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| JAKARTA, Aug 30 (AFP) |
The World Bank and the Indonesian government on Thursday signed agreements for new loans and grants worth about 478 million dollars to help fight poverty.
The deals were signed by World Bank country director Mark Baird and ... |
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| LONDON |
A British member of parliament demanded parity Thursday for retired British army Gurkhas in Nepal, some of who are forced to live in poverty, he claimed, because their pensions are linked to Indian army rates.
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| MANILA |
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved Thursday a 250 million-dollar loan to build road projects in Shaanxi province in China to reduce poverty in the underdeveloped region, a bank statement said.
The project will include the construction of a 176-kilometer (109 mile) expressway and the improvement of 600 kilometers of local roads, the Manila-based ADB said.
Through this project, Shaanxi will be linked to Beijing and to the eastern ports of China, expanding the market for the province's agricultural and industrial products, it said.
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| MEXICO CITY |
With prospects for a new round of world trade talks clouded by disagreements between rich and poor countries, Mexico will host informal talks Friday and Saturday, in a bid to narrow the differences.
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