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
NEW DELHI, June 27, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Assam and the World Bank today signed a $35 million loan agreement to support Assam in utilizing its public resources more efficiently...
Date: June 27, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The 2008 financial crisis was a “wake up call” not only to governments, but to parents as well. Parents began to appreciate the importance of their children leaving school with a basic knowledge of how...
Date: June 19, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017 – The World Bank will support the Indian state of Assam in its efforts to utilize public resources more efficiently through better management of its finances, increase efficiency...
Date: June 15, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Jan Walliser, the World Bank’s Vice President of Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, visited Sri Lanka in early May and met with senior government officials, key private sector representatives,...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
HARARE, June 1, 2017 - Mention the Bulawayo City Council to Mildred Dube, a resident of the city, and her face lights up. “That must be the best run council in Zimbabwe,” she says. “They have a call center...
Date: June 1, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NEW DELHI, MAY 31, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank today signed a $36 million loan agreement to support Himachal Pradesh in its efforts to spend...
Date: May 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 24, 2017 - World Bank Country Manager for Mongolia James Anderson and Ulaanbaatar city Vice Mayor Bayarkhuu today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly strengthen the...
Date: May 24, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, MAY 17, 2017 – The World Bank will support the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in its efforts to spend money more efficiently by improving the financial planning, budgeting and accounting...
Date: May 17, 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
COLOMBO May 4, 2017 — Jan Walliser, the World Bank’s Vice President for Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, arrived in Colombo today for an official two-day visit. During his visit, he will gain...
Date: May 4, 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
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2017 — The World Bank today approved a $200 million credit for a First Macroeconomic Stability and Fiscal Resilience Development Policy Operation, to assist the Government...
Date: April 27, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Over the last 12 years in Gaza City, the municipality has kept urban services going despite the serious challenges it has faced. Improvements in revenue collection and own-source revenue, as well as participatory...
Date: April 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NEW DELHI, March 22, 2017: The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank today signed a US$ 210 million loan agreement to strengthen Gram Panchayats (GPs) – the lowest...
Date: March 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
GABORONE, March 14, 2017—Botswana has just completed a National Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Risk Assessment. The National Risk Assessment (NRA) was supported by...
Date: March 14, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2017— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$100 million Financial Sector Development Policy Loan (DPL) to the Republic of Albania. The policy operation...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
POINTE-NOIRE, January 19, 2017—In the waiting room of the Saint-Joseph Integrated Health Care Center in Pointe-Noire, the economic capital of the Republic of Congo, ten mothers are sitting on a bench listening...
Date: January 19, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Energy Efficiency initiatives will be implemented in 230 MSME units under the additional financing NEW DELHI, December 13, 2016 – The Government of India and the World Bank today signed an additional...
Date: December 13, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
PARIS, December 2, 2016— The World Bank Group pledged $1.3 billion over the next three years to support Madagascar’s development through its national development plan. The announcement was made at the...
Date: December 2, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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