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  • Scaling up Women’s Economic Empowerment in India
    The World Bank is helping the Indian government to scale up a women's empowerment initiative in one of the poorest regions of India to bring transformational change to the lives of rural women, their families,...
    Date: June 20, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Supporting Women Fish Sellers in Mauritania
    WASHINGTON, June 6, 2017—Mauritania’s fishing industry plays a major role in the country’s economy, contributing 25% of public revenue and up to 5% of GDP. The sector generates 53,000 jobs nationwide,...
    Date: June 6, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • The World Bank – a Knowledge Institution
    BRAZZAVILLE, May 3, 2017 – “While the World Bank is certainly best known as a donor institution, it is also a knowledge-sharing institution, and I am inclined to believe that we should be known more as...
    Date: May 3, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Clean Neighborhoods Boost Access to Services in City Development Program
    KABUL CITY – Vendor Ewaz Ali, 65, is arranging vegetables in neat piles on his cart and spraying water on them to keep them fresh. He nods to the beat of the music playing on the radio hanging on his vegetable...
    Date: March 22, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Madagascar: Some Solutions to Reduce Poverty
    Off-farm activities in the rural areas would contribute to poverty reduction and could be stimulated by improved road connectivity and access to electricity. Antananarivo, March 21, 2017 – Over...
    Date: March 21, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • Vienna Initiative: New Working Group on Capital Markets Union for CESEE Region
    Luxembourg, March 6, 2017 - The Vienna Initiative has agreed to establish a Working Group on Capital Markets Union. This follows the European Union’s push to strengthen Capital Markets which will have...
    Date: March 6, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • Education for Growth and Prosperity: A Keynote Speech by President Jim Yong Kim
    Good afternoon, your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am grateful to the people of the United Arab Emirates and to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for inviting...
    Date: February 13, 2017 Type: Speeches and Transcripts Language: English
  • Farmers See Pay Off in Adopting Modern Methods in Herat Province
    ENJIL DISTRICT, Herat Province – The humid air clings to Alaudin, 45, who is soaked in sweat. He is surveying his grapes, walking among the vines and pruning dead branches. He owns a 70-jerib orchard (14...
    Date: November 9, 2016 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Sri Lanka’s Turn
    Honorable Minister Malik Samarawickrama, Secretary Ministry of Development Strategies, members of the head table, distinguished invitees and colleagues.  I have the great pleasure of welcoming all...
    Date: November 7, 2016 Type: Speeches and Transcripts Language: English
  • Moldova is 90 Minutes Away from the Biggest Market in the World
    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
  • Making Progress: Liberia Increases Connections to Remote Areas, in Spite of Adversity
    MONROVIA, September 10, 2015 – Despite the Ebola outbreak and other challenges affecting a post-conflict and fragile country, the Liberian government is making important strides to better connect the country’s...
    Date: September 10, 2015 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Ethiopia: World Bank to Finance Expanded Agriculture and Better Livelihood Opportunities for its Small Farmers
    WASHINGTON, March  31, 2015– The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$350 million to help the government Ethiopian increase agricultural productivity and enhance market...
    Date: March 31, 2015 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • Improving Markets for Seeds and Fertilizers in West Africa
    WASHINGTON, February 10, 2014 – For farmers in West Africa, the high price of fertilizer and seeds, their limited availability and their poor quality are major barriers to agricultural growth. To increase...
    Date: February 10, 2015 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Philippines: Transcript from Dialogue on New CPS 2015-2018
    Marhay na Aga sa Indo Gabos (Good morning to everyone!) Almost two years ago, we had consultations with officials of national government agencies and local government units, civil society, private sector,...
    Date: November 25, 2014 Type: Speeches and Transcripts Language: English
  • Philippines: World Bank Group’s New Strategy to Benefit Bicol’s Rural Poor
    MANILA, November 24, 2014—Rural infrastructure projects worth one billion pesos (P1.12 billion) are slated for implementation in the Bicol Region under the new Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP)...
    Date: November 25, 2014 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • Indonesia Has Moved Up – but Not for Everyone
    JAKARTA, June 23, 2014 - Indonesia’s economy has grown confidently, helping  to lower the poverty rate. The country has succeeded in halving the poverty rate from 24 to 12 percent between 1999 and...
    Date: June 23, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Zambia Vaccinates Cattle against Foot and Mouth Disease
    SESHEKE, April 16, 2014 – In Shesheke,  in western Zambia, cattle rearing is more than just a livelihood; it is a culture that can be threatened by the spread of animal diseases, affecting the lives...
    Date: April 16, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Romania at the Heart of Domestic Market Financing
    4th Annual “World Bank Government Bond Market Conference” focuses on outlook and challenges for local currency bond markets BUCHAREST, March 12, 2014 - The 4th Annual “World Bank Government Bond Market...
    Date: March 12, 2014 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • Sri Lanka Rural Roads Link Villages to Cities Improving Rural Economy
    Neluwa Pradeshiya Saba (PS), Galle - Nirupa, a 13-year old school girl from Neluwa recalls the difficulties she and her friends faced walking to school for miles. She also observes how people’s lives changed...
    Date: January 27, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Revolutionizing Wheat Production in Ethiopia
    ADDIS ABABA, January  23, 2013—The lush wheat land that stretches from the rural township of Kulumsa (Assela) deep into the southeastern part of the country comprises what is dubbed the Arsi/Bale...
    Date: January 23, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English