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Bookshelf: War lessons from Robert McNamara
09 Dec 2025 01:38 GMT
… decade as president of the World Bank.
In charge of the … the Pentagon and into the World Bank, where he could focus … deserving challenges. Interestingly, at the World Bank McNamara set about tackling poverty … among US leaders. With Russia mired in its war on …
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Pearl Harbor attacks changed war’s outcome
08 Dec 2025 22:47 GMT
… of war, and America and Russia emerged as superpowers. The U … as the United Nations, the World Bank and the military alliance, NATO …
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How A Ukrainian Drone Strike On Russia Has Crippled Kazakh Oil Exports
05 Dec 2025 06:57 GMT
… route through one country: Russia,” Kazakh political analyst Dimash … fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, overseas … Russian supplies it has massively reduced in response to the Kremlin … can Kazakhstan look east?
World Bank figures from 2023 show that …
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A year after Assad’s fall, Syria still struggles
08 Dec 2025 22:27 GMT
… and remains in exile in Moscow. But Russia, a longtime Assad ally … advantage of the fact that Russia was distracted by its war … materialized on the ground. The World Bank estimates that rebuilding the country …
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Russian economy meltdown as major bank faces 'collapse' and elites horde gold
04 Dec 2025 11:47 GMT
… Bank of Moscow is the sixth largest in Russia by asset size … 2025. However, executives at Kremlin-controlled Sberbank and VTB acknowledge … continue rising.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin has been forced to sell … a consultant at the World Bank - noted in a post …
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Uzbekistan’s External Debt Reaches $43.97 Billion
08 Dec 2025 20:38 GMT
… ’s largest creditor remains the World Bank, which has extended 8 billion … , citing World Bank figures, reported that Uzbekistan increased its debt to Russia by … countries whose combined debt to Russia grew to 33.1 billion …
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Could The US Economy Enter A Recession While Hosting The 2026 World Cup?
08 Dec 2025 20:37 GMT
… speak for themselves.
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A year after tyrant Assad’s fall, Syrians mark ‘liberation day’ with flags and fireworks
08 Dec 2025 20:37 GMT
… were displaced.
Last October, the World Bank estimated Syria’s reconstruction costs … , Assad remains in exile in Russia.
Over the past year, Sharaa …
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Gyumri’s Housing Challenge: Matevosyan Family Still Waiting for Government Housing Following 1988 Earthquake
08 Dec 2025 18:42 GMT
… for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, and the Red Cross).
While … shelters locally known as domiks (Russian for 'little house… kids. My husband was in Russia, working all year. He’ … had started another family in Russia, leaving her and her …
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Syria returns to global stage: Rebuilding diplomacy in year since Assad’s fall
08 Dec 2025 17:08 GMT
… 25 years, fled to Russia in December 2024 after … countries, including the US, Russia, France, Türkiye and Brazil. … illegitimacy,” despite Israeli objections.
Russia, which hosted Sharaa earlier … security concerns, and the World Bank restored Syria’s eligibility …