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World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick Monday announced the
appointment of Justin Yifu Lin, a Chinese national, as the new
chief economist and senior vice president for development economics
at the World Bank.
Lin, currently professor and founding director of the China
Center for Economic Research at China\’s prestigious Peking
University, was selected after a global search, according to a
statement released [...]

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick announced on
Thursday the appointment of Kristalina Georgieva as vice president
and corporate secretary, and Hasan Tuluy as vice president for
human resources.
Georgieva, a Bulgarian national, will take up her position on
March 10, 2008, and will head the corporate secretariat which
serves as interlocutor between the World Bank Board of executive
directors and [...]

The World Bank is looking to increase its presence in the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands with the setting up of a new office in the capital Honiara, the Suva-based Pacnews reported on Monday.

The World Bank\’s vice president for East Asia and the Pacific region, James Adams, said the bank has already met [...]

The World Bank said it is \”exploring\” the possibility of
establishing more offices in China to facilitate its local
programs.
\”We are seriously exploring it,\” David Dollar, the bank\’s
country director for China, told China Daily.
The bank\’s president Robert Zoellick visited China in
mid-December and discussed the issue with Chongqing municipality
head Bo Xilai. Bo suggested the bank send a special
representative [...]

The World Bank ranked Jordan and Kuwait as top educational
reformers in the Arab world, according to a report released by the
organization in Amman on Monday.
The report, titled \”The Road Not Traveled: Education Reform in
the Middle East and North Africa,\” said Jordan and Kuwait are \”top
performers\” in terms of access, efficiency and quality of
education.
Egypt, Iran, Lebanon [...]

The World Bank said on Tuesday it has approved 1 billion US dollars for Colombia\’s education.

Axel van Trontsenburg, the World Bank\’s director for Colombia and Mexico, said that, from the loan, 300 million dollars will go to Colombia Credit and Technical Studies Agency and 600 million to low-income students.

The bank is also willing to study [...]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the World Bank signed an agreement on Thursday to work together to help developing nations manage water resources, combat drought, and measure changes in climate.

Future projects are expected to take place initially in the Latin American region, notably in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, while other projects [...]

The World Bank Group Tuesday unveiled a new loan facility for natural catastrophes, improved the terms of an existing contingency financing product and approved a 300 million dollars loan for Colombia under a new policy that significantly extends maturities.

The announcements are part of a drive by President Robert B. Zoellick to improve the World Bank\’s [...]

The World Bank seeks to work together with China as strong partners in Africa to tackle key challenges standing on the way to Africa\’s sustained growth, said Obliageli \”Oby\” Ezekwesili, the Bank\’s Vice President for African Region.

The principles underlying China\’s support are those of mutual benefit, and reciprocity. \”What is different, however, is the [...]

Talent outflow has become a serious problem facing small countries in the Caribbean region, Pablo Fanjzylber, an official from the World Bank said Wednesday.

Fanjzylber made the remarks at the 10th international Gathering on Globalization and Development Problems in Havana.

More than 80 percent of professionals have migrated from nations such as Haiti, Jamaica, Grenada and Guyana [...]