HARARE, June 21, 2017 - Resolving the ongoing financial crisis and sustaining growth in Zimbabwe will require bold measures to correct fiscal imbalances, according to a World Bank report released today. ...
Date: June 21, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ABUJA, May 19, 2017--Nigeria can build on the oil-driven economic recovery anticipated for it in 2017 by strengthening its macroeconomic policy framework and implementing the structural reforms needed...
Date: May 19, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Also Available in: دری | پښتوEconomic, social progress of last 15 years is at risk KABUL, May 8, 2017— Poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan rose in the three years following the start of international...
Date: May 8, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
COTONOU, April 27, 2017─ “Benin does not sell at all as a destination. No one helps or supports our development. The sector lacks training and there is no sector financing policy,” laments Christiane Toussou,...
Date: April 27, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Today we celebrate World Water Day around the world. In Marseille, young people are coming together to promote innovative projects by entrepreneurs for recycling water in households, agriculture,...
Date: March 22, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
YANGON, January 30, 2017 – Myanmar’s economy will grow an average of 7.1 percent per year in the next three years, as inflation pressures are expected to ease up and private and public investments...
Date: January 30, 2017
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
KUALA LUMPUR, December 19, 2016—Malaysia's economy remains resilient to external headwinds, with GDP growth projected around 4.2 percent in 2016 and 4.3 percent in 2017, according to new economic analysis...
Date: December 19, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LUSAKA, Zambia, December 7, 2016 – Zambia needs higher domestic revenue collection if the current levels of government expenditure are to be maintained in a sustainable manner, says a new World Bank...
Date: December 7, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2016— Economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa slowed in 2015, with GDP growth averaging 3.0 percent, down from 4.5 percent in 2014. This means that the pace of expansion decelerated...
Date: April 11, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NAIROBI, March 31, 2016—Kenya’s economy is projected to grow at 5.9% in 2016, recording an improvement over the 5.6% estimated for 2015, says a new World Bank Group economic report released today. The...
Date: March 31, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2015 - Over the past two decades, GDP growth in Africa has been impressive. But while the narrative of “Africa rising” seems to have dominated the news, violence and conflict continue...
Date: July 5, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LILONGWE, April 14, 2015 – A new report by the World Bank analyzing Malawi’s economic development shows that the country’s economy continues to grow at a moderate pace and that GDP will not be overly affected...
Date: April 14, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2014 – Despite weaker than expected global growth and stable or declining commodity prices, African economies continue to expand at a moderately rapid pace, with regional GDP growth...
Date: October 7, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2014 - Over the past 15 years, GDP growth in Africa has been higher than in the rest of the developing world, excluding China. Good news. But despite this tremendous economic growth,...
Date: July 8, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NEW DELHI, June 20, 2014: Unlike most developing countries, India’s recent growth has been well below potential, which provides space for economic activity to accelerate without building inflationary pressures.Global...
Date: June 20, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Consider this: Although most countries are on a sustainable path, nearly 45 percent of the 136 countries analyzed by the World Bank Group in its annual Little Green Data Book are depleting their "wealth"...
Date: June 5, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2014 – The International Comparison Program (ICP) released new data today showing that the world economy produced goods and services worth over $90 trillion in 2011, and that almost...
Date: April 29, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, DC – Economic growth is back. Not only are the United States, Europe, and Japan finally expanding at the same time, but developing countries are also regaining strength. As a result, world...
Date: February 5, 2014
Type: Opinion
Language: English
HARGEISA, January 29, 2014: Since its self-declaration of independence in 1991, Somaliland has – against many odds – established a system of democratic governance and embarked upon an ambitious development...
Date: January 29, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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