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World Bank launches low-carbon cities programme

Ahead of the upcoming Rio +20 Summit in Brazil, from June 20-22, the World Bank and the City of Rio de Janeiro have ...

Indonesia hopes for early end to European crisis

Visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyhono has expressed hope that the European Union countries can ...

Indonesia voices concern over tension in middle east

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern that the increasing tension in the Middle East could worsen ...

G20 urges action to counter rising costs from natural disasters

Leaders of the world`s largest economies, while meeting at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, recently highlighted ...

Carbon market increases 11 percent in 2011

The total value of the carbon market increased 11 percent to US$176 billion in 2011, which indicates the rising ...

The World Bank Group, Earthstone Group Support Inaugural Investing in Asian Mining Indaba Conference

-     The organisers of the Investing in Asian Mining Indaba, to be held on 29 - 31 October 2012 in ...

World Bank interested in Tangerang`s waste management

The World Bank has expressed interest in the waste management programme of Tangerang city administration, according to ...

Indonesian environmental damage affects gross domestic product

The continuing environmental pollution and damage in Indonesia is eroding five percent of the country`s gross domestic ...

Indonesia helps world recover from economic crisis

Indonesia has been considered by the US to be the second country after China that has helped the world recover from ...

New regulation expected to pave way for infrastructure development

Problems in acquiring land for infrastructure projects have so far been regarded as the main stumbling block that has ...

ASEAN, world bank collaborate to strengthen AEC monitoring

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank ...

Food security needs serious attention

The Indonesian government needs to pay serious attention to domestic food security amid the soaring global food ...

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 ...