Brazilian development bank would benefit from reforms to increase operational potential, says new World Bank study WASHINGTON, July 14, 2017— Far-reaching reforms to modernize the state-owned National...
Date: July 14, 2017
Type: Press Release
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
NEW DELHI, MAY 31, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank today signed a $36 million loan agreement to support Himachal Pradesh in its efforts to spend...
Date: May 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, MAY 17, 2017 – The World Bank will support the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in its efforts to spend money more efficiently by improving the financial planning, budgeting and accounting...
Date: May 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The Somali Core Economic Institutions and Opportunities Program (SCORE) is the first in a series of projects to develop legal, regulatory and policy framework for key Somali financial institutions....
Date: February 27, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KABUL CITY – The air in the Presidential Palace’s Salam Khana is filled with the music of a well-known patriotic song, which captures the audience’s attention and hearts. The student ensemble of the Afghanistan...
Date: October 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Shakila Khatun is a small holder farmer in Purnea district of Bihar, India. Like many small farmers she wasn't able to get a fair price for the maize she produced—her main source of income. Until last...
Date: July 27, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Can you tell us why reliable financial information is an important pillar for effective, well developed capital and financial markets? Wiesław Janczyk: The right decisions, particularly economic ones,...
Date: July 12, 2016
Type: Opinion
Language: English
NEW DELHI, July 8, 2016 – The Government of India, the Government of Bihar and the World Bank today signed a US$ 290 million credit agreement to help improve livelihood opportunities...
Date: July 8, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2016 – The World Bank Board today approved a US$ 290 million project to help improve livelihood opportunities for five million women from poor rural households across 300 blocks...
Date: June 28, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The Central Internal Audit and Financial Control Harmonization Unit of the Croatian Ministry of Finance recently hosted a study tour for a 14-member delegation from Brazil. Members of the Brazilian delegation...
Date: March 7, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
To improve financial management of funds for social and economic development, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Finance has been working closely with the World Bank to strengthen and modernize the country’s Treasury...
Date: February 29, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Any small business needs to access financial resources or attract investors to expand and grow. Banks require credible financial statements to process a loan. Likewise, investors request reliable and comprehensive...
Date: July 29, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Tbilisi, June 22, 2015 – The World Bank and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development...
Date: June 22, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Financing in 2013-2014 reached EUR 42.7 billion, exceeding the original commitment of EUR 30 billionMore than 770 projects supportedSubstantial impact on Central and South Eastern Europe (CESEE)Institutions...
Date: June 2, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
JAKARTA, April 29, 2015 – Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance today launched SPAN, a financial management information system (FMIS), designed to improve transparency, efficiency, and accountability of the...
Date: April 29, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
There is significant potential to further leverage technology to boost financial inclusion in India How do you save money if you don’t have a bank account? And to whom do you turn when you desperately...
Date: April 27, 2015
Type: Opinion
Language: English
Nearly two decades ago, when the concept of microfinance as a poverty reduction tool was in its infancy, there was hope that microcredit would transform economic and social structures. With its focus on...
Date: March 30, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
That every rupee spent by the government counted for the citizens’ wellbeing was the spirit behind a 2-day international conference on Public Financial Management that brought together more than a thousand...
Date: February 2, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
ISTANBUL, December 10, 2014—Steady growth over the past decades has brought Turkey to the threshold of becoming a high-income economy, prosperity has been broadly shared across income groups in the society,...
Date: December 10, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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