The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on June 28 a US$322.15 million loan in support of Turkey’s Istanbul Municipality Infrastructure Project (IMIP).

The World Bank has approved a $600-million loan for farmers in India to help fight rural poverty. Concern is growing over slow growth in the farm sector, which supports nearly two-thirds of the country's population, as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi.

$57-M Loan and Grant To Help Manage And Protect RP’s Environment And Natural Resources

The state Senate is expected to vote on a bill Thursday that would give the cash-strapped Roosevelt school district an interest-free loan to cover its $8-million deficit, Newsday reported.

Last week, the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) announced that interest rates were to remain at 5.5 per cent.

World Bank Approves US$29 Million in Three New Projects for Bosnia and Herzegovina

World Bank Approves Three Major Loans

The Democratic head of the US House of Rep. edu committee said on Tuesday investigators probing the Bush admn's management of federal student loan programs had found "serious oversight failures by senior officials."

Congressional investigators probing the $85 billion student loan market pushed into new areas by raising concerns about collection tactics and seeking an inquiry into possible conflicts of interest inside the U.S. Education Department.

A new project has been launched with the intention of helping people on low incomes to find affordable credit.