For decades, the World Bank stood alone in terms of size and influence in emerging market around the world— this is no longer the case. The world has changed considerably since the Bank first began to focus its lending and expertise on the developing world some 50 years ago. In the 1960’s, global capital markets […]
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Deal Set on China-Led Infrastructure Bank
China and 20 other countries signed a memorandum on Friday agreeing to create an international development bank that Beijing hopes will rival organizations like the World Bank. But some leading Asian countries refrained from joining the project, which the United States has been quietly lobbying against. Japan, Australia, South Korea and Indonesia were not represented […]