Britain may withhold World Bank donation
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The British government threatened Thursday to withhold a $94 million contribution to the World Bank to protest the conditions the bank places on aid to poor countries.
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Britain's hopes of drumming up $50  billion a year in aid for Africa suffered a serious setback on  Friday when the United States rejected London's plan.
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The BBC's governing Trust defers a decision on funding the international part of its website with advertising.
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Senior UK scientists say a government decision to withdraw funding breaches an important point of principle.
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The UK Independence Party faces legal action to force it to pay back Â£367,697 of "impermissible donations".
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Business & money: Â· Independent advisers may become fee-onlyÂ·  Fears that poor will get third-rate service
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Millions of pounds of public money aimed at helping the most deprived areas of Wales is being sent back unused, it has emerged.
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Charity watchdog groups warned donors who want to help tsunami relief efforts to be careful where they give their money. Some fear that it&#39;s only a matter of time before con artists take advantage of the disaster
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BRITAIN today said it would unilaterally write off its share of debts owed to the World Bank by the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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The United States lost its status as the largest donor to the World Bank's main fund for poor countries, the lender said on Friday, as Britain pledged more in the latest funding round which secured a record amount of aid.
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A Labour donor says he will almost certainly stop giving money because of Cabinet disunity.
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Montreal could be forced to pull out of hosting next year&#39;s world championships if help with funding is not forthcoming, according to the chief executive of the organizing committee.
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The Bank of England is expected to leave interest rates on hold again Thursday despite concerns over the impact of the global credit squeeze on the local economy.
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The World Bank said Saturday it is ready to help Bangladesh&#39;s military-backed government bring back stolen money allegedly siphoned off by politicians and businessmen during the previous governments.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (IPS) - The World Bank says it has postponed a   consultation with civil society groups in Berlin on its proposed  social and  environmental guidelines for lending after the NGOs  boycotted the event and  threatened to launch protests instead.
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The United States lost its status as the largest donor to the World Bank's main fund for poor countries, the lender said on Friday, as Britain pledged more in the latest funding round that secured a record amount of aid.
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LONDON, Sep 15 (IPS) - ? The British government statement that it is    withholding some funds from the World Bank has drawn conditional    praise from aid agencies.