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Nairobi, Kenya, May 31, 2006--In two recent studies, the World Bank Group praises Kenya's government for the advances it has made in improving the situation of women. The full economic potential of Kenyan women, however, can be further unleashed through the continued ...

The CSR movement has seen an upsurge in interest in recent years in the role of the financial sector in sustainable development. Financial service providers have an influence on global challenges that stretch far beyond their own operations and are difficult to quanti...

Shanghai--The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement to provide Industrial Bank with risk-sharing coverage of RMB 200 million ($25 million). This will help Industrial Bank establish a loan portfoli...

Shanghai--The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement to provide a $1 million (RMB 8 million) grant to XinAo Gas' energy efficiency operations. The grant is part of IFC's China Utility-Based En...

Cleveland, OH - Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation today named KeyCorp executive Margot J. Copeland its 2006 Black Professional of the Year in recognition of her professional achievements, civic contributions, and personal standards. The foundation ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2006--State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors, today announced the release of its 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The third annual report pro...

ING, a global financial services leader, showed its continued commitment to education today by announcing it is sponsoring the National Teacher of the Year Program, a project by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), for the second year in a row. ING exe...

CLEVELAND - KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) Chairman and CEO Henry L. Meyer III today presented a $1.5 million Key Foundation grant to University Hospitals Health System (UHHS). The largest corporate gift ever to UHHS, the grant underwrites a major new diversity initiative and pr...

Washington, D.C.- The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, today launched its 2005 Sustainability Report. According to the report, entitled "Choices Matter," IFC invested $705.1 million in 21 projects with a sustainable en...

SAN FRANCISCO- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has contributed $75,000 to Earthwatch Institute in celebration of Earth Day and to help foster environmental awareness and science education, consistent with the Company pledge to increase contributions to environme...