ASTANA, May 16, 2017 – A new World Bank policy report was presented in Astana today, urging the country and international development agencies to rethink their approach to governance as a key to overcoming...
Date: May 16, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The Somali Core Economic Institutions and Opportunities Program (SCORE) is the first in a series of projects to develop legal, regulatory and policy framework for key Somali financial institutions....
Date: February 27, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, February 7, 2017 – Improving agriculture regulations in low and middle income countries could go a long way toward feeding the world’s growing population and improving farmers’ livelihoods...
Date: February 7, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Critical for Economic Growth and Employment Opportunities Jerusalem, November 16, 2016 – The Palestinian economy remains mired in income stagnation and high unemployment, with reforms to...
Date: November 14, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
In the early 1990s, fear of crime and violence was a defining feature of life in Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city. In 1991, the homicide rate peaked at a staggering 381 per 100,000 inhabitants,...
Date: September 6, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Honorable Prime Minister, Minister Gjermeni, Minister Harito, Distinguished Delegates from the Region and Development Partners, I would like to thank you for the invitation to join this important international...
Date: May 6, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
HighlightsStrengthening disaster risk management institutional systems and sectoral agency capacity in the Philippines, enabling a phased implementation of risk reduction programs for key public buildings...
Date: July 17, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Washington, D.C., October 29, 2013—Among economies in South Asia, a new World Bank Group report finds, Afghanistan made starting a business easier by reducing the time and cost to obtain a business license...
Date: October 29, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
HONIARA, 18 October 2013 – Today the Government of Solomon Islands and the World Bank launched a major research report outlining the key causes and consequences of disputes in rural communities and...
Date: October 18, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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