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
“You have to see it to believe it,” said Abraha Hagos, an Orthodox priest and a father of ten who lives in Tigray region’s Enderta woreda (district) in northern Ethiopia. Now he has yields that are...
Date: June 22, 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
KIGALI, June 6, 2017 - A tiny country with a proportionally high and densely packed population, Rwanda finds itself caught in a dilemma: with every year that passes, agricultural land—its most valuable...
Date: June 6, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LUSAKA, May 16, 2017 — The World Bank’s Vice President for the Africa Region, Mr. Makhtar Diop, will visit Zambia from May 18 to 21, 2017. This will be Mr. Diop’s first visit to Zambia. The purpose...
Date: May 16, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2017 — Today the World Bank approved $47 million (Of the total amount of $47.3 million, $15 million is a credit from the International Development Association (IDA); $13.2 million...
Date: March 7, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
“I had never imagined that the old revenue record could ever be replaced by the new digital system. This system has not only saved my time, but also saved me money,” says Mr. Ijaz Ahmad from Tehsil Jahanian...
Date: February 6, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Washington, January 23, 2017 – South Africa’s efforts to support emerging farmers got a lift today following the approval of $93 million in long-term financing support by the World Bank Group Board...
Date: January 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, November 14, 2016 – Sub-Saharan African countries are on an ambitious path to restore and sustainably manage 100 million hectares of land in the region by 2030, and several countries are...
Date: November 14, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MAPUTO, November 10, 2016 – Local leader Felismino Manhica now knows how to identify priority areas for restoration the Mecuburi District where he lives. He can develop a short list of restoration...
Date: November 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
By Klaus Deininger, World Bank, and Denys Nizalov, Kyiv School of Economics Weak land governance precludes realization of Ukraine’s comparative advantage and its attractiveness for outside investment...
Date: October 17, 2016
Type: Opinion
Language: English
For Nitsu Simachew, a widow in rural Ethiopia, life was a constant struggle to maintain control of the small plot of land she depended on to support her four sons and daughter. “There were always boundary...
Date: October 14, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Agriculture has always been a notoriously difficult enterprise in the northwest districts of Bangladesh, which are prone to flash flooding and drought, and in southern regions damaged by saline from tidal...
Date: October 6, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
COLOMBO, September 5, 2016— Today, the Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank signed a US$45 million credit to help protect Sri Lanka’s natural habitats and resources from degradation and over -exploitation....
Date: September 5, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
PHNOM PENH, June 9, 2016 — The government of Cambodia and the World Bank today signed agreements for four projects to improve road surfaces, manage fisheries, improve livelihoods from agriculture...
Date: June 9, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Four new projects to focus on Cambodia’s development priorities WASHINGTON, May 19, 2016—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today discussed the 2016-2017 Country Engagement Note...
Date: May 19, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
MONROVIA, April 27, 2016 – The World Bank and the Government of Liberia today signed a US$36.7 million grant from the Government of Norway to support the country’s efforts to improve the integrated management...
Date: April 27, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2016 — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today an International Development Association (IDA)* credit totaling US$53 million in support of the Government of Madagascar’s...
Date: March 22, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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