DHAKA, June 5, 2017 — Despite Bangladesh’s robust economic growth, the pace of job creation has slowed in the recent years, says a new World Bank analysis discussed today at a high-level workshop. The...
Date: June 5, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2017 — The World Bank today approved $100 million financing to help Bangladesh diversify exports in labor and skill intensive industries beyond the garment sector and create more and...
Date: June 1, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ULAANBAATAR, March 24, 2017 – The Mongolia Ministry of Finance and the World Bank today launched the Export Development Project aimed to help small- and medium-sized enterprises in non-minerals sectors...
Date: March 24, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KAMPALA, February 23, 2017 – For more than 10 years, Joseph Bwire and his partner Matia Mubangizi ran their grain milling business, Arise and Shine Millers, out of Kisenyi – a crowded backwater slum...
Date: February 23, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Ankara, February 2, 2017 - The World Bank issued today its new Turkey Regular Economic Note (TREN)[i] which focuses on the recent economic developments and provides World Bank forecasts on key macroeconomic...
Date: February 2, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ISLAMABAD, December 13, 2016 — South Asia could become the fastest growing exporting region of the world if authorities in Pakistan and its South Asian neighbors implement a set of policy actions aimed...
Date: December 13, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2016 – Armenia and the World Bank signed today a US$50 million development policy finance operation to support the Government’s reforms program across key economic areas. The Fourth...
Date: December 8, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
How can Bangladesh take advantage of its growing demographic, increasing education levels and help its firms compete in the global market? A new World Bank report launched jointly with the Policy Research...
Date: November 14, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MAHOBONG, November 9, 2016 – Ntofela Pasa, a 30-year-old mother of two, spends her days managing Likhothola Farm, which her family owns with eight other households. Formed in 2012, when she and the...
Date: November 9, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
South Asia is a region of contrasts. The fastest growing region in the world, South Asia has more than 1 million young workers entering the labor market each month. By 2030, more than 25% of the world’s...
Date: October 13, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Honorable Minister Bushati, Honorable Minister Klosi, Distinguished Ambassadors, Development Partners and Members of Civil Society, Thank you for the opportunity to discuss with Albania’s senior diplomats...
Date: July 15, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
ADEISO TOWN, June 7, 2016 – For nearly eight years, farmers at the Gold Coast Fruits pineapple farm would plant row after row of pineapple plantlets across nearly 400 hectares of land, manually weed and...
Date: June 7, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
CHISINAU, March 21, 2016 - The World Bank Group office in Moldova launched the Moldova Trade Study report which assesses Moldova’s foreign trade performance and offers policy recommendations to boost...
Date: March 21, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
GABORONE, March 15, 2016 – With the launch of a new trade portal, the Botswana government is lowering trade costs, decreasing time to do business and easing customs cooperation when moving goods and...
Date: March 15, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Nairobi, Kenya: At the World Trade Organization’s 10th Ministerial Conference the world came closer to ratification of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), an agreement that could help lower trade...
Date: January 7, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
To make the recovery sustainable, Europe needs to continue reforms to promote exports and investment, create jobs, and protect the vulnerable BRUSSELS, May 28, 2015—Economic growth is expected to continue...
Date: May 28, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2015 – Well-supplied markets are continuing to drive down prices of commodities, across the board, says the latest issue of the World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook (CMO), released...
Date: April 22, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
In recent decades, the Dominican Republic has transformed its economic base and has diversified its exports. Improvements to the business climate have facilitated international trade and boosted export...
Date: March 11, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2015 – Faced with weaker export prospects, an impending rise in global interest rates, and fragile financial market sentiment, developing countries need to rebuild fiscal buffers...
Date: January 7, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DAR ES SALAAM, September 12, 2014 — Tanzania urgently needs to transform its economy to create more productive jobs for its fast growing population, according to a new World Bank report released today....
Date: September 12, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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