... not terribly important for this report. Therefore, below is only a few key events are outlined, which we thought were important to note. The World Bank formally began operations on 26th June 1946. The initial authorised capital of the bank was $12 million. The primary purpose of the Bank ... was to provide loans for reconstruction and rebuilding of Western European countries after World War 2. Another purpose of the Bank was to invest in the developing world. The lending for reconstruction ended in 1967, and into the present the Bank remains the largest source of ... (HIPC) Trust Fund ...

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... that once the countries are united, there could be more done to help enforce the rights of smaller nations in conflict with larger ones. In an attempt to prevent another world war, 63 nations joined the League of Nations. But that's just what it was: an attempt. There were many flaws with this organization, but specifically some of the ... United States) never joined, which would've enabled the League of Nations to have more power . Also, rather than opposing aggressions, we were led once again into another world war. By the time the Second World War was over, there was an increasing de...

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... Europe in the 1870s. The United States adopted the gold standard in 1879. The gold standard had a simple set of "rules of the game", and worked until the outbreak of World War I. Because governments agreed to buy and sell gold on demand with any country at the value of each currency in terms of gold, also referred to as the fixed parity ... main currencies lost their convertibility. The United States dollar remained the only major trading currency that was convertible. At the end of World War II, the United States and its allies met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to create a post war ...

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... to use this superpower? There is much anxiety in finding the balance. America needs to back down, when the rest of the world's opinion differs about U.S. actions, that is really saying something. In the case of 9/11 and the War on Terrorism, America is going at it alone. Not many countries supported this decision to go into Afghanistan. Now it is done ... high horse, and accept some intervention. According to the past, America has not too often backed down at an opportunity for war. Militarily, politically and economically America is very successful. It is easy to say that the rest of t...

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... recently been the recipient of debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC). Under this initiative, Sierra Leone is promised $950 million over a twenty year period from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the understanding that they will abide by financial and economic programs administered by both organizations. Although Sierra Leone's natural resources are plentiful, an ... must show development in the fields of education, health, and improvement of rural areas. The spending plan will be guided by Sierra Leone's Interim Poverty Reduction ...

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... and homeless whose lives are the lives of struggle for a bite of bread. A staggering number of people die every day from starvation or malnutrition. The world's indifference takes a form of a crime as about "20,000 people, mostly children and women, die every day from malnutrition and hunger-related illnesses ... also they are live in those conditions because they are victims of oppression, repression, and exploitation. Not only those who suffer in the Third World countries, but also many people from so called developed countries suffer from excruciating pain of hunger and face poverty o...

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... an international organization that consists of 188 countries working to promote global monetary partnerships, advocate high employment and sustainable economic growth, secure financial stability, reduce poverty around the world, and further international trade. It conceived at the United Nation conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, but was created officially in 1945. The IMF's job is to ... financial arrangements and deal with their monetary undertakings all the more viably by fortifying their human and institutional limit through specialized help and preparing. As the Second World ...

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... enormous consumption levels of Indonesia's most profitable exports. Another major contributing factor was the corruption in the government. Internal corruption was, and still is, rampant. Indonesia is one of the world's most corrupt countries. Suharto gave government money and assets to his children. The value of three of his six children totaled 4.5 billion plus. Suharto himself is valued at 16 billion ... nation. Governments have been the downfall of the nations they govern many times before. As far back as Rome, which fell to corruption, later Germany, whose government was overzealou...

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... enormous consumption levels of Indonesia's most profitable exports. Another major contributing factor was the corruption in the government. Internal corruption was, and still is, rampant. Indonesia is one of the world's most corrupt countries. Suharto gave government money and assets to his children. The value of three of his six children totaled 4.5 billion plus. Suharto himself is valued at 16 billion ... nation. Governments have been the downfall of the nations they govern many times before. As far back as Rome, which fell to corruption, later Germany, whose government was overzealou...

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... serve its entire membership with the same focus and the same spirit," said Lagarde (Rooney). The fund was originally established in 1947 to aid failing economies in the aftermath of World War II. Currently, the IMF controls monetary cooperation and exchange rate stability, as well as facilitating international trade and promoting economic growth (Rooney). Lagarde, a native of Paris, received her law degree ... ...

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... " country that will encourage export to a new, bigger, and wider market. If before, we were selling our products to developed country. But now, we will create a new market in 3rd world and developing countries such as Africa and Eastern Europe due to the increase in purchasing power and the change of the regime. And in around May this year, due to ... the recent war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak in Asia, Dr. Mahathir had revealed a new economic stimulus package. This is to maintain our economic growth which was forecast at around 3.5 to 4.0 percents ... and a achieve a wider market. And...

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Foreign policies are always main issues all over the world. The nations of the world tried to make peaces and treaties or lead their people into bloody battles. They tried to make life better for everybody in the realm by creating trade routes and keeping ... other nations. The United States is just playing with its power. Every time when the army of the United States of America arrives somewhere, it is celebrated all over the world. The government of the United States makes facts look a bit better, or sometimes worse just to prove that the army can control every case. For this, the USA not...

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... the rise the socioeconomic status of an area will rise with it. In short, business is a means for socioeconomic progress. Capitalism in the world markets of today is a major factor in socioeconomic progress. Free trade in-between not only governments but also individuals on separate continents has created ... reflects this evolving social and political reality. Unfortunately, the movement from one national status to another often came about through war. The growth of market economies, world trade and the WTO, globalization and worldwide networks followed the rise of freely elected governm...

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Foreign policies are always main issues all over the world. The nations of the world tried to make peaces and treaties or lead their people into bloody battles. They tried to make life better for everybody in the realm by creating trade routes and keeping ... other nations. The United States is just playing with its power. Every time when the army of the United States of America arrives somewhere, it is celebrated all over the world. The government of the United States makes facts look a bit better, or sometimes worse just to prove that the army can control every case. For this, the USA not...

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