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World Bank adjusted its voting power structure, China's influence increased
April 26, 2010By William Ide The World Bank announced its passage on Sunday of what it calls a "historic" package of reforms at the end of key meetings of global finance leaders. The package includes a massive increase in capital for the institution, its...
World Bank raises China growth forecast
March 17, 2010By Peter Simpson According to The World Bank's latest quarterly report, China will again enjoy robust growth this year. But Beijing will need to adopt tighter monetary policies if it is to keep inflation in check and prevent unsustainable prices in...
Vlad Filat: Moldova holds constructive dialog with foreign donors
October 20, 2009The Moldovan Government has held an open and constructive dialog with the representatives of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and donor countries, Prime Minister Vlad Filat stated on Monday evening. Throughout the day, the meeting between...
IMF, WB revise loan conditions to support E.Europe through crisis
October 07, 2009By Ron Synovitz Russia said this week that it will not disburse the last $500 million tranche of a stabilization loan to Belarus and that it will not grant a $5 billion loan to Ukraine. Speaking in Istanbul at the start of the annual International...
Moldova faces a two-digit recession in 2009
October 01, 2009The clear fall of basic economic indicators in the national economy for the 1st quarter of 2009 had a negative impact on the evolution of GDP for the first half of the year. Thus, the GDP was worth about 27.87 billion dollars in January-June 2009 in current...
Talmaci resigns, Moldova's central bank to have a new governor
September 30, 2009According to the National Bank of Moldova (the central bank of the country) website, after Leonid Talmaci's terms in office was expired, the post of the NBM president (aka governor) remains vacant. A second vacant post has appeared in the administrative...
World Bank, IMF to help Moldova to overcome economic crisis
September 30, 2009The World Bank, in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund and donor countries, is proposing to the Government of Moldova to jointly work out and introduce a national anti-crisis program. Meeting with Moldovan Acting President Mihai Ghimpu...
Low-income countries require more and better support
September 21, 2009While the global economy is showing tentative signs of recovery, 43 low-income developing countries are still suffering the consequences of the global recession, which highlights the need to increase support to the poorest countries dealing with economic...
Moldova has become more attractive for business
September 10, 2009The Republic of Moldova has become more attractive for business running, having climbed up to the 94th position on the list of 183 nations included into the Doing Business 2010 world economy table. On Wednesday, a Report to this effect was officially...
Farmland consolidation to be implemented in 40 Moldovan villages
July 01, 2009A project on farmlands' consolidation will be implemented in 40 villages from 21 Moldovan districts during one year. The project aims at improving the structure, as well as the quality of agricultural land plots, and will be financed by the World Bank...