| LAC: Five Key Lessons from the Great Recession
The region managed to reduce poverty levels during the Great Recession and Beyond, and in 2010 poverty dropped even faster -by 12.6 million-, a new report says.
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| Making Progress on Climate Agenda
The two-week UN conference on climate change in Durban ended Sunday with agreement by all countries to adopt a universal legal agreement on climate change by 2015.
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| Experts Address Shortcomings of International Financial System
As the debt debate in the Euro-zone gathers steam, top experts suggest strenghtening the international financial architecture.
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| AIDS at 30: The Bank Fights an Epidemic
Thirty years on, Latin America has managed to reduce the impact of the AIDS epidemic, but more needs to be done to increase prevention and awareness of the deadly disease.
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| Latin America: Closing the Financial Sector Gap
Latin America’s financial sector has managed to protect the region from the global economic crisis but now it should focus on providing better services to consumers and business, says a new report.
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| Chronic Diseases Set Back Health, Development in Caribbean
Obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer are the main causes of death in the Caribbean and a heavy drain on public resources, a World Bank report has found.
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| Latin America: More Women Hold Jobs But Still Juggle Work and Family Life
Women in the region have made huge strides towards closing the education, health and labor gaps, but still struggle to balance work and family life, a new report has found.
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| Doing Business 2012: Regulatory Reforms Boost Economies
New report assesses business regulations in 183 economies and ranks them in 10 areas, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders.
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| Latin America's Prosperity Cannot be Made in China Alone
The region needs to close productivity, education and infrastructure gaps in order to achieve sustained growth says a report on Latin America's economic perspectives.
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| What Does Equal Mean to You?
Share your views on issues facing women and girls worldwide. Get involved:
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| Bank-IMF Annual Meetings
Zoellick: 'We Must All Be Responsible Stakeholders'
On Sept. 14, Bank President Robert Zoellick spoke on a world 'beyond aid.'
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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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| WB Appoints New Representative for Suriname Based in Jamaica
The World Bank announced the appointment of Giorgio Valentini as Representative for Jamaica and Guyana. The position will be based in Kingston, Jamaica, and will also include program responsibilities for Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
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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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| Bank-IMF Spring Meetings
For One Billion Hungry, Putting Food First
Join a 24-hour online conversation from April 14-15. Help us find solutions to overcome the food crisis.
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| Latin America/Caribbean: 70 Million More Women Hold Jobs Following Gender Reforms
Even as women in the region make advances in the labor market, the lack of economic opportunities is still an issue that needs addressing, says the World Bank.
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| Latin America/Caribbean: High Food Prices Threaten Region's Poor
Several Central American and Caribbean nations are highly vulnerable to the ongoing global food price spike says World Bank report.
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| Latin America/Caribbean to Keep Growing in 2011
Jamaica's coffee farmers are now one step closer to effective crop insurance coverage based on a recently signed agreement.
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