Profile of Covering Budgets and Government Spending

Website Name Covering Budgets and Government Spending
Website Description The Covering Budgets and Government Spending Program was a part of the Economics and Business Journalism (EBJ) Program. The EBJ Program of the World Bank Institute (WBI), combines work on key economic concepts with practical, journalistic exercises. The focus of the program was on assisting African journalists in covering economic and business news. Covering Budgets was designed for African print and broadcast journalists whose responsibilities included the coverage of economics, development programs and government activities. The aim of the program was to give journalists a clear understanding of how budgets are formulated and executed, and how the press might cover the entire process more effectively.
Website Owner Office of the Vice President (WBIVP)
Business Process
  • Analytic and Advisory Activities
  • Capacity Building/Training
  • Knowledge and Learning Management
Original URL http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/ebj/budgets
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Region Africa
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Language English
Keywords Economics and Business Journalism EBJ,Journalism, WBI, World Bank Institute, New
Year Website Created 2001
Date Archived 08/10/2009
Is Website Discontinued? Yes