Partnering for Development KAMPALA, May 22, 2017 - The World Bank Group and Government of Uganda will hold an Open Day for the general public on May 30, 2017. The event, “Partnering for Development,” will...
Date: May 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KAMPALA, May 19, 2017 -- The World Bank recognizes the progress made by the Government of Uganda in addressing the issues that were impacting the overall performance of the Bank-supported portfolio,...
Date: May 19, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
GABORONE, May 17, 2017 —The World Bank Vice President for Africa, Mr. Makhtar Diop, will visit Botswana from May 17-18, 2017. The purpose of the visit is to engage with the Government on the World Bank...
Date: May 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LUSAKA, May 16, 2017 — The World Bank’s Vice President for the Africa Region, Mr. Makhtar Diop, will visit Zambia from May 18 to 21, 2017. This will be Mr. Diop’s first visit to Zambia. The purpose...
Date: May 16, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
World Bank Report Outlines Key Success Factors, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in Strengthening Public Sector Management Malaysia’s experience in driving public sector performance through a delivery...
Date: May 9, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2017 – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a $ 200 million International Development Association (IDA) credit under the IDA17 Scale-up Facility for Zambia to...
Date: May 4, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BISSAU, April 5, 2017 – Today, the World Bank started broad-based consultations on its engagement in Guinea Bissau with the country’s key stakeholders, in particular representatives from the government,...
Date: April 5, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2017—The World Bank has launched “Focus: Sub-Saharan Africa,” a free user-friendly online Africa knowledge feature of the Open Knowledge Repository which contains the World...
Date: March 30, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2017—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today discussed and endorsed the 2017-2021 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Cameroon. This CPF represents a five-year...
Date: March 28, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DHAKA, February 22, 2017: The World Bank reiterates its continued support to Bangladesh during a meeting between Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal and Mr....
Date: February 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Good afternoon, your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am grateful to the people of the United Arab Emirates and to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for inviting...
Date: February 13, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
In March 2015, the World Bank reengaged with Guinea-Bissau after several years of political instability and a military coup in 2012. At a donor conference in Brussels that same year, the World Bank committed...
Date: October 20, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The World Bank presented an overview and analysis of Afghanistan’s economy at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan on October 5, 2016. 70 countries and 20 international organizations and agencies were...
Date: October 5, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
For people living in the remote Bangladeshi village of Saraswatipur, getting to the nearest health care provider 10 kilometers away in Upazila Health Complex in Mohadevpur meant an hour-long, bumpy trek...
Date: September 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
PRETORIA, September 22, 2016 – South Africa has made significant progress to improve the financial risk management of its public debt portfolio thanks to a tailor-made model designed to analyze...
Date: September 22, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
YAOUNDE, April 22, 2016 – The World Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, will be in Cameroon on April 25, 2016 to meet with government officials, private sector...
Date: April 22, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
HARARE, March 22, 2016 – Not so long ago, many communities in Zimbabwe began their day to the rhythmic vibration of trains passing by on the railway tracks. The trains used to run like clockwork, literally...
Date: March 22, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Emissions of air pollutants have become a major topic for specialized research, political discussions, and everyday conversations. Carbon dioxide, low-stack emissions, smog, and global warming are all...
Date: February 29, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
TETE, February 16, 2016 – For the first time, the World Bank Group’s (WBG) highest-ranking in-country representatives visited several rural Mozambique provinces together, to consult with citizens on the...
Date: February 16, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
YAOUNDE, December 1, 2015 – The World Bank will be preparing a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) over the next few months, which will be based on a Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD). The first...
Date: December 1, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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