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| New Strategic Alliance between the World Bank and Honduras for the period 2012-2014, will benefit thousands of poor honduran families through social and land titling programs amongst other objectives.
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| Economic Perspectives for Latin America 2011
What are the region's long-term growth perspectives in the context of its close ties with volatile rich markets and its growing relationship with China? Our regional chief economist will answer your questions in a global live chat next week.
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| Are Rising Food Prices Fueling Child Malnutrition?
As the world witnesses new steep increases in food prices, child malnutrition seems to be on the rise across Latin America, and Honduras in particular, say nutrition experts. + Blog | + Release | + Video |
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| Central America: Regional Security Gets Boost
Central American countries get additional financial resources and technical expertise to address spiraling wave of crime and violence following international security conference in Guatemala.
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 | Helping Young Hondurans Land their First Job
World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati praises President Porfirio Lobo's program to prepare underprivileged kids for the job market.
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 | Latin America: Unsafe Roads More Deadly than Crime Holding the world's highest number of deaths and injuries caused by road accidents the region needs to speed up actions to improve its transit safety record.
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 | Can Latin America and the Caribbean Keep Growing?
The region is projected to grow 4-5 percent of GDP in 2011, but inflation and overheating threats loom large on the horizon, argues World Bank report.
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 | Recreational area opens in Preschool La Isla
FICOHSA Foundation and the World Bank inaugurated last week a new recreational area in Kindergarten La Isla.
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 | Latin America: Data Emerge as Key Ally Against Poverty
World Bank Innovations in Statistics Awards recognize data as key tool to fight poverty and design better social policy in the region.
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 | Central America Jump Starts Regional Integration
Regional heads of state and the World Bank join forces to relaunch Central America's economic integration.
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 | Latin America Becoming more Tech-Savvy in Fight Against Natural Disasters
Region is increasingly adopting disaster risk programs and technologies that save lives and protect development gains, says the World Bank.
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 | Latin America Improves Opportunities, Still Lags Behind Rich Countries
In the past few years the region has opened the door to development for many of its citizens, but has failed to close the opportunity gap with countries in Europe and North America, says the 2010 Human Opportunity Index.
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 | Latin America Leaves Crisis Behind, Will Post Solid Growth
The region is expected to grow 4 percent in 2010 on the strength of its strong trade links with Asia and China said World Bank chief regional economist Augusto de la Torre.
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 | World Bank Official Meets with Community Members
During a four-day trip to the urban and rural areas of Honduras the new Resident Representative of the World Bank in Honduras, Geoffrey Bergen has been able to talk with Hondurans and observe activities of two World Bank projects impacting lives of the poor.
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