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World Bank warns of more turbulence from Fed tightening The World Bank warned that monetary policy tightening by the Federal Reserve could spur a "perfect storm" of threats to growth and financial stability in developing economies.

16 September 2015

World Bank to provide up to $2 bn in aid to Ukraine The World Bank said it is prepared to provide up to $2 billion in financial assistance to conflict-torn Ukraine this year.

13 February 2015

World Bank trims estimate of Ebola economic cost The World Bank trimmed its estimates of the economic damage of the Ebola epidemic.

21 January 2015

Global warming could undermine poverty fight: World Bank Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank warned Sunday.

24 November 2014

World Bank discusses cooperation with Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with the the managing director at the World Bank Sri Mulyani Indrawati to discuss cooperation between Kazakhstan and the World Bank.

29 October 2014

BRICS create development bank, 'mini-IMF' The BRICS group of emerging powers created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund seen as alternatives to Western-led institutions.

16 July 2014

Academic take on baraholka issue in Almaty: American's first-hand experience Dena Sholk, a graduate student in the School of Foreign Service from Georgetown University came to Almaty to research the role of baraholkas (markets) in Kazakhstan’s economy as a part of her dissertation fieldwork.

16 May 2014

Fed taper poses risks to global pick-up: World Bank The World Bank on Tuesday raised its growth forecasts for the global economy, but warned of potential volatility in capital flows as the United States withdraws its stimulus.

15 January 2014

Kazakhstan offers $500 thousand for new technologies Scientists can get up to $500 thousand in grants for commercialization of new technologists in Kazakhstan.

13 January 2014

Cheap money party over, analysts warn as fears rise of asset bubbles Cash is so cheap these days that investors have been borrowing and ploughing them in assets from artwork to wine to bitcoins, betting that prices would rise.

13 December 2013

Arab, Africa leaders to review economic ties at summit Arab and African leaders are to start a two-day summit in Kuwait on Tuesday to review steps to promote economic ties between wealthy Gulf states and investment-thirsty Africa.

19 November 2013

Ban pleads for women's rights to curb Sahel fertility UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pleaded Wednesday in Niger, the country with the world's highest fertility rate, for better reproductive health to curb the Sahel region's runaway demographic growth.

07 November 2013

E. Africa pirates took up to $413 mn since 2005: study Horn of Africa pirates have raked in up to $413 million in ransom since 2005, with most of it used to finance "global scale" criminal operations.

04 November 2013

World Bank: Singapore, Hong Kong best for business Singapore and Hong Kong rank the world's best places to run a business, while mainland China remains far down the list.

30 October 2013

Kazakhstan 3 notches up in the WB’s Doing Business 2014 Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies.

29 October 2013

World Bank to cut costs, bureaucracy: Kim World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Friday announced a program to slash costs and reduce bureaucracy at the huge development organization that is expected to result in significant layoffs.

12 October 2013

Malala calls on world to make education top priority Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist who has become a world champion of girls' rights, called Friday for the World Bank to make education its top priority.

12 October 2013

Palestinian GDP can expand by a third if Israel lifts limits: World Bank The Palestinian economy could expand by over a third if Israel were to lift its restrictions on about 60 percent of the West Bank that it controls.

08 October 2013

World Bank removes Iran from list of non-payers The World Bank removed Iran from its list of deadbeat borrowers Friday, saying the Islamic Republic had paid outstanding loan amounts.

28 September 2013

World Bank invests in online education Online education service Coursera announced a fresh round of funding from the investment arm of the World Bank and other backers.

11 July 2013

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