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Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Liquidity Glut, Infrastructure Finance Drought and Development BanksOtaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Liquidity Glut, Infrastructure Finance Drought and Development Banks

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Liquidity Glut, Infrastructure Finance Drought and Development Banks

The world economy faces huge infrastructure financing needs that are not being matched on the supply side. Emerging market economies,…

11 years ago
Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Commodity Super Cycle to Stick Around a Bit LongerOtaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Commodity Super Cycle to Stick Around a Bit Longer

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Commodity Super Cycle to Stick Around a Bit Longer

Some analysts have predicted that the commodity price boom has played itself out. However, natural resource-based commodity prices (with the…

11 years ago
World Bank Group: “Customer is King” – Toward More Effective Development?World Bank Group: “Customer is King” – Toward More Effective Development?

World Bank Group: “Customer is King” – Toward More Effective Development?

“Customer is King” is an old business saying that accentuates the importance of customers in every business. The private sector…

11 years ago
World Bank Group: A Promising New Resource for Development – The Potential of Sovereign Wealth FundsWorld Bank Group: A Promising New Resource for Development – The Potential of Sovereign Wealth Funds

World Bank Group: A Promising New Resource for Development – The Potential of Sovereign Wealth Funds

Mobilizing finance for long-term, large-scale direct investment in development is a daunting global challenge. However, a growing and potentially vast…

11 years ago
The World Bank: Local Currency Bonds Catch On as Countries Aim to Catch UpThe World Bank: Local Currency Bonds Catch On as Countries Aim to Catch Up

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

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

11 years ago
MIGA (World Bank) – A New Boon for Emerging-Market Financing: Achieving Investment-Grade Bonds with MIGA’s Credit EnhancementMIGA (World Bank) – A New Boon for Emerging-Market Financing: Achieving Investment-Grade Bonds with MIGA’s Credit Enhancement

MIGA (World Bank) – A New Boon for Emerging-Market Financing: Achieving Investment-Grade Bonds with MIGA’s Credit Enhancement

Many investors, lenders, and government officials are familiar with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group.…

11 years ago
Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Macroeconomics and Stagnation – Keynesian-Schumpeterian WarsOtaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Macroeconomics and Stagnation – Keynesian-Schumpeterian Wars

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Macroeconomics and Stagnation – Keynesian-Schumpeterian Wars

Policy makers in the advanced economies at the core of the global financial crisis can make the claim that they…

11 years ago
World Bank: Helping Electrification Efforts in DRCWorld Bank: Helping Electrification Efforts in DRC

World Bank: Helping Electrification Efforts in DRC

Sub-Saharan Africa is blessed with large hydropower resources that can bring electricity to homes, power businesses and industry, light clinics…

11 years ago
World Bank Support to Promote Transparency, Accountability and Job Creation in JordanWorld Bank Support to Promote Transparency, Accountability and Job Creation in Jordan

World Bank Support to Promote Transparency, Accountability and Job Creation in Jordan

A US$250 million loan, approved last week, will ease Jordan’s fiscal strains, which have been deepened by the influx of…

11 years ago
The World Bank: Accelerating Africa’s AspirationsThe World Bank: Accelerating Africa’s Aspirations

The World Bank: Accelerating Africa’s Aspirations

As Sub-Saharan Africa develops rapidly, it is estimated that the continent will need millions of engineers just to reach a…

11 years ago