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A veiled girl from the Saraniya community waits for her
engagement ceremony to start at Vadia village in the western Indian
state of Gujarat, March 11, 2012. REUTERS/Amit Dave

World Bank Warns Developing Countries from Economic Costs of Child Marriage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 10, 2017 | Business

Washington- The World Bank and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) report has said child marriage will cost developing countries trillions of dollars by 2030. In contrast, ending child marriage would have a large positive effect on the educational...

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A tourist boy takes a picture of a camel at the Red Rose ancient city of Petra, southern Jordan, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN – Tags: POLITICS) – RTR30A8C

Jordan Adopts “Green Growth” to Promote Economy

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jun 20, 2017 | Business

Amman – Jordan has started the implementation of a series of measures to encourage green growth and create new job opportunities. The new package of measures is focused on creating decent jobs in a country that suffers from rising unemployment and low economic growth...

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A man is silhouetted against the logo of the World Bank at the main venue for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo October 10, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

World Bank Official: Saudi Reforms to Raise Growth by More than 2%

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jun 16, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – A World Bank official revealed that the settlement of the economic growth rate in Saudi Arabia in 2017 at 0.6% has ensued from cutting oil product. He stated to Asharq Al-Awsat that reforms related to the National Transformation Program 2020 (NTP) and...

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People walk past the World Bank Group’s headquarters on May 3, 2013 in Washington, DC (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

World Bank Funds Anti-Corruption Project in Sudan

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Jun 8, 2017 | Business

Khartoum- The World Bank has granted Sudan $5 million to enhance financial policies through a new project in different Sudanese governorates. The grant aims at achieving transparency and reduce financial corruption in five governorates selected for the implementation...

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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 26: Paul Romer of Stanford University speaks at the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Citibank Building On Greenwich on April 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

The World Bank Has Bigger Problems Than Bad Writing

by Noah Smith | Jun 5, 2017 | Opinion

Economists, to put it mildly, are not known for their communication skills. The typical economics paper is written in a formal, stilted style, laden with phrases like “in the following subsection” and “it has been shown that.” Jargon flies thick and fast, interspersed...