Additional financing approved to support airport terminal upgrade WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2016 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$16.62 million credit to the Independent...
Date: June 8, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
US$20.01 million in additional financing approved for major aviation projectsWASHINGTON D.C., March 9, 2016—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved additional funding for aviation...
Date: March 9, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
If you go to Cairo airport, you will see a large construction area next to Terminal 3. On one side is a brand new all-glass departure lounge which is connected by an overpass to the arrival lounge. 14...
Date: December 17, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
GOMA, October 20, 2015 — Residents of Goma, the capital of North Kivu in eastern DRC, live at the foot of one of Africa’s most active volcanoes, Mount Nyiragongo. They are philosophical about their situation:...
Date: October 20, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Total infrastructure investments in 139 emerging economies – for projects with private participation in the energy, transport and water sectors – rose to US$107.5 billion in 2014, driven largely by increasing...
Date: June 9, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Aviation sector receives critical upgrade PORT VILA, June 3, 2015--The Vanuatu Government today signed a US$59.5 million credit agreement with the World Bank to improve the safety and efficiency of its...
Date: June 3, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2015 –The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$52 million International Development Association (IDA)* grant to help improve the safety, security and operations...
Date: March 13, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Low-cost carriers, such as the United States’ Southwest Airlines and Ireland’s Ryanair, have transformed the airline industry over the last decade. According to a new World Bank Group book, this business...
Date: February 24, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
ACCRA, 11 February 2015 – At the end of their Second Tripartite Meeting in Accra, Ghana, representatives of ECOWAS, UEMOA and the World Bank Group, have agreed on a set of priorities aimed...
Date: February 11, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Esteemed Presidents of ECOWAS and UEMOA, Distinguished Commissioners and Directors, fellow colleagues of the World Bank Group (WBG) and partner institutions, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the WBG,...
Date: February 10, 2015
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Additional $203.5 million will support reconstruction of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and upgrading of Northern and Western trade and transport corridors WASHINGTON, March 26, 2014—The World Bank...
Date: March 26, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 6, 2014 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$25 million grant to the Independent State of Samoa for the Samoa Aviation Investment Project to improve...
Date: March 6, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, DC, November, 01 2013 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$6.06 million in additional finance for the existing Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project (TvAIP) which...
Date: November 1, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September, 30 2013 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$2.15 million grant to the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) to ensure safety and security oversight...
Date: September 30, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The World Bank Group has been a development partner in Nepal for the past four decades, providing financing, technical assistance and advice. Over the years, the Bank’s support has evolved in focus and...
Date: February 2, 2011
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Growth is key March 1, 2010 - South Asia’s prospects changed in the 1980s as it adopted pro-growth policies. It opened up markets to international competition, replaced the public sector with the private...
Date: March 1, 2010
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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