June 22, 2017 – The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations...
Date: June 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ABUJA, April 14, 2017—The World Bank’s Board today approved a $150 million credit to enhance the contribution of the mining sector to the Nigerian economy. The project will help establish a strong...
Date: April 14, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LUSAKA, Zambia, December 7, 2016 – Zambia needs higher domestic revenue collection if the current levels of government expenditure are to be maintained in a sustainable manner, says a new World Bank...
Date: December 7, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Honourable Bright Msaka, SCPrincipal Secretary for Ministry of Energy Mining and EnvironmentOther Principal Secretaries and directors here present;Members...
Date: September 22, 2015
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
LILONGWE, September 22, 2015 – New areas showing potential of mineral deposits have been discovered in Malawi, boosting opportunities to develop the country’s mining industry, attract investors and diversify...
Date: September 22, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
If you are an artisanal miner in remote corners of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that are tough to access by paved roads, a motorbike is probably what you use to reach your destination. In the...
Date: August 13, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LUSAKA, June 17, 2015 – Zambia needs to design fiscal policies that ensure fair revenue to the government whilst also encouraging private sector investment. This is the message of a new World Bank analysis...
Date: June 17, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KAMPALA, May 12, 2015 – The discovery of 6.5 billion barrels of oil reserves in the Albertine region of Uganda present an opportunity for the country to generate government revenues for domestic investment...
Date: May 12, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2015—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a new US$45 million credit for Tanzania to improve the socioeconomic impacts of large and small-scale mining for...
Date: May 7, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2015 – This year may well see a rare occurrence for world commodity markets – a decline in all nine key commodity price indices, says the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook,...
Date: January 22, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
West Africa supplies nine percent of the world’s bauxite and eight percent of its gold. It hosts some of the world’s largest iron ore deposits, prompting massive infrastructure investments. Properly...
Date: July 28, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The people of Indonesia, the world’s third most populous democracy, have voted for a new President. The incoming administration will face hard policy choices to address rising fiscal pressures and to implement...
Date: July 22, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The reality in Myanmar only three years ago was starkly different from what it is today. People had no right to assemble. Little information was shared publicly about industry and government activities....
Date: July 14, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Consider this: Although most countries are on a sustainable path, nearly 45 percent of the 136 countries analyzed by the World Bank Group in its annual Little Green Data Book are depleting their "wealth"...
Date: June 5, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Lignite - FDI and Sustainable Development Natural resource wealth—it can be a blessing, or it can become a curse. As economic history has shown, too many resource-rich countries have, unfortunately, ended...
Date: June 3, 2014
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
MANILA, MAY 28, 2014 – The World Bank has approved a $700,615 technical assistance grant that will provide data on the current state of the Philippines’ natural resources. Called Wealth Accounting and...
Date: May 29, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DR. KIM: (Speaking in French) Now, I apologize to my actual French-speaking friends -- French is my fourth language. And it still needs a lot of work. I've been working in development for the...
Date: June 11, 2013
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 – Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to reach more than 5 percent on average in 2013-2015 as a result of high commodity prices worldwide and strong consumer...
Date: April 15, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
What is Aynak? Aynak is a large undeveloped copper resource, located about 40 km southeast of Kabul in Afghanistan’s Logar province. After a competitive bidding process, the government of Afghanistan...
Date: April 2, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2012– The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a International Development Association (IDA*) grant in the amount of $US20 million to help the Government of...
Date: September 25, 2012
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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