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Biden Pledges "Historic" $4 Billion To World Bank Fund For Poor Nations
US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cost-cutting agenda.
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"Best Way To Drive Nail In Poverty Coffin...": World Bank Chief On India
India's growth rate gives it an advantage in tackling poverty if the country maintains the current momentum, the new World Bank President Ajay Banga said in Delhi today.
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Will Be A Transformative Leader: Biden On New World Bank Chief Ajay Banga
Ajay Banga will be a transformational leader, who will bring expertise, experience, and innovation to the position of World Bank president, US President Joe Biden said after the former Mastercard CEO was confirmed as the new head.
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US Candidate For World Bank Ajay Banga To Meet PM Modi During India Visit
Banga's New Delhi visit (March 23 and March 24) is the final stop on his three-week global tour that began in Africa before progressing to Europe, Latin America and Asia.
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"Those Responsible For This Mess...": Biden After 2nd US Bank Collapses
US President Joe Biden today promised to take action against those responsible for the banking crisis in the country. His statement comes just hours after regulators closed Signature Bank, a New York-based regional-size lender.
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Activists Slam Biden's Pick Ajay Banga, "Wall Street Insider", For World Bank
Progressive groups that have long advocated for a change in the leadership of the World Bank decried the Biden administration's nomination of a former Wall Street and corporate executive as more of the same at the anti-poverty lender.
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Sri Lanka Can Overcome Crisis If Central Bank Independent, Says New Governor
Exuding confidence in overcoming the unprecedented economic crisis, the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said that one of the ways to overcome the current crisis situation is to allow the Central Bank to function independently.
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Ex-Sri Lanka Official Says He Accepts Offer To Be New Central Bank Governor
Former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) official P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Monday he had accepted an offer from the country's president to become the bank's next governor amid a deepening economic crisis and unrest.
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Biden Announces Sanctions Against Russia, Says No Plans To Talk With Putin
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced severe new sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, including freezing assets of major banks and cutting off high-tech exports to the country.
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Binance, World's Largest Crypto Exchange, Hopes Russia Will Help Regional Growth
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, wants to expand in Russia and neighbouring states where it sees prospects for new regulations that will boost its business, an executive said.
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Biden Plans To Name New York Fed Market Chief Daleep Singh As National Security Deputy
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has said that Daleep Singh, the Head of the Markets Group at the bank is set to join US President Joe Biden's administration as deputy national security adviser.
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Deutsche Bank To Cut Ties With Donald Trump: Report
Deutsche Bank will cease its longstanding relationship with outgoing US president Donald Trump, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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Trump's Firm Worked With Chinese Government Company, Paid Taxes: Report
Donald Trump spent years cultivating business projects in China, where he maintained a previously unknown bank account, The New York Times reported Tuesday, as the US president attempts to portray election rival Joe Biden as weaker on Beijing.
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World Bank Not Considering New China Loans To Fight Coronavirus: President
The World Bank is offering technical assistance to China to help battle the coronavirus epidemic but no new loans, the development lender's president, David Malpass, said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Announces "Highest Sanctions" But Says Won't Strike Iran
President Donald Trump on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran's central bank, calling the measures the "highest" sanctions ever imposed on a foreign country by the United States.
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Biden Pledges "Historic" $4 Billion To World Bank Fund For Poor Nations
US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cost-cutting agenda.
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"Best Way To Drive Nail In Poverty Coffin...": World Bank Chief On India
India's growth rate gives it an advantage in tackling poverty if the country maintains the current momentum, the new World Bank President Ajay Banga said in Delhi today.
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Will Be A Transformative Leader: Biden On New World Bank Chief Ajay Banga
Ajay Banga will be a transformational leader, who will bring expertise, experience, and innovation to the position of World Bank president, US President Joe Biden said after the former Mastercard CEO was confirmed as the new head.
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US Candidate For World Bank Ajay Banga To Meet PM Modi During India Visit
Banga's New Delhi visit (March 23 and March 24) is the final stop on his three-week global tour that began in Africa before progressing to Europe, Latin America and Asia.
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"Those Responsible For This Mess...": Biden After 2nd US Bank Collapses
US President Joe Biden today promised to take action against those responsible for the banking crisis in the country. His statement comes just hours after regulators closed Signature Bank, a New York-based regional-size lender.
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Activists Slam Biden's Pick Ajay Banga, "Wall Street Insider", For World Bank
Progressive groups that have long advocated for a change in the leadership of the World Bank decried the Biden administration's nomination of a former Wall Street and corporate executive as more of the same at the anti-poverty lender.
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Sri Lanka Can Overcome Crisis If Central Bank Independent, Says New Governor
Exuding confidence in overcoming the unprecedented economic crisis, the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said that one of the ways to overcome the current crisis situation is to allow the Central Bank to function independently.
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Ex-Sri Lanka Official Says He Accepts Offer To Be New Central Bank Governor
Former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) official P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Monday he had accepted an offer from the country's president to become the bank's next governor amid a deepening economic crisis and unrest.
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Biden Announces Sanctions Against Russia, Says No Plans To Talk With Putin
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced severe new sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, including freezing assets of major banks and cutting off high-tech exports to the country.
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Binance, World's Largest Crypto Exchange, Hopes Russia Will Help Regional Growth
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, wants to expand in Russia and neighbouring states where it sees prospects for new regulations that will boost its business, an executive said.
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Biden Plans To Name New York Fed Market Chief Daleep Singh As National Security Deputy
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has said that Daleep Singh, the Head of the Markets Group at the bank is set to join US President Joe Biden's administration as deputy national security adviser.
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Deutsche Bank To Cut Ties With Donald Trump: Report
Deutsche Bank will cease its longstanding relationship with outgoing US president Donald Trump, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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Trump's Firm Worked With Chinese Government Company, Paid Taxes: Report
Donald Trump spent years cultivating business projects in China, where he maintained a previously unknown bank account, The New York Times reported Tuesday, as the US president attempts to portray election rival Joe Biden as weaker on Beijing.
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World Bank Not Considering New China Loans To Fight Coronavirus: President
The World Bank is offering technical assistance to China to help battle the coronavirus epidemic but no new loans, the development lender's president, David Malpass, said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Announces "Highest Sanctions" But Says Won't Strike Iran
President Donald Trump on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran's central bank, calling the measures the "highest" sanctions ever imposed on a foreign country by the United States.
