Robert Zoellick
By Justin Guay on June 1, 2012
Tags: Greenpeace India, India, United States, USD, Bihar, clean energy economy, clean energy India, decentralized clean energy, India, India energy, renewable energy India, Bihar, electricity, energy, finance, Greenpeace, Nitish Kumar, Robert Zoellick, Shaibal Gupta, United Nations, World Bank
Something’s brewing in Bihar. After decades of being India’s most notoriously 'backward' state, the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has tempered corruption, built roads and spurred development. Given the impressive achievements of his previous term, it's no surprise he rode to overwhelming victory in recent elections.
By Justin Guay on May 14, 2012
Tags: International Policy, Practical Action, SELCO, World Bank Group, India, USD, clean energy development in developing nations, off the grid energy, Rio+20, World Bank, banking, cellular telephone, energy, finance, Harish Hande, Jake Schmidt, Justin Guay, mobile banking, Robert Zoellick, Simon Trace, United Nations, Washington, World Bank
Twenty of the world's leading off-grid clean energy entrepreneurs sent a letter today to World Bank Group president Robert Zoellick requesting $500 million in financial commitments to help them deliver on the world's energy access goals.
By Harry Tournemille on September 15, 2009
Tags: Palm, Singapore Stock Exchange, The International Finance Corporation, Wilmar International, Indonesia, Malaysia, biodiesel, biofuel, Forest Peoples Programme, funding, IFC, Indonesia, International Finance Corporation, Palm-Oil, Robert Zoellick, SIN:F34, Wilmar International, World Bank, food, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Marcus Colchester, oil, Robert Zoellick
The International Finance Corporation (IFC)--otherwise known as the private arm of the World Bank--has suspended funding in the palm oil sector.
