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Leaders Call for Global Action to Reduce Transport’s Climate Footprint
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2016— Ministers of Environment from France, the Netherlands and Morocco, mayors and CEOs today joined with the World Bank Group and other stakeholders to call for global and more co...
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Transforming the World’s Mobility – It’s time for Action
Two weeks after 175 government representatives came together in New York City to sign the historic Paris Climate Agreement, leaders are gathering in Washington, D.C. to advance concrete actions that w...
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World Bank partners with Leonard Cheshire Disability to promote and protect inclusion for persons with disabilities
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2016 - The World Bank and Leonard Cheshire Disability are joining forces to put persons with disabilities at the heart of social and economic development, and to contrib...
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Reforms to Improve Business Environment and Skills Vital to Inclusive Growth, Poverty Reduction in Mauritius – New World Bank Report
PORT LOUIS, February 18, 2016 -- Policies designed to upgrade infrastructure, support research, development and innovation, advance public-sector efficiency and further improve the business environmen...
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World Bank Group and ISO Partnership Highlights How Countries Benefit from International Standards: Open Trade, Access to Markets and Innovation
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2016—The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the World Bank Group announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help increase countri...
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World Bank’s Poverty Commission Releases Report on How to Better Measure and Monitor Global Poverty
WASHINGTON, October 18, 2016 – The World Bank’s Commission on Global Poverty has submitted recommendations on how to more comprehensively measure and monitor global poverty in support of the Bank Grou...
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New Diagnostic Approach in Indonesia Helps Districts Deliver Better Public Services and Budget Allocation
Bojonegoro, March 22, 2016 – A new diagnostic approach, the Rapid Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Service Delivery in Indonesia (RAAP-Id), supported by the World Bank, the European Union, and th...
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More Money and Better Service Delivery: A Winning Combination for Achieving Drinking Water and Sanitation Targets
WASHINGTON, February 12, 2015 — In addition to money, strong institutions, accountability and mechanisms that turn investment into effective services for people who need it, are critical to achie...
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Russia: Improving International Development Assistance through Knowledge Exchange
In May 2016, the city of Khabarovsk in eastern Russia was host to a “Knowledge Sharing and Training Workshop on International Development Cooperation”. The event, organized by the World Bank, brought ...
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Spending More and Better: Essential to Tackling the Infrastructure Gap
Countries will need to spend resources better—by improving efficiency and building capacities—in order to support high-quality infrastructure projects that can achieve significant development results ...
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European Commission and World Bank Group to Accelerate Joint Action to Tackle Fragility, Conflict and Violence
Brussels, June 14, 2016 — The European Commission (EC) and the World Bank Group (WBG) today announced their commitment to strengthen joint action on sustaining peace and increase development impact in...
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As Climate Change Hits the Caribbean, Partners Collaborate To Boost Resilience and Rejuvenate Coasts
Even before Hurricane Joaquin’s catastrophic flooding of South Carolina in October, the storm had hit ten islands of The Bahamas with brute force. On Crooked Island, 85 percent of the homes were destr...
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The World Bank-IFSB High-Level Seminar on Islamic Finance Attracts Large and Enthusiastic Audience
Washington, DC, October 11, 2016 – More than 100 participants, including government officials, bankers, asset managers and academics from all over the world, participated in the World Bank-Islami...
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World Bank, ADB, And Australia Commit to Unified Approach for Pacific Islands
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (26 October 2016) – Following talks in Canberra today, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Australian government have renewed their commitment to suppor...
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The World Bank and the International Water Association to Establish a Partnership to Reduce Water Losses
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, September 1, 2016 - The World Bank and the International Water Association (IWA) declared their intentions at World Water Week today to establish a global partnership to help countr...
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Africa’s Bold and Ambitious Endeavor: Restoring 100M Hectares of Land by 2030
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 ...
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World Bank Moves Forward in Fight against Poverty in West Africa
Grant will improve data collection and understanding of living conditions in eight countries WASHINGTON, April 6, 2016— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an International De...
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Investing in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to fourfold return
World Health Organization/World Bank Group press release Depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy US$1 trillion each year; countries and development partners to discuss way forward dur...
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Winners in the Film4Climate Global Video Contest Honored in Morocco
November 14, 2016 — Marrakech, Morocco — Inspiring the Climate Action Agenda at the Marrakech Climate Conference COP22 the winning filmmakers of the World Bank Group’s 2016 Film4Climate Global Video C...
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Forced Displacement: A Developing World Crisis
Rooted in 10 conflicts, majority of refugees have been hosted by 15 countries, says new World Bank report WASHINGTON, September 15, 2016—Forced displacement is a crisis centered in developing countrie...
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