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World Bank Live

Q&A: Coping Strategies for High Food Prices

Millions of people worldwide have been struggling to pay for basic food staples. Replay a live chat on coping strategies for handling high food prices.

Food Price Watch Report | Watch Video |
Blog Post: The Volatility of Food Prices

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Health

Global Effort Takes Aim at Tropical Diseases

The World Bank unites with private and public partners from around the world to eliminate or control 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020.

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Opinion

Germany's Blueprint
to Save the Eurozone

"No other country can lead Europe out of crisis and into revival," writes World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick in a Financial Times opinion piece.

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Europe and Central Asia

Fighting Corruption in Georgia's Public Sector

Georgia's experience in fighting corruption has had unique success, and holds lessons for countries facing comparable challenges.

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What's New

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Online Tool Empowers Senders of Remittances to Central America

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World Bank to Discuss $1 Billion for Egypt

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Education Project Credited With Academic Improvement in Lagos

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Cleaner and Better Urban Transport for Half a Million People in Rio

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Events & Consultations

World Bank Live

Apps for Climate Competition

Feb. 14, 14:00 - 17:00 GMT

Have a question about the World Bank Apps for Climate competition? An expert "help desk" will be online to take your queries.

Consultation

Operational Policy on Guarantees

An external public consultation is open until March 2012.

Event

Global Seminar

March 19-20, 2012

The International Federation of Accountants will be holding a seminar in Vienna on financial management and other issues.

Consultation

Governance and Anti-Corruption

Jan. 17 - Feb. 19

Online feedback is open on the Governance and Anti-corruption updated strategy.

Blogs

Reforming Hospitals in East Asia

"Policymakers are scrambling to expand hospital capacity, boost the pay of health professionals, and encourage investment to meet the demand."

— Toomas Palu, February 1

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Results

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Uzbekistan

Uzbek Education Opens Minds and Hearts

An education project aims to improve the effectiveness of both teaching and learning.

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Disaster Management

Building A Safer Future

Following Pakistan's earthquake, Bank provides shelter to 550,000 residents.

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Projects

Rural Development

Mongolia: Rural Livelihoods Improve

About 1.7 million rural residents receive microloans, internet service.

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Have things changed for the better? This basic question is at the heart of profiles chronicling the impact of development around the world.
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Open Development

Partners in Knowledge

Learn about how the Bank is promoting knowledge exchange for green growth and urbanization.

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MDGs

Countries Look to 2015

Bank, partners make progress on Millennium Development Goals.

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Open Development

A More Open Bank

The Open Data Initiative is enabling 'citizen-centric' development.

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Global Poverty

Explore Poverty and Equity Data

Access maps and track trends in poverty and inequality indicators by country or region.

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Roads & Highways

Revenues for Roads

Find out how a multipurpose project is improving the lives of people in Laos.