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Pakistan’s Wasil Foundation Wins Islamic Microfinance Challenge

- The Wasil Foundation, a Pakistan-based microfinance institution, won the Islamic Microfinance Challenge, a global ...

Collaborations Reinforce Singapore International Water Week as Premier Global Platform to Share and Co-create Solutions

Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), held from 1-5 June 2014, saw S$14.5 billion in total value for the ...

Indonesia Likely To Have Fewer Women In Parliament

Despite the increase in the number of female candidates in the parliamentary elections held throughout Indonesia on ...

Indonesia still needs 191,400 researchers

Indonesia, with a population of more than 240 million, still needs around 191,400 researchers until 2030, Chief of the ...

Gerindra party wants more women as government officials

The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party wants to see women occupy 30 percent of high positions in the government ...

Indonesia Partners with World Bank and FAO to Discuss Global Marine Affairs in The Hague

- The Government of Indonesia convene with the World Bank and FAO to discuss the global marine affairs in the Global ...

RI needs to develop local cattle ranches

The soaring beef price in the domestic market of late, particularly in Jakarta, has been blamed on stock shortage, ...

Indonesia strives for economic growth in equity

To the surprise of many people, poverty problem is now found not only in least-developed countries, but also in ...

Global Partners Making Progress Against Neglected Tropical Diseases, New Report and Scorecard Show

- Global partners in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have made substantial progress over the past ...

Aceh`s local government to complete Meulaboh-Calang bypass

The World Bank`s representative in Indonesia has urged the government of Aceh to complete the construction of a bypass ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

Indonesia welcomes Jim Yong Kim as new World Bank president

Indonesia welcomes the election of Jim Yong Kim as the new president of the World Bank to replace Robert Zoellick who ...

India Joins Ranks of CGAP Members

-     In a clear sign of its increasing influence on the global financial stage, India has today ...

RI`s fuel subsidy may increase Rp83 tln

The World Bank has predicted that Indonesia`s fuel subsidy might increase by up to Rp83 trillion if the government ...

Mali hit by looting after coup, president "safe"

Soldiers looted petrol stations and hijacked cars in Mali`s capital Bamako on Friday, 48 hours after a military coup, ...