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
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2017 – The World Bank’s Executive Board of Directors today approved $25 million in financing to help job seekers and micro-entrepreneurs in Mongolia access labor market opportunities.
Date: April 27, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
VIENNA, April 4, 2017 – The Western Balkans region created 300,000 additional jobs between 2010 and 2016, or an overall increase in employment of about six percent. This is good news, but the rate of increase...
Date: April 4, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Headlines from around the world warn of an impending crisis: how will countries create enough jobs for the next generation of workers? More than 100 million Africans will enter the labor force over the...
Date: March 16, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Yunnan Province, on China’s southwestern border, is well known for its beautiful natural landscape and rich ethnic culture. Yet it is also one of the country’s poorest provinces. Its per capita GDP in...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Putting the right people in the right place is part of business management ‘101,’ an idea that, these days, applies equally to the private and the public sectors. Our recent report on economic mobility,...
Date: January 24, 2017
Type: Opinion
Language: English
Anemic Poverty Reduction Reveals Lack of Social and Economic Inclusion MAPUTO, December 21, 2016 - Between 1997 and 2009 for every percentage point of economic growth in Mozambique, poverty fell by...
Date: December 21, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Mozambique has made great strides in reducing poverty. But with nearly 50 percent of the population still living in poverty, progress has not been fast enough. What’s more, poverty is concentrated in rural...
Date: December 21, 2016
Type: Opinion
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
Warsaw, 12 December, 2016 – Labor offices in Poland will learn new approaches to impact evaluations of labor market measures so that they can activate the unemployed and put them back to work more effectively....
Date: December 12, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ADDIS ABABA, December 6, 2016 – Over the past decade, Ethiopia has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world with growth averaging 10.9%. Despite recently facing the worst drought in...
Date: December 6, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Honorable Finance Minister, A M A Muhith, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Afternoon! Let me also extend a warm welcome to you all to the launch of the World Bank Group’s latest South Asia Flagship Report that...
Date: November 14, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Kuala Lumpur, October 26, 2016 – Malaysia continued its efforts to improve the business climate for local entrepreneurs, enacting two business reforms during the past year, says the World Bank Group’s...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report PHNOM PENH, October 26, 2016 – Economies of East Asia and the Pacific region are steadily improving the...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report VIENTIANE, October 26, 2016 – Economies of East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region are steadily...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report BANGKOK, October 26, 2016 – This year, Thailand ranks at 46 on the ease of doing business, retaining...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
East Asia and Pacific Makes Steady Progress to Improve Business Environment: Doing Business Report NAY PYI TAW, October 26, 2016 – Myanmar has improved its business regulatory environment over the...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
New partnership will expand social protection measures worldwide as part of efforts to combat poverty and rising income inequality. New data show that many developing countries are already achieving...
Date: September 21, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
MANILA, June 17, 2016 – Greater investments in workers’ skills and education, coupled with flexible labor regulations, are needed to encourage firms to generate more jobs that offer better pay and social...
Date: June 17, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Opening RemarksMara WarwickCountry Director, World Bank PhilippinesJune 17, 2016, 11amWorld Bank Office, Taguig City Good morning everyone. Thank you for attending today’s briefing on this important report...
Date: June 17, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
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