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Crime, violence cost Honduras 10 percent of GDP
March 28, 2012 8:16 PM
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - A new World Bank report says crime and violence has cost Honduras the equivalent of 10 percent of the country's GDP annually. Honduras had the highest homicide rate in the world in 2010, with 6,200 killings, or 82.1 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. World Bank representative Giuseppe... more » -
World Bank expects slow US growth but no recession
September 6, 2011 4:58 AM
SINGAPORE (AP) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick says the U.S. economy will likely limp along with slow growth and high unemployment but avoid a recession. Zoellick told reporters Tuesday in Singapore that Europe's debt crisis threatens to undermine the confidence of consumers and investors. Zoellick says the... more »
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