VOA标准英语2012--World Bank Praises Burundi’s Regulatory Reforms

World Bank Praises Burundis Regulatory Reforms The survey evaluates governments according to their ability to ease stumbling blocks in creating and operating businesses. Among the hurdles are dealing with construction permits, registering property, g

2006年VOA标准英语-Anti-Corruption Group Blasts World Bank's

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 January 2006 The anti-corruption group, Transparency International, has blasted the World Bank for loaning Kenya $25 million to fight corruption, following allegations imp

VOA常速英语2007-UN, World Bank Report Decries Slow Progress in S

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 October 2007 A new report sponsored by the United Nations and the World Bank says progress has been slow at reducing the number of deaths worldwide from pregnancy and childbirth. The report says more than one-half million wo

VOA慢速英语2013 World Bank Makes Predictions for Global Economy

World Bank Makes Predictions for Global Economy For VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. The World Bank released its Global Economic Prospects report this week. World Bank experts are using the words fragile and unce

2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank President Controversy Overshadows Mi

By Mil Arcega Washington 18 April 2007 Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is fighting to keep his job after disclosing his involvement in obtaining a substantial pay raise for a female friend. The controversy has provoked demands for Wolfo

2006年VOA标准英语-World Bank Corruption Campaign, IMF Reforms Rai

By Daniel Schearf Singapore 21 September 2006 Finance ministers from mainly developing countries have expressed concern that the World Bank's anti-corruption campaign may divert resources from poverty relief and attach too many conditions to aid. At

VOA标准英语2009-World Bank Raises Economic Forecast for Chin

The World Bank says China's economy will grow faster than expected this year, but cautions it is too soon to say a sustained recovery is imminent. The World Bank raised its estimate of China's gross domestic product growth this year to 7.2 percent,

VOA标准英语 World Bank to Boost Lending in Response to Economic

The major high income and developing countries that set policy for the 185 member-nation World Bank agreed in Washington on Sunday that the bank should boost its lending to help poor countries adversely affected by the global economic slowdown. From

VOA标准英语--World Bank Urges Greater HIV Prevention Efforts

World Bank Urges Greater HIV Prevention Efforts The World Bank says significantly better HIV prevention efforts are needed in Africa. It says a slow global economy and uncertain donor aid make preventing new infections a necessity. A new World Bank r

VOA标准英语2011--World Bank: Much at Stake at Climate Conference

World Bank: Much at Stake at Climate Conference The World Bank says tough decisions lie ahead at the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. A top bank official says nations need to decide on a long-term strategy. Andrew Stee

VOA标准英语2012--World Bank: Break Down African Trade Barriers

World Bank: Break Down African Trade Barriers The World Bank says regional trade barriers are blocking African countries from billions of dollars in potential earnings. It says its easier for those countries to trade with other parts of the world tha

VOA标准英语2013--IMF, World Bank to Discuss Poverty, Power, and Growth

IMF, World Bank to Discuss Poverty, Power, and Growth More than one billion people around the world live in extreme poverty, and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is determined to change that. He is asking the banks member nations for more resources

VOA标准英语2015--World Bank: Dimmer 2015 for Developing Countries

World Bank: Dimmer 2015 for Developing Countries In recent years, the economic outlook for many developing countries appeared bright. But the World Bank has lowered its expectations for 2015, saying they now face a series of tough challenges. The Wor

2006年VOA标准英语-World Bank Goes Into Retail Trade

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 05 June 2006 watch World Bank Store report Shopping inside the World Bank store, called Pangea The World Bank has taken a new approach to globalization. The organization b

2006年VOA标准英语-Chadians React to World Bank Loan Suspensi

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 08 January 2006 Chadian workers guide a pipe down a well in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad where a $3.7 billion project was officially inaugurated (File photo - Oct. 10, 20

VOA常速英语2007-Zoellick Confident World Bank Getting Back on Tr

By Barry Wood Washington 22 October 2007 World Bank President Robert Zoellick says that, three months into the job, he is confident that the lender organization is getting back on track following the turmoil that led to the resignation of his predece

2006年VOA标准英语-World Bank President: Africa Is First Priority

By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch World Bank Aid Malaria and HIV/AIDS still afflict Africans disproportionately When he became World Bank president 14 months ago, Paul Wolfowitz said it was clear that Africa had to be at the top

Renminbi Will Be Among Dominant World Currencies

A new report from The World Bank predicts that China's renminbi will join the U.S dollar and the euro as dominant international currencies sometime in the next 10 to 15 years. Some economists say is a major realignment in the global economic order, w

BRICS Nations Inch Toward Development Bank

Leaders from some of the world's largest developing economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the so-called BRICS -- called Thursday for a more representative international financial structure. Wrapping up a summit Thursday in New

VOA标准英语2010年-World Bank Computer Game Invites Youth

The game was originally designed for university students in Africa. But in the first few days, 8,000 players from around the world -- most from the United States --signed on. The World Bank Institute, the learning arm of the World Bank, has launched