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The Republic of Tajikistan has launched a procurement process for the supply of Land Survey and Registration Equipment, funded by a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) under the Farm Privatization Support Project. The Project Management Unit (PMU) has issued a tender notice inviting sealed bids from eligible bidders
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The Government of Azerbaijan Republic has initiated the Rural Investment Project, a comprehensive undertaking aimed at improving rural infrastructure and capacities in the country. The project, financed by the International Development Association (IDA) and the Ministry of Finance of Japan, will invest a total of $21,100,000 in rural
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The Government of Tonga has received a $10.94 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the country's health sector through the Health Sector Support Project. The project aims to strengthen health care financing, improve health information management, and enhance the quality of Vaiola Hospital.
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The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) is seeking bids for the EMS/SCADA and Auxiliary Power Supply System Package as part of the Second Power System Development Project. The project aims to upgrade the power grid system in India, with funding from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
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The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has announced a procurement notice for the Regional Blood Transfusion Centers Project, funded by the World Bank with a credit of US$ 38.2 million. The project aims to achieve the health benefits of safe blood transfusions for patients at hospitals in four
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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Government of Japan, has launched the Farmer Empowerment through Agricultural Technology and Information Project (FEATI) to increase agricultural productivity and farmers' income. The project aims to empower farmers, particularly smallholders, to drive the agricultural services agenda
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Thousands of protesters swarmed through the streets of the capital today, attempting to shut down meetings of world financial leaders. Despite a large police presence, including 1,500 officers from city and federal agencies, the protests for the most part passed peacefully. However, there were brief clashes between police officers
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Protesters gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the meetings between the World Bank and International Monetary Fund officials and central bank governors and finance ministers from 180 countries. The demonstrations, which drew as many as 10,000 people, aimed to disrupt the meetings and bring attention to their cause.
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Protesters' convergence center, occupied by hundreds of demonstrators from all over the world, was closed down by the Washington Metropolitan Police Department on Saturday morning, citing fire safety violations. The raid occurred just a day before the planned mobilization to shut down the World Bank and the International Monetary
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Tens of thousands of protesters from various organizations, including trade unionists and anti-corporate activists, have begun to arrive in Washington ahead of next weekend's spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The protesters aim to shut down the meetings, echoing the massive protests
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Fierce disagreements erupted among finance ministers from 21 nations meeting in Madrid, where a plan to create billions of dollars in development aid for Russia and other former communist countries, as well as the poorest developing nations, hit a snag. A significant gap in the allocation of the aid, proposed
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A key committee of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank has adopted a plan to improve the efficiency of aid to developing nations as donor countries' budgets for aid tighten. The Development Committee, which advises the Boards of Governors for the Bank and the IMF, agreed with
