The Nakivubo wetland, one of several large wetland systems within and around the Ugandan city of Kampala, is severely degraded. The volumes of contaminated runoff entering wetland channels from informal...
Date: June 1, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Luxembourg, March 6, 2017 - The Vienna Initiative has agreed to establish a Working Group on Capital Markets Union. This follows the European Union’s push to strengthen Capital Markets which will have...
Date: March 6, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Every year in August, Peru commemorates the National Day of the Elderly. With the average life expectancy of pensioners projected to reach 89 years, the segment of the population over the age of 60 is...
Date: February 14, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Zagreb, 9 December, 2016 – Financial sector development must go beyond improving access to bank credit. Financial systems should develop in a balanced way through both bank and nonbank subsectors, including...
Date: December 9, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Warsaw, 6 December, 2016 – Financial sector development must go beyond improving access to bank credit. Financial systems should develop in a balanced way through both bank and non-bank subsectors, including...
Date: December 6, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Hakan Altinay is one of Turkey’s first aerospace engineers, the first person in the country to build a robot, and a successful businessman in the high-tech industry. He’s also a devout Muslim, so when...
Date: September 12, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
April 28, 2016, Washington D.C. - The OECD, IOPS, and World Bank announced today that they are collaborating to help expand global data on private pensions. The OECD and IOPS currently collect a market-leading...
Date: April 28, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The Republic of Ghana issued a US$1 billion sovereign bond on October 7 with a 15-year final maturity. The sovereign bond is partially guaranteed by a US$400 million Policy Based Guarantee (PBG) by the...
Date: November 18, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2015– The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$25 million credit in support of the Government of Mozambique (GoM)’s Financial Sector Development Strategy,...
Date: September 29, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2015—The World Bank approved a total of $476 million for two projects in Bangladesh to develop a strong financial sector and to improve agricultural productivity for one million poor...
Date: June 8, 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
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A finance official from Mutare, Zimbabwe plans to make municipal finances more transparent and accountable to citizens. A government official responsible for district development...
Date: March 30, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
I am delighted to be here today with several of the creators of the Green Bond Principles and pioneers of today’s green bond market. In just one year, the principles are having an impact on transparency...
Date: March 27, 2015
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Thank you Nik. It is a great pleasure to be with you here at the Singapore Summit. This forum has become a prime event for discussing developments in Asia and beyond. Singapore is an obvious place...
Date: September 19, 2014
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
New US$500 million loan to strengthen Ukrainian banks’ stability, efficiency, and resilience WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2014 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$500 million...
Date: August 7, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
"Are we treating the symptoms or curing the disease?" Thank you very much. It’s a great pleasure to be with you here today. I’d like to thank the IMF, the US Federal Reserve, and my colleagues at the World...
Date: June 6, 2014
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
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
Tirana, April 19, 2013 — Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (AFSA) and a World Bank team of insurance experts organized today a workshop with market participants and other stakeholders to present...
Date: April 19, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Do you use any kind of financial products, such as a bank card? Do you know how to make a formal complaint when you are not satisfied with the financial services you receive? Do you feel your rights as...
Date: February 5, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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