Fotowatio sues Mexico before the ICSID, the arbitration body of the World Bank | Economy

The Spanish firm with Saudi capital Fotowatio Renewable Ventures has filed an arbitration claim before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the arbitration body dependent on the World Bank based in Washington, according to the website of the mentioned organization. It is one more chapter in the confrontation of the Government of … Read more

First Lady Zita Oligui Nguema stays in Ngounié from February 25 to March 4, 2024 –

As part of a major humanitarian initiative, the First Lady of Gabon, Zita Oligui Nguema, is staying from February 25 to March 4, 2024 in the province of Ngounié (south), notably in Lebamba on the “lands of her fathers”, to supervise a series of actions in favor of local populations. This campaign, indicates the First … Read more

A former World Bank consultant imprisoned for a macro scam affirms that he acted in “good faith” | National and international economy

The Italian financier Andrea Zanon, linked to Nimbus and former CEO of the company, according to the company itself, in an archive image. The affected groups celebrated the capture of the director, a former advisor to the World Bank (an entity that confirmed to this newspaper that he worked for her) who adds to his … Read more

Adapting International Financial Institutions to Address Emerging Challenges: Insights from Massod Ahmed

2023-12-16 19:32:00 Massod Ahmed, president of the Center for Global Development. “International financial institutions must adapt quickly to resolve emerging challenges,” said Center for Global Development President Massod Ahmed. According to him, institutions such as the World Bank and the Monetary Fund today find themselves facing a radically different world from the one in which … Read more

World Bank Announces $5 Billion Investment for Electricity Access in Africa

2023-12-09 22:33:43 Nearly 600 million people on the African continent do not yet have access to electricity, and to remedy this, the President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, announced Wednesday, December 6 in Tanzania to allocate an envelope of five billion dollars. Objective: for 100 million more people to have access to electricity by … Read more

World Bank Warning: Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Spark Unprecedented Oil Price Increase and Global Food Crisis

2023-10-30 13:08:46 Representative image Washington: The World Bank has warned that if the Israel-Hamas war continues, there will be an unprecedented increase in oil prices. It will lead to an increase in food prices and thereby a massive food crisis. The World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook is the warning. They also say that the increase … Read more