World Bank Supports SME Development with Focus on Financial Reporting in Europe and Central Asia

11 years ago

Ministers of Finance, business leaders, accounting professionals, and academics from Europe and Central Asia, together with representatives of the World…

Turkey’s Public Finances: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?

11 years ago

New World Bank report recommends shift to more sustainable growth model. The World Bank today launched a new report, Turkey in…

Luther George Simjian: ATM Inventor Misses Out on Fame and Fortune

11 years ago

Born in 1905 in Turkey when that country was still known as the Ottoman Empire, Luther George Simjian became separated…

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim to Visit Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan

11 years ago

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, will visit Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Jordan from June 1-4, to focus on the…

Paul Krugman: A Plea for a Return to Basics in Finance

11 years ago

Author of no less than twenty books, over 200 scholarly essays in peer-reviewed academic journals and more than 750 articles…

UN Labour Report Shows Solid Return for National Investments in Quality Jobs

11 years ago

Developing countries that invested in quality jobs from the early 2000s grew nearly one percentage point faster every year since…

Nicholas Brady: Soccer Finance and the Pragmatist Who Fixed a Debt Crisis

11 years ago

Back in the days when a top-scoring soccer player could be enticed for a few million, Brazilian attacker Romario set…

The World Bank: Local Currency Bonds Catch On as Countries Aim to Catch Up

11 years ago

Two years ago, the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation tried something that had never been done in the Dominican…

John Maynard Keynes – Keynesianism to the Rescue: It Still Works Wonders

11 years ago

When Steve Forbes rallies against someone, as he often does, the world takes (some) note: Libertarians and conservatives are apt…

Restoring Public Confidence: Industrialising Delivery of Pension and Retirement Solutions

11 years ago

Over the past century, governments, as well as public and private sector pension and retirement providers, focused on expanding existing…