International sanctions over Russia's aggressive acts in Ukraine and a lack of structural economic reforms domestically has led the World Bank to cut its estimate of the country's growth in 2015 and ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Birgit Hansl is a Program Leader and Lead Economist for Russian Federation, Europe and Central Asia in the World Bank with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first ...

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MOSCOW -The World Bank has cut its growth forecasts for the Russian economy, predicting it will contract 1.9 percent this year due to low oil prices and international sanctions, and it warns of a rise ...

MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. The sanctions on Russia will have an indirect second-round effect on the country’s trade partners in Europe and Central Asia, the World Bank lead economist for Russia ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand needs to invest in education and create jobs in higher-income sectors, the World Bank said in a report on Thursday that showed a rising rate of poverty as the country's ...

The World Bank said the Philippines’ monetary policy stance is appropriate for now even as inflation is set to breach the central bank’s target this year. “Keeping the interest rate flat for now is ...

BANGKOK, November 5, 2018 – Birgit Hansl, a German national with 24 years’ experience in economic policy and public sector management, has been appointed the new Country Manager for the World Bank in ...

Moscow, December 13, 2013 – The World Bank revised its September Russia growth projection for 2013 from 1.8 percent down to 1.3 percent as part of its quarterly forecast review. The underlying ...