WORLD BANK: World Bank presents development agenda tailored for small states.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 February 1999-WORLD BANK: World Bank presents development agenda tailored for small states (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:180299 SAINT LUCIA -- At the commencement of the Commonwealth-World Bank Task Force on Small States, the World Bank proposed today a development agenda specifically tailored for 43 small nations.

Small state refers to nations with less than 1.5 million inhabitants. The Commonwealth-World Bank Task Force on Small States was created to assess the transition costs of globalization as well as develop an agenda to mitigate the vulnerability of small states as they become further integrated in the World Trade Organization and sub-regional trade regimes. The task force will also work to raise awareness about the...