91. Nafin, a government development bank and the Chamber of Commerce of Mexico and the United States signed an agreement to promote bilateral business alliances and joint investments Tuesday. 92. Non-African shareholders of the development bank are pushing hard for a radical restructuring of the bank to create a leaner and meaner institution. 93. She said bilateral aid and assistance from the World Bank and regional development banks will also be needed. 94. Siazon was referring to the development bank, which has experienced a reduction in capital for development loans because of cutbacks in U.S. payments. 95. Similar development banks already exist in Asia, Africa and Latin America and for the countries of eastern Europe formerly under communist rule. 96. Summers said in all the debate, the world should not lose sight of the important role played by the development banks in promoting global prosperity. 97. State governments can retain control and qualify for full financing of operations aimed at turning state banks into development banks or non-financial institutions. 98. South Asian nations plan to create a regional development bank and set up a database to provide easy access to information on regional trade, officials said Friday. 99. Summers said the development banks should reward countries that best use foreign loans to alleviate poverty, rather than lending only to countries that face the direst financial circumstances. 100. The African Development Bank is one of three regional development banks in the World Bank group. |