DAR-ES-SALAAM, May 31, 2017 - “There is no such thing as an entirely ‘natural’ disaster:” this is the rallying cry of the development partners behind the Tanzania Urban Resilience Programme, a multi-stakeholder...
Date: May 31, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BAMAKO, May 2, 2017─ According to the new World Bank Report, Africa’s Cities: Opening Doors to the World, Bamako’s 2 million inhabitants do not have access to the housing, services, and jobs they...
Date: May 2, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
DHAKA, April 18, 2017 – The government of Bangladesh today signed two additional financing agreements totaling $74 million with the World Bank to improve the country’s e-government services across its...
Date: April 18, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Over the last 12 years in Gaza City, the municipality has kept urban services going despite the serious challenges it has faced. Improvements in revenue collection and own-source revenue, as well as participatory...
Date: April 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON D.C., February 28, 2017 – Residents of eight rapidly urbanizing cities in Tanzania will benefit from funding to scale up infrastructure investments and promote growth, the World Bank Group...
Date: February 28, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Urbanization does not automatically breed economic success, but economic success of cities could be of great importance for a country. The question, first and foremost, is what do we even mean by competitive...
Date: November 30, 2016
Type: Opinion
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
When her husband, an impoverished sharecropper, died about 15 years ago, Halima Begum was left to raise her three daughters in a crumbling, leaky house on a small plot of land. Living in a village named...
Date: October 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
When her husband, an impoverished sharecropper, died about 15 years ago, Halima Begum was left to raise her three daughters in a crumbling, leaky house on a small plot of land. Living in a village named...
Date: October 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
What makes a city competitive? What makes a city livable? Sri Lanka’s cities are experiencing rapid development but are facing growing pains. These increasingly vibrant and dynamic centers including the...
Date: September 20, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
SINGAPORE, July 13, 2016 – The single most crucial component in rejuvenating decaying urban areas around the world is private sector participation, according to a report released today from the World Bank...
Date: July 13, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Saudi Arabia is home to two of the world’s fastest growing cities: Jeddah and Riyadh.By 2030, the population of Riyadh, the capital and the largest city in the country, is expected to increase from 5.4...
Date: June 15, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016— The World Bank today approved a $55 million loan to Sri Lanka to improve urban services, preserve cultural and environmental assets, and improve livability in Jaffna, adding the...
Date: May 27, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Thank you, Simon. I’m very pleased to welcome all of you to the 7th World Bank and IFC Global Housing Finance Conference.I am particularly pleased that we have both public and private sector delegates...
Date: May 25, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Cities are hotspots for global emissions and climate vulnerability, so it’s no wonder they are pushing for action on climate change. Nowhere was that more evident than at COP21 in Paris, where 451 cities...
Date: May 13, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
They are the powerhouses of countries’ economic and cultural activities, but the cities of the world are also major energy consumers: they consume two-thirds of global energy. They are also responsible...
Date: April 21, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
“Plans are nothing,” former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said. “But planning is everything.” That could have been the motto of Singapore Urban Week, which gathered some 200 city leaders...
Date: March 30, 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
SINGAPORE, March 10, 2016 -- The World Bank is hosting its inaugural “Urban Week” in Singapore from 7 to 11 March. Testament to Singapore’s increasing importance as a regional infrastructure...
Date: March 10, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
For the residents of Rosario, Argentina, good solid waste management means more than just a clean city. Rosario’s approach to garbage has improved the economy and environment with, according to the city’s...
Date: March 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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