - Savings and Rural Finance (SAGARPA) Additional Financing |
| 2007-10-23 | Argentina - Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project (APL1) |
| 2007-10-22 |
Mexico Takes Key Step Toward MIGA Membership
For information:
Angie Gentile, agentile@worldbank.org , 202.473.3509
Gabriela Aguilar, gaguilar2@worldbank.org , 202.473.6768
www.miga.org
WASHINGTON , DC, October 22, 2007Mexico today took an important step closer to full
membership in the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World
Bank Group.
Mexican Secretary of Finance Agustn Carstens signed MIGAs Conven
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| 2007-10-21 | Mexico - Savings and Rural Finance (SAGARPA) Additional Financing |
| 2007-10-19 |
WDR/Latin America and the Caribbean: Developed Country Subsidies, an Obstacle for Agricultural Development
Contacts:
In Washington: Sergio Jellinek (202) 458-2841
sjellinek@worldbank.org
Merrell Tuck (202)473-9516
Mobile: (202) 415-1775
mtuckprimdahl@worldbank.org
Stevan Jackson (202) 458-5054
Sjackson@worldbank.org
WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2007 In spite of the fact that subsidies from countries of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) represent an obstacle for
L
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| 2007-10-19 |
World Bank Calls for Agricultural Renewal to Reduce Rural Poverty in Transforming Economies
Contacts:
In Washington: Merrell Tuck (202)473-9516
Mobile: (202) 415-1775
mtuckprimdahl@worldbank.org
Radio/TV: Nazanine AtabakI (202) 458-1450
Natabaki@worldbank.org
WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2007 The latest World Development Report says greater
investment in agriculture in transforming economies, most of which are in Asia, is vital to
the welfare of 600 million rural poor people livin
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| 2007-10-19 |
World Bank Calls for Renewed Emphasis on Agriculture for Development
Multimedia Contacts:
In Washington : Merrell Tuck (202) 473-9516
Mobile: (202) 415-1775
mtuckprimdahl@worldbank.org
Radio/TV: Nazanine AtabakI (202) 458-1450
Natabaki@worldbank.org
WASHINGTON , DC , October 19, 2007 The latest World Development Report calls for greater
investment in agriculture in developing countries and warns that the sector must be placed at
the center of the developm
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| 2007-10-18 |
Costa Rica: World Bank Ready To Support Dr-CAFTA Implementation
Contacts :
In Washington : Sergio Jellinek (202) 458-2841
sjellinek@worldbank.org
Gabriela Aguilar (202) 473-6768
gaguilar2@worldbank.org
WASHINGTON , October 18, 2007 -- World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick pledged the Banks
support to Costa Rica as it moves to participate in the Dominican Republic-Central America
Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).
Following the countrys recent vot
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| 2007-10-17 |
Latin America/Report: Improving Education is Key to Close the Social Divide and Boost Development
Contacts :
In Washington : Sergio Jellinek (202) 458-2841
sjellinek@worldbank.org
Gabriela Aguilar (202) 473-6768
gaguilar2@worldbank.org
Washington , DC , October 17, 2007. - Quality can have an even larger impact on economic
development compared to years of schooling in the Latin American and the Caribbean
countries. For this reason, raising student learning is the main challenge in a r
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| 2007-10-17 | Panama - First Competitiveness and Public Financial Management Development Policy Loan |
| 2007-10-16 | Mexico - Effective and Responsive Governance Project |
| 2007-10-15 | Brazil - Sao Paulo Metro Line 4 Project Additional Financing |
| 2007-10-15 | Mexico-Mexico Effective and Responsive Governance |
| 2007-10-11 |
World Bank Assistance Strategy Projects Up To $240 Million To Nicaragua Over Five Years
Contacts:
In Washington : Stevan Jackson (202) 458-5054
sjackson@worldbank.org
In Managua : Maria Teresa Norori (505) 265-0500, Ext. 436
mnorori@worldbank.org
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2007 The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group today
discussed a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Nicaragua, with project and
investment loans and credits by the International Develop
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| 2007-10-11 |
World Bank Approves $3.8 Million to Protect Vulnerable Land in Guyana
Contact:
Stevan Jackson, (202) 458 5054
sjackson@worldbank.org
Washington , October 11, 2007 The World Banks Board of Directors today approved a $3.8 million
grant to support governmental efforts to reduce the vulnerability from catastrophic
flooding of Guyanas low-lying coastal areas, currently threatened by a rise in sea level
resulting from global climate change.
The new grant is prov
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| 2007-10-11 | Guatemala - Integrated Financial Management Additional Financing |
| 2007-10-10 |
Zoellick: Globalization Must Benefit the World’s Poor
Photos
Slideshow: The Vision of the World Bank Group Contacts :
In Washington: Amy L. Stilwell (202) 458-4906
astilwell@worldbank.org
Geetanjali Chopra (202) 473-0243
gchopra@worldbank.org
Broadcast Inquiries: Camille Funnell, (202) 458 9369
cfunnell@worldbank.org
Washington, October 10, 2007--World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said, It is the
vision of the World B
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| 2007-10-09 |
Bolivia: World Bank approves US $10 million to increase access to education
Contacts:
In Washington: Gabriela Aguilar (202) 473-6768
gaguilar2@worldbank.org
In La Paz: Rafael Archondo: (591-2) 215-3347
rarchondo@worldbank.org
WASHINGTON, October 9, 2007 The World Banks Board of Directors today approved a US $10 million
loan to support the La Paz Municipal Governments education strategy by increasing access to
secondary education for adolescents and young people a
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