NEW DELHI, June 12, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank Board today signed a US$116.20 million loan to strengthen the financial and administrative...
Date: June 12, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KABUL CITY – Ten young men are engrossed on their screens, the blue light from their screens lends an eerie haze to the room. They are hard at work at MSoft Technologies, a newly established Afghan Information...
Date: May 30, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NEW DELHI, March 22, 2017: The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank today signed a US$ 210 million loan agreement to strengthen Gram Panchayats (GPs) – the lowest...
Date: March 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Soaring global temperatures and runaway urbanization are among the key factors making natural disasters more intense, more frequent, and more devastating by the day. The costs are enormous. Every year,...
Date: January 17, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
There is nothing new to traffic congestion. Archives show that the Romans themselves complained of congestion in the capital of their empire. However, with on average three million people moving to cities...
Date: November 22, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
HERAT CITY, Herat Province – A little girl rests on her hospital bed with several tubes attached to her body, one of which is connected to a dialysis machine next to the bed. On the other side of the room,...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MALABO, August 17, 2016—What do a Minister of Education, who is trying to reduce the school dropout rates and improve education quality, a Minister of Health, who is trying to address gaps in maternal...
Date: August 17, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BUKAVU, May 3, 2016—Life has gradually returned to normal in this small city nestled amongst lush green hills and bordered by the majestic Lake Kivu. It is difficult to imagine the years of conflict that...
Date: May 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
In South East Europe, local governments currently face a wide range of challenges, including fiscal decentralization, mismatch of revenue and expenditure management, absence of infrastructure investments,...
Date: March 21, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
New Program to Strengthen Capacity of Institutions to Effectively Deliver Devolved Services WASHINGTON, March 15, 2016—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development...
Date: March 15, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
METOLONG, December 18, 2015 – Scores of young men lined up forming a human chain atop a hill in rural Lesotho, swaying in unison with sticks raised up in the air and their right elbows stacked side-by-...
Date: December 18, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KABUL CITY – Fayaz Ahmad Sherzad, 29, is one of 600 applicants who participated in the entry exam for the Capacity Building for Results (CBR) Program's Mid-Level Management Development (MMD) Program conducted...
Date: November 4, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The United Nations is promoting a new sustainable development agenda by encouraging countries to adopt a set of global goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. The World...
Date: October 28, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
SOFIA, September 15, 2015 – The World Bank will provide advisory services to the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance on the setting up of a new body that will be responsible for implementing financial instruments...
Date: September 15, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
JERUSALEM, June 25, 2015 – A $2 million grant to the Palestinian water sector will strengthen the capacity of the water authority and contribute to implement reform initiatives as outlined in the water...
Date: June 25, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A finance official from Mutare, Zimbabwe plans to make municipal finances more transparent and accountable to citizens. A government official responsible for district development...
Date: March 30, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
YAOUNDE, November 25, 2014 - The legislative elections of September 2013 marked a historic moment for Cameroon on its journey towards greater gender equality. Female representation in parliament reached...
Date: November 25, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MOGADISHU, October 27, 2014— For the first time since 1991, the World Bank Group is back at work in Mogadishu.A new World Bank-administered Multi-Partner Fund for Somalia has recently opened a facility...
Date: October 27, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2014—Stories about “China in Africa” abound, and regularly make headlines. Now, thanks to a new push, an “Africa in China” narrative has begun to take root with a group of 40...
Date: July 28, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Africa, like the rest of the world, is witnessing a road safety crisis. With the highest per capita rate of road fatalities in the world, road deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are projected to more than double...
Date: June 6, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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