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
DHAKA, June 5, 2017 — Despite Bangladesh’s robust economic growth, the pace of job creation has slowed in the recent years, says a new World Bank analysis discussed today at a high-level workshop. The...
Date: June 5, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Achievement #1 On May 15, 2002, James Wolfensohn, the World Bank Group President at that time, officially reopened the World Bank Office in Kabul after 23 years of the office being closed....
Date: May 15, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
COLOMBO May 4, 2017 — Jan Walliser, the World Bank’s Vice President for Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, arrived in Colombo today for an official two-day visit. During his visit, he will gain...
Date: May 4, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2017 – A new partnership between Lao PDR and the World Bank Group focuses on opportunities for all, sustained green growth, and improved access to human and infrastructure services. ...
Date: April 27, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Dame Shirley Pearce, Director David Webb, distinguished faculty, students, and guests. Thank you for hosting me this evening. It’s a great honor to be here with you, and with representatives from our close...
Date: April 11, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
BANGKOK, March 13, 2017 – A new World Bank report explores how Thailand can restart its economic engine in ways that benefit all people in the country and help protect the environment. The report, “Getting...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
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
CAIRO, December 22, 2016 – The World Bank and Ministry of International Cooperation today signed the loan agreement for USD 1 billion for the Second Fiscal Consolidation, Sustainable Energy, and Competitiveness...
Date: December 22, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, December 20, 2016 – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved US$1 billion in a development policy finance operation for Egypt to support the Government’s economic reforms...
Date: December 20, 2016
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
Beijing, December 15, 2016 - The Urban China Initiative (UCI) today announced the prize winners of its 2016 Photo Contest. The winning photos were selected from more than 10,000 entries from all over China....
Date: December 15, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Blog #1 - Striving, struggling and thriving in Nepal Lahjung Bhotia is from Hatiya, Sankhuwasabha, a remote mountainous district in Eastern Nepal. She and her husband rent land and grow black cardamom...
Date: December 5, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
PARIS, December 2, 2016— The World Bank Group pledged $1.3 billion over the next three years to support Madagascar’s development through its national development plan. The announcement was made at the...
Date: December 2, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Afghanistan’s economy is experiencing the most sustained period of slow growth since it emerged from the conflict in 2002. The October 2016 edition of the Afghanistan Development Update explores the...
Date: November 8, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MR. THEIS: Good morning. I'm David Theis, press secretary for the World Bank. We'll have brief opening remarks from the World Bank president Dr. Jim Yong Kim. And then, we'll turn...
Date: October 6, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Good morning. Welcome to the 2016 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings. I first want to say a few words about Haiti, which was devastated by Hurricane Matthew. Our thoughts are with the people of Haiti, many...
Date: October 6, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
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