In June 2017, the World Bank launched the most recent edition of the Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU). Produced every six months, the report provides a more in-depth examination of selected economic...
Date: July 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The Public Sector Capacity Injection Project (CIP) is a joint approach to capacity building in Somalia. Administered by the World Bank through the Multi-Partner Fund (MPF), the project enables the government...
Date: June 14, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Warsaw, May 31, 2017 – Lagging regions in Poland, such as Podkarpackie and Świętokrzyskie, could develop more rapidly and catch up with the country’s more advanced regions in the areas of easier business...
Date: May 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2017 – India remains the fastest growing economy in the world - economic fundamentals are strong, and reform momentum continues. GST is on track for implementation in the second quarter...
Date: May 29, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Partnering for Development KAMPALA, May 22, 2017 - The World Bank Group and Government of Uganda will hold an Open Day for the general public on May 30, 2017. The event, “Partnering for Development,” will...
Date: May 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KATHMANDU, May 23, 2017 — Despite rapid reduction in poverty, Nepal’s development path is not helping it escape a low-growth trap, says the World Bank in a new report, Climbing Higher: Toward A Middle...
Date: May 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KATHMANDU, May 11, 2017 - Growth has rebounded strongly and has reached 7.5 percent (market prices) in FY2017. This is the highest growth rate since 1994, and is a result, in part, of the low growth in...
Date: May 9, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BRAZZAVILLE, May 3, 2017 – “While the World Bank is certainly best known as a donor institution, it is also a knowledge-sharing institution, and I am inclined to believe that we should be known more as...
Date: May 3, 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
Washington, April 25, 2017– The World Bank has transferred an amount of about US$7.7 million to the Palestinian Authority from the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan Trust Fund (PRDP-MDTF), a multi-donor...
Date: April 25, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BISSAU, April 5, 2017 – Today, the World Bank started broad-based consultations on its engagement in Guinea Bissau with the country’s key stakeholders, in particular representatives from the government,...
Date: April 5, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LOME, April 3, 2017 – The World Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Mr. Makhtar Diop, will visit Togo from April 5-6, 2107. This visit takes place in the context of the partnership between the World...
Date: April 3, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BANGKOK, March 13, 2017 – A new World Bank report explores how Thailand can restart its economic engine in ways that benefit all people in the country and help protect the environment. The report, “Getting...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Yunnan Province, on China’s southwestern border, is well known for its beautiful natural landscape and rich ethnic culture. Yet it is also one of the country’s poorest provinces. Its per capita GDP in...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KIGALI, March 3, 2017─Béatrice Mukankusi’s face radiates with relief and a sense achievement as she tells her story. It starts in the dense forests of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where Mukankusi,...
Date: March 3, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
A very Good Afternoon to you all. I want to say a very warm good afternoon to the beneficiaries in the villages who are joining us by video link. I also want to thank the three beneficiaries who spoke...
Date: March 1, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Washington, January 16, 2017– The World Bank has transferred an amount of about US$5.6 million to the Palestinian Authority from the Palestinian Recovery and Development Plan Trust Fund (PRDP-MDTF), a...
Date: January 16, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Washington, December 21, 2016: The World Bank today approved a US$ 235 million credit for the Bihar Rural Roads Project to improve and effectively manage the state's rural road network. The project will...
Date: December 21, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Jerusalem, December 20, 2016– Norway contributed the amount of NOK 15 million, equivalent to US$ 1.7 million to the Palestinian Partnership for Infrastructure Development Multi-Donor Trust Fund (PID fund)...
Date: December 20, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Reforming the Service Sector can further drive growth BANGKOK, December 19, 2016 – Thailand’s economy is expected to grow at 3.1 percent in 2016 and 3.2 percent in 2017, up from 2.8 percent last year,...
Date: December 19, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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