The Arab Spring revolutions started in Tunisia, when a young fruit and vegetable seller, supporting eight people on less than a dollar a day, set himself on fire. Yet six years from the Arab revolts, Tunisia...
Date: July 10, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MR. DONNELLY: Welcome to the opening press conference of the 2016 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings. My name is John Donnelly. I’m the communications advisor...
Date: April 14, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Bold fuel subsidy reform has paved the way for the revised 2015 Budget, the first of the new government, to shift spending allocations decisively towards development priorities, especially capital expenditures,...
Date: March 18, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MANILA, APRIL 7, 2014 – The Philippines is likely to remain as one of the fastest growing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region in the next two years. Further reforms, including the removal of...
Date: April 7, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Exchange rate acts as shock absorber and economic booster In spite of 2.5 % expected growth, pessimism over LAC’s future unwarranted Small countries with less flexible currencies need to find fiscal...
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
Currency swap transaction eliminates US dollar exposure on US$1 Billion Moroccan Issue WASHINGTON, December 21, 2012 — The World Bank executed a US$1 billion currency swap transaction for Morocco to manage...
Date: December 21, 2012
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Un swap de devise élimine l’exposition au dollar sur la récente émission obligataire du Maroc d’un milliard de dollars WASHINGTON, le 21 décembre 2012 — La Banque mondiale a exécuté un swap de devise d’un milliard...
Date: December 21, 2012
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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