This transcript, from the session of the Executive Directors held on December 7, 1948 covers only the discussion One Hundred and Sixtieth regular meeting.
Type: TranscriptReport#: 135772Date: December 7, 1948
The distinctive feature of post-World War II international migration has been its officially sponsored nature. Although officially sponsored migration holds out the promise of solving the manpower and...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: ERM131Date: December 2, 1948Author:
Ross,Murray
This summary report on Nicaragua presents an overview of the countrys essential statistics as of December 1948. It describes Nicaraguas geography, population, political organization, economy, agriculture,...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: ERM133Date: December 1, 1948Author:
Wight,Albert R.
This summary report on Panama presents an overview of the country'?s essential statistics as of December 1948. It describes Panama's geography, population, political organization, economy, agriculture,...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: ERM138Date: December 1, 1948
This transcript, from the session of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) held on November 02, 1948 covers the following: (i) approval of the one...
This summary report on Egypt presents an overview of the country's essential statistics as of November 1948. It describes Egypt's geography, population, national income; political organization; agriculture...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: ERM139Date: November 1, 1948Author:
Wang, G.W.
Since 1930 the Dominican Republic has experienced a form of political stability under President Rafael Trujillo. Of late, however, there has been some organized opposition to his dictatorship from groups...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: UNN5Date: October 31, 1948
This press release points out that the Bank embarked on several new types of financing operations during the past year. It authorized the granting of its first credits for development purposes, in two...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 148964Date: September 29, 1948
This report records the remarks delivered by Mr. John J. McCloy, President of the Bank, in presenting the third annual report of the Bank to the Board of Governors at the second session, September 29,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 125835Date: September 28, 1948Author:
McCloy, John J.
This press release is an address given by Eugene R. Black, Executive Director for the Bank, before the Savings Banks Association of Massachusetts on September 16, 1948. The address was delivered in Swampscott,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 146466Date: September 16, 1948
This report discusses Colombia's economy. It reviews natural resources and production in agriculture, industry, electric power and transportation sectors; the political situation; internal financial and...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: UNN4Date: August 31, 1948
The iron and steel industry of Italy is one of the oldest in Europe and -prior to 1860 the country ranked as one of the largest iron and steel producers in the world. This position was lost with the introduction...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: ERM105Date: August 16, 1948
This press release announces the Bank has made a loan to six Dutch shipping companies to purchase six ships on August 9, 1948. The loans are in the form of serial mortgage notes guaranteed by the Kingdom...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 146365Date: August 9, 1948
Steel production in Europe as a whole has reached a rate of about 61 million tons per year which is about 85 percent of the 1937 level of production. Excluding Russia and Western Germany, production in...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: ERM100Date: July 26, 1948
This press release announces the appointment of Grant Forbes as liaison between the Bank and the Economic Cooperation Administration and the Office of European Economic Cooperation in Paris on July 26,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 146360Date: July 26, 1948
This transcript, from the session of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) held on July 13, 1948 covers the following: (i)approval of the previous...
Type: TranscriptReport#: 135735Date: July 13, 1948
This press release is an address given by E. Fleetwood Dunstan, Director of Marketing for the Bank on June 14, 1948. The address was given at the Investment Dealers Association of Canada at Murray Bay,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 146312Date: June 14, 1948
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