Growing Interest in Renewable Energy and East Asia a Bright Spot for Infrastructure Investment: World Bank GroupSINGAPORE, 30 June, 2017—Investment commitments in infrastructure projects with private participation...
Date: June 30, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NEW DELHI, June 12, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank Board today signed a US$116.20 million loan to strengthen the financial and administrative...
Date: June 12, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
COPENHAGEN, June 6, 2017 – A new World Bank report released today called for increased private sector investment in Africa’s under-developed electricity transmission infrastructure, a vital ingredient...
Date: June 6, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NEW DELHI, JUNE 05, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Assam and the World Bank today signed a $39.20 million loan agreement to support the government in providing citizens in Assam,...
Date: June 5, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KABUL CITY – The zebra markings on the road allow schoolchildren to safely cross the road, weighed down by heavy schoolbags. The paved sidewalk is filled with teenagers, older siblings and their friends...
Date: June 5, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2017 — Today, the World Bank approved a $120 million credit for the Cote d’Ivoire Infrastructure for Urban Development and Competitiveness of Secondary Cities Project (Projet d’infrastructures...
Date: June 2, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
$36m grants approved to bring broadband to Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia WASHINGTON D.C., May 31, 2017 –The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$36 million in...
Date: June 1, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2017: The Government of India, the Government of Bihar and the World Bank today signed a $235 million credit for the Bihar Rural Roads Project to improve and effectively manage the state's...
Date: May 29, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
New Delhi, May 27, 2017 – The World Bank will support the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) provide reliable, quality, and affordable 24x7 power to its citizens. The $240 million Andhra Pradesh 24x7...
Date: May 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Washington, May 26, 2017 –The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today US$ 72.52 million in additional financing from the IDA Scale-Up Facility to support investments in infrastructure...
Date: May 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Dili, 18 May 2017 - “Ita gosta hemu café?” (Do you like to drink coffee?) is a standard greeting when visiting a Timorese home, given that 25% of all households in Timor-Leste grow their own coffee....
Date: May 18, 2017
Type: Feature Story
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
MAZAR-E-SHARIF CITY, Balkh Province – All eyes in the class are focused intently on the model of the human skeleton hanging loosely in the science laboratory. There is pin-drop silence challenged only...
Date: May 11, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KINSHASA, May 4, 2017- Alongside other businesswomen, Christine Monga is selling a range of secondhand clothes such as dresses, skirts, shirts, pants, and jackets along the avenue leading to the central...
Date: May 4, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
New approach to Public-Private Partnerships can help region spend better, not necessarily more SÃO PAULO, May 4, 2017 – A new World Bank report launched today states that Latin America and the Caribbean...
Date: May 4, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2017 - Despite the current volatile global economy, African economies are modestly rebounding and are expected to grow at a rate of 2.6% in 2017. However, to ensure that this...
Date: April 28, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2017—The World Bank today approved $59 million in financing to help Bangladesh meet the increasing demand for electricity by improving the reliability and efficiency of the entire...
Date: April 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017 ‒ Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding in 2017 after registering the worst decline in more than two decades in 2016, according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual...
Date: April 19, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
If one day you make your way through Uzbekistan’s Qarshi Steppe on the way to the city of Samarkand, you may come across an extraordinary statue of a man pushing a huge stone block. According to legend,...
Date: April 18, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
When we travel, whether by air, sea or land, we expect the most pleasant, hassle-free journey possible. Traveling through airport, port or on the road, passengers expect quality service from their point...
Date: April 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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