SOFIA, July 13, 2017 – Smaller cities in Bulgaria and Hungary are more business-friendly as they vie to compete with their respective capitals of Sofia and Budapest, a new World Bank Group report finds....
Date: July 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Honorable Prime Minister, Minister Malik Samarawickrema, Secretary Ministry of Development Strategies, Honorable Ministers, members of the head table, distinguished invitees and colleagues. It’s...
Date: July 4, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Kyiv, June 7, 2017 – Ukraine needs to improve people’s skills to boost productivity and make the country more competitive, according to a new World Bank report launched in Kyiv today. Skills for a Modern...
Date: June 8, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
VIENTIANE, March 31, 2017 – The Ministry of Finance launched today the new Implementing Instructions for the revised value-added tax (VAT) Law, which were approved in January 2017. The...
Date: March 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
VIENTIANE, MARCH 13, 2017 – Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the World Bank, and the Australian Embassy met today to officially launch the Additional Financing to the ongoing...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Auctions bring together buyers and sellers to agree on a price for goods or services that are otherwise difficult to value. In climate finance, reverse auctions can be used to produce the biggest bang...
Date: January 11, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysia is one of 17 economies that implemented reforms in the East Asia and Pacific to improve the business climate for local entrepreneurs. It is one of the top performing economies...
Date: December 13, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Honorable Minister Malik Samarawickrama, Secretary Ministry of Development Strategies, members of the head table, distinguished invitees and colleagues. I have the great pleasure of welcoming all...
Date: November 7, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Kuala Lumpur, October 26, 2016 – Malaysia continued its efforts to improve the business climate for local entrepreneurs, enacting two business reforms during the past year, says the World Bank Group’s...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ALMATY, October 26, 2016 – Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan implemented a total of 12 reforms across nine business regulatory areas during the past year, with Kazakhstan recording...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report PHNOM PENH, October 26, 2016 – Economies of East Asia and the Pacific region are steadily improving the...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report VIENTIANE, October 26, 2016 – Economies of East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region are steadily...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report BANGKOK, October 26, 2016 – This year, Thailand ranks at 46 on the ease of doing business, retaining...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report NAY PYI TAW, October 26, 2016 – Myanmar has improved its business regulatory environment over the...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Colombo, October 25, 2016 – Over the past year Sri Lanka made progress in two reform areas that are covered by the Doing Business report, namely Starting a Business and Protecting Minority Investors....
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2016 – A new $500 million World Bank loan will help create jobs in Upper Egypt by enhancing the business climate and improving infrastructure and the delivery of services. The...
Date: September 29, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Manila, Philippines, August 9, 2016 – Climate finance totaling $81 billion was mobilized for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included...
Date: August 9, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
CAIRO, 25 July 2016 – The private sector can be an important driver for growth and rising prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) if effective policies are put in place to address key challenges...
Date: July 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Nearly twenty Canadian companies signed on today to join the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), which brings together governments, businesses and civil society groups to identify and address the...
Date: July 15, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
In the global effort to minimize the effects of climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, buildings can play a vital role. They account for 18 percent of total emissions today, and...
Date: May 30, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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