World BankNews and information about the World Bank.Asian All-Stars meet - PREVIEW- September 17, 2008 Three Asian Games champions and four reigning Asian champions will be the star attractions in the second Asian All-Stars meet to be held in Bhopal, Central Indian city, on Thursday .http://sport.uzreport.com/other.cgi?lan=e&id=51729 MAILBAG - President Bush; car show- September 17, 2008 I've read some recent letters to the editor from misinformed Bush people. One person talked about what liberal judges did since Bush took office.http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/opinion/305290 Bank's burn-up warms climate sceptics - The Age- September 17, 2008 LEHMAN Brothers ' collapse sent shockwaves through global markets, but not all are lamenting the demise of the 158-year-old Wall Street bank. Emails buzzed between the world's climate change sceptics on news of Lehman's fall the bank played a big ...http://business.theage.com.au/business/banks-burnup-warms-climate-sceptics-20080917-4io3.h... Uranium Hunter Prepares to Initiate Advanced Field Work on Kibaale Project- September 17, 2008 Uranium Hunter Corporation is pleased to announce plans to initiate advanced field program on its Kibaale Project in Western Uganda in anticipation of aerial survey results.http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Uranium-Hunter-Corp-900875.html Markets struggle amid AIG rescue, HBOS takeover- September 17, 2008 Asian and European equities struggled Wednesday as financial market chaos sparked the overnight rescue of US insurance giant AIG and a reported takeover bid for British bank HBOS.http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4615843 Nobel winner: 6 ways to fix Wall Street- September 17, 2008 Editor's note: Joseph E. Stiglitz, professor at Columbia University, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001 for his work on the economics of information and was on the climate change panel that shared ...http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/17/stiglitz.crisis/index.html Spice Group appoints leading international brand consultancy, The Brand Union to refresh brand model- September 17, 2008 In a major move, Spice Group has appointed UK-based brand consultancy, The Brand Union, which is part of WPP, the world's leading global marketing services group, to refresh a new brand identity, brand model ...http://press-releases.techwhack.com/25885-spice-group China's imploding US ally- September 17, 2008 China's imploding US ally By Richard Komaiko and Chris Stewart The collapse of US insurance giant AIG and its US$85 billion takeover by the US government on Tuesday takes the US financial crisis right to the ...http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/JI18Cb02.html Banks: the contagion spreads - Guardian Unlimited- September 17, 2008 A broker in Frankfurt reflect the perplexed mood of share traders in markets across the world as governments sought to repair damage to investor confidence. Photograph: Alex GrimmReuters The City's financial watchdog last night sought to shore up ...http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/17/hbosbusiness.bankofenglandgovernor Russia Pours Cash Into Banks, Halts Stock Trading to Stem Financial Crisis- September 17, 2008 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.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?sid=ahdY8lggMSbE&pid=20601087 |