World BankNews and information about the World Bank.More- September 17, 2008 Africa has for the past decade, undergone massive developmental change, through a number of reforms embarked upon to improve living standards.http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=8423&title=Trade WorkForce Software's September Learning Series Webinar Helps...- September 17, 2008 WorkForce Software, Inc., a leader in workforce management software solutions, announces its latest on-demand Learning Series webinar targeted for professionals responsible for managing their workforce.http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=200... Auschwitz security officers arrest Nazi memorabilia dealer- September 17, 2008 Security officers in Auschwitz - the site of former Nazi concentration camps - detained a man Wednesday for selling Third Reich memorabilia at a bazaar, local media reported.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1022107.html Bolivia is home to two of the top 10- September 17, 2008 Locals give them names such as the "Road of Death" and the "Road of Bones" -- streets where just one small miscalculation can lead to disaster.http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=712f0fe9-4e98-4f23-8df8-fe622b3d25c2 Rising prices tip another 75-million towards starvation- September 17, 2008 Global numbers afflicted by acute hunger rose from 850-million to 925-million by the start of 2008 because of rising prices, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Wednesday.http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-09-17-rising-prices-tip-another-75million-towards-starvat... Cornerstone speaker promises major economic changeJacksonville...- September 17, 2008 Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce chair Ron Autrey introduced the keynote speaker at Tuesday's Cornerstone Quarterly Luncheon by saying, "What you will hear today will fundamentally change the way you ...http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=50830 Morgan Stanley and Goldman slide, HBOS in takeover talks - MSN MoneyCentral- September 17, 2008 NEW YORKLONDON (Reuters) - Shares of Wall Street firms Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sach plummeted on Wednesday and the UK's biggest mortgage lender, HBOS Plc, looked set to be bought as signs of financial industry distress abounded. Tuesday's $85 ...http://moneycentral.msn.com/inc/news/providerredir.asp?feed=OBR&date=20080917&id=9... HBOS confirms it is in advanced talks on takeover by Lloyds TSB - Los Angeles Times- September 17, 2008 LONDON (AP) _ Embattled mortgage lender HBOS PLC confirmed Wednesday that it is in advanced talks about being taken over Lloyds TSB PLC in what would be a further reshaping of the financial industry amid the credit crisis. The brief announcement to ...http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/ats-ap-britain-hbossep17,1,7406024.story Russian Emergency Funding Fails to Halt Stock Rout (Update3) - Bloomberg- September 17, 2008 Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Russia poured $44 billion into its three largest banks and halted stock trading for a second day in a bid to stem the most severe financial crisis since its devaluation and debt default a decade ago. The Finance Ministry ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apNz9dgCGT6g&refer=home Healthy otherwise, AIG has subprime woes- September 17, 2008 AFTER World War II, a far-flung insurance company in China run by a US businessman took a risky bet that about 20 boats filled with Americans would make it back to the US.http://business.theage.com.au/business/healthy-otherwise-aig-has-subprime-woes-20080917-4i... |