Financial
Times Live, the global conferences and events arm of the Financial Times newspaper,
gathers pre-eminent public and private sector decision-makers, visionaries and
strategists from the world’s most important economies and industries for a wide
range of interactive, agenda-setting programmes that combine the power of
on-site discussion and networking with the flexibility of live-streamed and
on-demand broadcasting. Chaired by senior journalists from the Financial Times
and its group publications, the summits, conferences and strategic forums
organised by FT Live provide audiences with the opportunity to listen to and
interact with speakers of the highest calibre in lively and stimulating debates
that cover the key issues of our time. The Financial Times in 2013 celebrates
125 years as one of the world’s leading global business news organisations.
With more than 600 journalists worldwide, the FT has a combined print and
online average daily readership of 2.1 million people worldwide and a combined
paid print and digital circulation of more than 600,000. FT.com has over
5 million registered users.
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The Bank's mission is to reduce global poverty by promoting growth to create economic opportunities, and helping the poor to take advantage of them. The Bank's projects and operations are designed to support low-income and middle-income countries' poverty reduction strategies by providing low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management. The Bank also strives to address global challenges in ways that advance an inclusive and sustainable globalisation within each country's specific socio-economic context, adapting programmes to country capacity and needs. In its developmental efforts, the Bank endeavours to align its assistance with the country's priorities and harmonise its aid programme with other agencies to boost aid effectiveness.
The Ministry of Finance aims to advance the well-being and development of
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