VIENTIANE, OCTOBER 13, 2016 – A meeting led by the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) reviewed the implementation performance of projects and programs financed by the Asian Development...
Date: October 13, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Good morning. As we have heard from his Excellency the President and other distinguished guests, Afghanistan has made impressive gains over recent years. Access to education and other...
Date: October 5, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
In May 2016, the city of Khabarovsk in eastern Russia was host to a “Knowledge Sharing and Training Workshop on International Development Cooperation”. The event, organized by the World Bank, brought together...
Date: June 21, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014--Today, the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a framework co-financing agreement to provide coordinated assistance to their client countries,...
Date: May 29, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
In part, the World Bank’s response to the Syrian crisis has been to shore-up public services in countries affected by it, like Lebanon and Jordan, which together host more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees....
Date: March 17, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Dhaka, March 11, 2014: The disbursement of the World Bank financing for Annual Development Program has witnessed an upward trend in the last four years. The World Bank disbursement for the current financial...
Date: March 11, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, December 9, 2013 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) took an important step toward increased transparency today with the release of key IADB data on AidFlows (www.aidflows.org), a...
Date: December 9, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Intro The World Bank Group's Interim Strategy for Myanmar will end in June 2014. The World Bank Group is in the process of preparing a Country Partnership Framework to succeed the ISN and to guide...
Date: November 15, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LILONGWE, November 14, 2013—Malawi is an aid dependent country with 60% to 80% of its development budget financed by external sources. Aid and development work are critical for the country as it tries...
Date: November 14, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
World Bank Group lays out its Country Partnership Strategy (CPS 2013-2016) for Ghana WASHINGTON, September 19, 2013 - The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group today discussed a new Country...
Date: September 19, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
YANGON, September 12, 2013 – The World Bank released the following statement on recent Myanmar media reports concerning the settling of arrears earlier this year by the Government of Myanmar with the World...
Date: September 12, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KATHMANDU, July 22, 2013 – The Government of Nepal and the World Bank held a joint portfolio review to assess the performance of development projects assisted by the World Bank in Nepal. The meeting was...
Date: July 22, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
VIENTIANE, June 7, 2013 – The World Bank’s Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific, Axel van Trotsenburg, commended Lao PDR for its steady economic growth and success in overcoming poverty as he concluded...
Date: June 7, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
India stands at an unprecedented moment in its history. In the six and half decades since independence, the country has brought about a landmark agricultural revolution that has transformed the nation...
Date: April 12, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Dhaka, March 30, 2013 - The disbursement of the World Bank financing for Annual Development Program has witnessed an upward trend in the last four years. The World Bank disbursement for the current...
Date: March 30, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
It's past 8 p.m. on a Friday. The lights are still burning inside the offices of Jeevika, a village-level collective action project led by the government of the Indian state of Bihar. Inside, Ajit Ranjan,...
Date: March 20, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The World Bank Group today announced the launch of 2013 India Development Marketplace and pledged $1 million in grants to be awarded on a competitive basis to social enterprises for their development solutions.Development...
Date: January 24, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Remittances, a lifeline for many Latin American economies, are also crucial for the millions of households receiving monthly support from family members abroad. The U.S. economic recovery and strengthened...
Date: November 20, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Las pilas de camisetas de Calvin Klein se reducen minuto a minuto a medida que los diligentes clientes de Costco las retiran de los estantes como si fuesen el producto estrella de la temporada. Las...
Date: November 5, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The stacks of Calvin Klein t-shirts get smaller by the minute as busy Costco shoppers grab them off the shelves as if they were the season’s hottest items. Plain white t-shirts are fixtures in any American...
Date: November 5, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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