Luxembourg, March 6, 2017 - The Vienna Initiative has agreed to establish a Working Group on Capital Markets Union. This follows the European Union’s push to strengthen Capital Markets which will have...
Date: March 6, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Warsaw, 6 December, 2016 – Financial sector development must go beyond improving access to bank credit. Financial systems should develop in a balanced way through both bank and non-bank subsectors, including...
Date: December 6, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Warsaw, 6 December, 2016 – Financial sector development must go beyond improving access to bank credit. Financial systems should develop in a balanced way through both bank and nonbank subsectors, including...
Date: December 6, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2016 — The International Development Association (IDA), the arm of the World Bank Group that works in the world’s poorest countries, announced today its first-ever public...
Date: September 22, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
MANILA, March 17, 2014 – The Philippines expects to maintain strong growth rates in the next three years despite the difficult global environment and the devastation unleashed by Typhoon Yolanda. Addressing...
Date: March 18, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, October 9, 2013 – Economic growth in South Asia will be modest this year and in 2014. At such a pace, the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 will not be attained. Governments must work...
Date: October 9, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Changing global outlook highlights the need for structural reformsto sustain growth and share prosperity MANILA, October 7, 2013 – Developing East Asia is growing at a slower pace but the Philippines expects...
Date: October 7, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Lusaka/Washington, September 19, 2013—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today issued a 150 million kwacha bond—equivalent to approximately $28.4 million—to support domestic capital markets and increase...
Date: September 19, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Capital markets are a key part of any developed economy. And transparency and trust are key to the successful operation of capital markets. Alexey Timofeev runs the Russian Broker-Dealer Association, a...
Date: October 24, 2011
Type: Feature Story
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
March 9, 2010 - Almost ten years ago, I. C. Agarwal, an engineer-turned-entrepreneur, in New Delhi had an export order from Japan. He had no funds to complete it. He turned to the Small Industries Development...
Date: March 9, 2010
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
PORT LOUIS, January 7, 2010—In 2006, the Government of Mauritius embarked on a bold set of reforms to mitigate the adverse effects of the then unfolding “triple shock,” namely the erosion of trade preferences...
Date: January 7, 2010
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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