NILI DISTRICT, Daykundi Province – A farm worker uses a pick to soften the earth around the almond trees as Ewaz Ali waters the trees with a hose attached to a nearby solar-powered water pump. This new...
Date: July 9, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2017—The World Bank today approved two Program-for-Results operations totaling $961 million to support the Nigerian federal and state authorities in their effort to foster inclusion...
Date: June 20, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2017 – India remains the fastest growing economy in the world - economic fundamentals are strong, and reform momentum continues. GST is on track for implementation in the second quarter...
Date: May 29, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ULAANBAATAR, March 24, 2017 – The Mongolia Ministry of Finance and the World Bank today launched the Export Development Project aimed to help small- and medium-sized enterprises in non-minerals sectors...
Date: March 24, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Governor Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. Coomaraswamy, distinguished guests of 23 Central Banks from around the world and colleagues. It is indeed my pleasure to welcome you to this beautiful island of...
Date: February 13, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
BAMAKO, February 13, 2017—In Africa today, more than 500 million people live without electricity. In fact, fewer than one in five Africans was connected to the power grid in 2012, and despite a modest...
Date: February 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
An hour and a half flight to the west of the capital Astana brings you to the Aktobe oblast (region) of Kazakhstan – where you will find yourself at the intersection of air, rail, and highway routes leading...
Date: January 5, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The role of local governments in South East Europe (SEE) has been evolving, along with increased responsibilities, but capacity gaps remain that need to be addressed. Local governments in the Western Balkans...
Date: January 4, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
VIENTIANE, November 9, 2016 — The World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Victoria Kwakwa, is visiting Lao PDR on November 9 – 12, 2016. During her first official visit to Lao PDR, since...
Date: November 9, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Rotating the wheel to perform vehicular acrobatics around potholes could well have described the drive into Oshakan village in Ararat region not so long ago. On this local road, like on so many other roads...
Date: November 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
President Kim announces financing to help increase commitments up to $1 billion DHAKA, October 17, 2016—World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today said he hopes financial support to Bangladesh to end...
Date: October 17, 2016
Type: Press Release
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
For people living in the remote Bangladeshi village of Saraswatipur, getting to the nearest health care provider 10 kilometers away in Upazila Health Complex in Mohadevpur meant an hour-long, bumpy trek...
Date: September 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 27, 2016 – A US$300 million World Bank Group program will support Jordan’s efforts to improve the investment climate, attract investors, reform the country’s labor market and grant...
Date: September 27, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The flight of five million refugees from Syria has created a crisis at global level, but no country has borne the brunt of their flight more than Lebanon, where almost one in every three persons now has...
Date: July 14, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
To be implemented in six north eastern states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura WASHINGTON, June 24, 2016 – The World Bank Board today approved a US$ 470 million loan...
Date: June 24, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ERBIL May 30, 2016 – A new World Bank Group report proposes a series of reforms to enable Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to chart a path out of the difficult economic challenges it faces toward a more sustainable...
Date: May 30, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Alex Kremer is British. Since August 2014 he has been the World Bank Country Manager for Moldova. He coordinates multi-million dollar projects which the World Bank is implementing in scores of localities...
Date: January 15, 2016
Type: Opinion
Language: English
LIBREVILLE, January 14, 2016 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on December 10, 2015 an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan of US$100 million to assist...
Date: January 14, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DHAKA, December 11, 2015 ─ World Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Kaushik Basu arrives in Dhaka tomorrow at the invitation of the Bangladesh Bank to give a public lecture hosted by the...
Date: December 11, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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