KABUL, July 12, 2017—The Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance today signed a financing package of $482.3 million in grants with the World Bank to help the country through a difficult phase in its struggle...
Date: July 12, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NILI DISTRICT, Daykundi Province – A farm worker uses a pick to soften the earth around the almond trees as Ewaz Ali waters the trees with a hose attached to a nearby solar-powered water pump. This new...
Date: July 9, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BRAZZAVILLE, June 26, 2017 - Didas Ngono plunges his naked arms again and again, delicately, in the milky and thick pulp of cocoa beans, to the top of his elbows, in a circular to-and-fro motion. He stops...
Date: July 8, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Mary Tembo is small scale farmer in Chipata, about 575 km from Lusaka in Zambia’s Eastern Province. She grows maize and groundnuts, and is part of the farmers’ group that is learning about climate-smart...
Date: June 29, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
In Liberia, the counties hardest-hit by Ebola—Lofa, Bomi, Bong, Margibi and Montserrado—are both poor and food insecure. At least 16% of the households surveyed in them were found by a 2015 emergency food...
Date: June 26, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
“You have to see it to believe it,” said Abraha Hagos, an Orthodox priest and a father of ten who lives in Tigray region’s Enderta woreda (district) in northern Ethiopia. Now he has yields that are...
Date: June 22, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KHULM DISTRICT, Balkh Province – It is a partly sunny winter’s day and villagers are busy attending to their farmlands or taking a mid-morning break. Abdul Ghaffar, 50, a farmer in Sahilozie village, sits...
Date: June 22, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
As we mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought tomorrow, notable strides have been achieved in building resilience to these issues globally. From Africa to Asia, concerted effort has led to...
Date: June 16, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
On the back of a season of good rainfall, Zimbabwe is expecting a bumper harvest, signaling a recovery of the agricultural sector in 2017 after a knock from the previous year’s El Nino-induced drought....
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The population of Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city, has grown tremendously from one million people in 2000 to an estimated 2.3 million in 2016. Much of this growth is attributed to the influx of large numbers...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LUSAKA, June 13, 2017 – The World Bank today launched new reports confirming that Zambia needs a lot more jobs and created at a much faster pace. They also need to be of jobs with higher wages for...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Financing package underscores World Bank commitment to Afghan people in challenging times WASHINGTON, June 13, 2017—The World Bank today announced a financing package for Afghanistan of more than $500...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
این بستۀ کمک مالی نشان دهنده تعهد بانک جهانی برای افغانها در شرایط حساس در این کشور می باشدواشنگتن ، سیزدهم جون ۲۰۱۷ – بانک جهانی امروز بستۀ کمک مالی بیشتر از ۵۰۰ میلیون دالر امریکایی کمک بلاعوض...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2017 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$27.2 million in financing to the Republic of Moldova for the Climate Adaptation Project, which will help...
Date: June 9, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2017 – Today, the Board of Executive Directors endorsed a new World Bank Group (WBG) five-year Country Partnership Framework in support of Belize’s efforts...
Date: May 30, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
In all of Armenia, there is nowhere quite like Meghri – with its natural beauty drawn from a broad palette of vivid colors and lush landscapes. Located in Syunik province and bordering Iran, the region...
Date: May 26, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The World Bank and Ministry of Agriculture Launch the 2017 Enabling the Business of Agriculture report KHARTOUM, May 23, 2017 — The World Bank, in partnership with Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,...
Date: May 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Bank Board Approved $95 Million WASHINGTON, May 23, 2017— Malawi has an opportunity to boost the quality and quantity of various agricultural products for domestic and export markets using a $95 million...
Date: May 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
A new report presents a first set of principles for achieving sustainable, deforestation-free cocoa production. Eliminating Deforestation from the Cocoa Supply Chain analyzes current sustainability...
Date: May 22, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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