KABUL, July 12, 2017—The Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance today signed a financing package of $482.3 million in grants with the World Bank to help the country through a difficult phase in its struggle...
Date: July 12, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
COLOMBO, June 29, 2017— Sri Lankan Government led reforms to improve competitiveness, maintain macro-fiscal stability and strengthen institutions, with broad support in the country, are key to robust economic...
Date: June 29, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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
Regional Investment Climate Assessment for Turkey Project closes with a series of data and analysis required to develop good policies ANKARA, June 14, 2017 - The Ministry of Development, the Central Finance...
Date: June 14, 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
Financing package underscores World Bank commitment to Afghan people in challenging times WASHINGTON, June 13, 2017—The World Bank today announced a financing package for Afghanistan of more than $500...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
این بستۀ کمک مالی نشان دهنده تعهد بانک جهانی برای افغانها در شرایط حساس در این کشور می باشدواشنگتن ، سیزدهم جون ۲۰۱۷ – بانک جهانی امروز بستۀ کمک مالی بیشتر از ۵۰۰ میلیون دالر امریکایی کمک بلاعوض...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
As World Bank Projects a 4.4% GDP Growth Rate in 2017 LILONGWE, June 1, 2017 — The World Bank says Malawi needs to better manage its urbanization process as this will be critical to the country’s efforts...
Date: June 1, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Lao PDR is adopting key policy reforms to make its strong economic growth benefit more people, especially the poor and disadvantaged, while protecting the environment, supported by a new US$38.6 million...
Date: May 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The Lao PDR economy is projected to expand at around 7 percent annually for the period 2017 to 2019, higher than other countries in the region, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Lao Economic...
Date: May 24, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KATHMANDU, May 23, 2017 — Despite rapid reduction in poverty, Nepal’s development path is not helping it escape a low-growth trap, says the World Bank in a new report, Climbing Higher: Toward A Middle...
Date: May 22, 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
ASTANA, May 17, 2017 – Kazakhstan’s economic growth is projected to accelerate in 2017, owing to higher oil prices and oil production, says the World Bank’s latest Kazakhstan Economic Update. According...
Date: May 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Minsk, May 15, 2017 – The economy in Belarus started stabilizing in the first quarter of 2017, supported by exports and sectoral output growth, according to the latest World Bank Economic Update on Belarus....
Date: May 15, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
New report outlines path to faster, sustainable economic growth and more inclusive human and social development Rabat, May 15, 2017 – Morocco has an opportunity in the years ahead to boost economic growth...
Date: May 15, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
It all started in 2014 when, prompted by His Majesty the King Mohammed VI in his Throne speech of July, the World Bank seized upon the subject of “intangible capital” to reflect on the less visible but...
Date: May 15, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Bangladesh’s economic growth remains resilient in spite of volatile export growth and a decline in remittances. A new World Bank report The Bangladesh Development Update May 2017 notes inflation has decelerated...
Date: May 14, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Tbilisi, 11 May, 2017 – The economy in Croatia is expected to grow by 2.9 percent in 2017, and around 2.6 percent in 2018 and 2019. Growth will be led by strengthened personal consumption, tourism, and...
Date: May 11, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
As Latin America and the Caribbean begins to emerge from six years of economic slowdown, including two of recession, it is essential to find ways to nurture and strengthen this budding recovery. Economic...
Date: May 11, 2017
Type: Opinion
Language: English
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