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  2. Singapore and the World Bank - Wikipedia

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    Singapore officially joined the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on August 3, 1966 [1] after Singapore's independence from Malaysia. By 1975, Singapore received 14 total loans from the World Bank, 10 of these loans were used exclusively for infrastructure projects.

  3. List of countries by spending on education as percentage of ...

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    Education spending of countries and subnational areas by % of GDP ; Location % of GDP Year Source Marshall Islands 15.8 2019 [1] Cuba 11.5 2020 [2] Micronesia 10.5 2020 [2]

  4. Edusave - Wikipedia

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    The Edusave (Chinese: 教育储蓄) programme is part of a scheme implemented for education in Singapore by the Ministry of Education (MOE) for Singapore. Its stated aim is to maximise opportunities for all Singaporean children. The scheme aims to reward students who perform well or who make good progress in their academic and non-academic work ...

  5. Singapore Cooperation Programme - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s, Singapore started to exchange its experiences with friends around the world through various programmes. These programmes were brought under a single framework when the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) was established in 1992 under the Technical Cooperation Directorate (TCD) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  6. World Bank - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The president of the World Bank is traditionally an American. [12] The World Bank and the IMF are both based in Washington, D.C., and work closely with each other. The Gold Room at the Mount Washington Hotel where the International ...

  7. Education in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, many students in Singapore dropped out of school, causing a huge backlog of students after the war. [17] In 1947, the Ten Years Programme for Education Policy in the Colony of Singapore was formulated. [17] This called for a universal education system that would prepare for self-governance. [17]

  8. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances. The World Bank and its private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp., have financed governments and companies accused of human rights violations such as rape, murder and torture.

  9. World Bank Group - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank Institute is the capacity development branch of the World Bank, providing learning and other capacity-building programs to member countries. The IBRD has 189 member governments, and the other institutions have between 153 and 184. [2] The institutions of the World Bank Group are all run by a board of governors meeting once a year ...