"One of the things the World Bank measured was how long it takes to start a business.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

The World Bank and two European development banks agreed last week to provide up to thirty-one billion dollars in aid to central and eastern Europe.

VOA: special.2009.03.06

He liked to tell me that one day he would break the bank.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Now,the government holds a large ownership share in only one big bank,Citigroup.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

One such center is the Rotary Rajan Eye Bank.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

One step that was widely discussed coming into the meeting was a tax on certain bank transactions, commonly called a "bank levy."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

Country director Puto Kamayana says the Asian Development Bank is helping build roads, power plants,railways and irrigation systems, like this one in Kampong Thom province.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

Giving women hope for the future is one of the goals of the station, Nisaa FM,which started broadcasting this month from the West Bank town of Ramallah.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Israel has been agitated by President Obama's plan to open a dialogue with Iran, while pressing for a one year freeze on Jewish settlement activity in the West Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

Like the Bank of England, the U.S.Federal Reserve has all but exhausted one of its most powerful tools for stimulating the economy -- lowering the key interest rate that banks charge to lend to each other.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Israeli officials say one way they are trying to ease water shortages in the West Bank is by pushing a project along with Jordan to channel water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

Earlier this year, police salaries were increased and many are now being paid through bank transfers, so no one is able to take a cut of a policeman's pay before it gets into the hands of the employee.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16