International Economic Institution

Brazilian named to head World Trade Organization

2013-05-07 14:21:00

SAO PAULO, Brazil--Roberto Azevedo of Brazil has been elected the first Latin American director-general of the World Trade Organization, the global body charged with moving forward stalled trade agreement talks. The choice of Azevedo over close rival...

Good fences make safe lions

2013-04-25 00:00:00

During the 1960s, when most African nature reserves were being established, lions tended to be born free. But today, freedom doesn't always serve them well. Fifty years ago, human population densities were low in the areas where lions roamed. But...

A.W. 'Tom' Clausen dies at 89; longtime Bank of America leader

2013-01-23 22:45:00

A.W. "Tom" Clausen, a no-nonsense Midwesterner who led San Francisco-based Bank of America before and after serving as president of the World Bank, died Monday at a hospital in Burlingame, Calif. He was 89. The cause was complications from pneumonia,...

Climate talks buffeted by the force of Superstorm Sandy

2012-11-28 04:00:00

More than 17,000 people have converged on the Qatari capital for the latest U.N. climate talks, but the most influential presence may be Sandy. The superstorm that ravaged the U.S. Northeast a month ago seared into the American consciousness an...

U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to get access for inspectors

2012-08-24 13:03:46

Corn, soybean prices at all-time high worldwide, World Bank says

2012-08-31 14:33:46

Ex-Navy SEAL pushes back on Pentagon warning over Bin Laden book

2012-08-31 17:03:34

Russia becomes 156th member of WTO, 19 years after application

2012-08-22 09:21:00

It took nearly 20 years of negotiations, but Russia was finally welcomed into the World Trade Organization on Wednesday. The largest economy outside the WTO until now, Russia will become the international trade group’s 156th member. The U.S. joined...

China's 'soft landing,' as predicted by the World Bank

2012-04-12 09:52:00

After a superheated rise, China’s economy is starting to slow. Luckily, according to the World Bank, the Asian superpower is headed for a “soft landing” instead of a crash that could overwhelm the multitude of countries with which...

U.N. nuclear chief headed to Iran, inspection deal in the works

2012-05-18 16:39:40

South Sudan austerity budget in doubt; economic collapse feared

2012-05-10 16:38:59

South Sudan may face fiscal collapse by July, leaked report says

2012-05-09 16:38:57

Mayor Rahm Emanuel jokes with a delegation from the World Bank after receiving a gift from them during their visit to Harold Washington College. They gave him his favorite coffee from Washington D.C. and a World Bank mug.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

President Mandela with his Cuban counterpart, Fidel Castro, during a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva.

2013-03-09 10:12:00

A worker sweeps in downtown Beijing. The World Bank says that China's downturn is headed for a "soft landing"

2012-04-12 09:28:00