Honorable Prime Minister, Minister Malik Samarawickrema, Secretary Ministry of Development Strategies, Honorable Ministers, members of the head table, distinguished invitees and colleagues. It’s...
Date: July 4, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
The number ‘3.5 billion Euro’ has gained a special significance to me in the last years. Whatever we do, and whatever the government does, the magic number of 3.5 billion Euro of unspent funds on public...
Date: June 23, 2017
Type: Opinion
Language: English
NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA (14 June 2017) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank Group are ready to help Pacific island countries maximize benefits from increased trade and investment across the...
Date: June 14, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Deepening regional integration through national and regional dialogue LAGOS, Nigeria, June 13, 2017 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the World Bank Group will co-host the ECOWAS...
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 24, 2017 - World Bank Country Manager for Mongolia James Anderson and Ulaanbaatar city Vice Mayor Bayarkhuu today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly strengthen the...
Date: May 24, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
JERUSALEM, April 27, 2017 – Foreign aid and investment alone will have limited impact on the Palestinian economy without significant changes on the ground, according to a new World Bank report. A paradigm...
Date: April 27, 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
ADDIS ABABA, March 23, 2017 —The World Bank today signed a new grant agreement with the Government of Ethiopia to improve the enabling environment for sustainable forest management, investments, and...
Date: March 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am delighted to be here. Thank you for your kind welcome. I would also like to express my thanks to the organizers for the invitation to join you today. It is an honor...
Date: February 23, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Infrastructure as growth policy Today, Indonesia constitutes the world’s 10th largest economy. With over 260 million people spread across 17,000 islands, a modern and efficient infrastructure is vital...
Date: January 31, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
PRETORIA, January 17, 2017 – Re-orienting investment tax incentives towards sectors of the South Africa economy that have high productivity and a comparative advantage would stimulate growth, create additional...
Date: January 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
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
WASHINGTON, November 22, 2016 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $65 million grant for the Public Finance Sustainability and Investment Development Policy Financing (DPF)...
Date: November 22, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I am delighted to be here. It is very good to be back to an IAIS Annual Meeting and in particular to Asuncion. Since those days during your meeting in Budapest, I...
Date: November 11, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
DHAKA, October 15, 2016—World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrives in Dhaka tomorrow to see firsthand the progress Bangladesh has made in transitioning successfully to a lower-middle income country,...
Date: October 15, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 27, 2016 – A US$300 million World Bank Group program will support Jordan’s efforts to improve the investment climate, attract investors, reform the country’s labor market and grant...
Date: September 27, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KABUL, September 25, 2016 —World Bank Senior Vice President for Operations Kyle Peters pledged continued support for Afghanistan on a two-day visit to Kabul that discussed government preparations for the...
Date: September 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
GUANGZHOU, China, September 8, 2016— The World Bank Group is strengthening its partnership with China in support of African development through two major initiatives launched during the second “Investing...
Date: September 8, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Good morning your excellencies. It’s great to be here with you at the Second Investing in Africa Forum. I would like to express my gratitude to Vice Premier Ma Kai and the Government of...
Date: September 7, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2016—Ghana today received support from the World Bank to strengthen its institutional capacity in domestic revenue mobilization, public investment management, debt management, and...
Date: August 30, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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