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14 Jan 16
Four billion people still lack access to the internet and the anticipated gains for growth, employment and public services from digital technologies is falling short of expectations, the World Bank...
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12 Jan 16
A hydropower plant planned for one Liberia’s remote Lofa County has received World Bank funding of $27m.
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6 Jan 16
The World Bank has approved $277m in financing for Bangladesh to help 19.5 million children complete primary school and increase the country’s low-cost energy supply.
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4 Jan 16
Guinea was declared Ebola free last week after no new cases were reported for 42 days.
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23 Dec 15
Three global development banks have reached a risk-sharing agreement that is intended to optimise asset use and enhance development effectiveness.
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22 Dec 15
The World Bank has confirmed a $1bn loan will be made to Egypt to support a reform programme being undertaken in collaboration with the African Development Bank that includes reductions in government...
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14 Dec 15
Public finance reforms in Madagascar are to receive a $55m helping hand from the World Bank.
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9 Dec 15
The World Bank has announced a $2bn five-year partnership with Bolivia, which it says will benefit 4.5 million people in the country.
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9 Dec 15
China could lose 90 million workers by 2040 as its population ages, the World Bank has warned. Wealthier economies across East Asia are set to see their working-age populations shrink by as much as...
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8 Dec 15
Urbanisation in Pakistan is “messy” and preventing the country from reaping the benefits, the World Bank has warned.
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3 Dec 15
Eight major global development banks have made a joint commitment to mitigate transport emissions and ensure networks are resilient to climate change.
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3 Dec 15
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) need to be more “nimble and flexible” in order to help countries meet the new Sustainable Development Goals, the president of the European Bank for...
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2 Dec 15
The World Bank is to enter into a new five-year country partnership with Indonesia, expected to deliver a total of $10bn for infrastructure and poverty-reduction schemes.
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2 Dec 15
Africa is on the brink of a major housing crisis unless it can carve a targeted approach to housing, lending and land policies, the World Bank has warned.
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1 Dec 15
A group of multilateral development banks have pledged to substantially increase their climate funding to support the outcomes of climate talks that began in Paris this week.
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30 Nov 15
Pivotal talks that will form the global approach to climate change from 2020 have gotten underway in Paris.
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25 Nov 15
Ethiopia, the second poorest country in the world at the start of the century, is on track to become a middle-income country by 2025.
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25 Nov 15
The World Bank has called for $16bn in funding to help Africa adapt to climate change and build the continent’s resilience.
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20 Nov 15
Poor budgeting could push Malawi’s economic growth rate down, a report by the World Bank has warned.
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19 Nov 15
Road deaths could be a bigger killer than HIV-AIDS by 2020 without more funding and cooperation to deliver improved road safety, World Bank officials have said.
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13 Nov 15
The World Bank approved $200m of credit today for a results-based rural sanitation and water supply programme that is expected to benefit five million people in Vietnam.
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9 Nov 15
More than 100 million additional people could be pushed into poverty unless immediate action is taken on climate change, the World Bank has said.
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2 Nov 15
The World Bank has approved $80m of finance to help Moldova regenerate around 300km of local roads.
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20 Oct 15
A group of central and local government leaders and companies from across the world have called for forthcoming talks on tackling climate change to back a global price for carbon.
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14 Oct 15
Ekaterina Gratcheva, Lead Financial Officer at the World Bank’s Treasury, discusses the prospects for sub-Saharan countries over the next few years.
14 Jan 16Four billion people still lack access to the internet and the anticipated gains for growth, employment and public services from digital technologies is falling short of expectations, the World Bank...
12 Jan 16A hydropower plant planned for one Liberia’s remote Lofa County has received World Bank funding of $27m.
6 Jan 16The World Bank has approved $277m in financing for Bangladesh to help 19.5 million children complete primary school and increase the country’s low-cost energy supply.
4 Jan 16Guinea was declared Ebola free last week after no new cases were reported for 42 days.
23 Dec 15Three global development banks have reached a risk-sharing agreement that is intended to optimise asset use and enhance development effectiveness.
22 Dec 15The World Bank has confirmed a $1bn loan will be made to Egypt to support a reform programme being undertaken in collaboration with the African Development Bank that includes reductions in government...
14 Dec 15Public finance reforms in Madagascar are to receive a $55m helping hand from the World Bank.
9 Dec 15The World Bank has announced a $2bn five-year partnership with Bolivia, which it says will benefit 4.5 million people in the country.
9 Dec 15China could lose 90 million workers by 2040 as its population ages, the World Bank has warned. Wealthier economies across East Asia are set to see their working-age populations shrink by as much as...
8 Dec 15Urbanisation in Pakistan is “messy” and preventing the country from reaping the benefits, the World Bank has warned.
3 Dec 15Eight major global development banks have made a joint commitment to mitigate transport emissions and ensure networks are resilient to climate change.
3 Dec 15Multilateral development banks (MDBs) need to be more “nimble and flexible” in order to help countries meet the new Sustainable Development Goals, the president of the European Bank for...
2 Dec 15The World Bank is to enter into a new five-year country partnership with Indonesia, expected to deliver a total of $10bn for infrastructure and poverty-reduction schemes.
2 Dec 15Africa is on the brink of a major housing crisis unless it can carve a targeted approach to housing, lending and land policies, the World Bank has warned.
1 Dec 15A group of multilateral development banks have pledged to substantially increase their climate funding to support the outcomes of climate talks that began in Paris this week.
30 Nov 15Pivotal talks that will form the global approach to climate change from 2020 have gotten underway in Paris.
25 Nov 15Ethiopia, the second poorest country in the world at the start of the century, is on track to become a middle-income country by 2025.
25 Nov 15The World Bank has called for $16bn in funding to help Africa adapt to climate change and build the continent’s resilience.
20 Nov 15Poor budgeting could push Malawi’s economic growth rate down, a report by the World Bank has warned.
19 Nov 15Road deaths could be a bigger killer than HIV-AIDS by 2020 without more funding and cooperation to deliver improved road safety, World Bank officials have said.
13 Nov 15The World Bank approved $200m of credit today for a results-based rural sanitation and water supply programme that is expected to benefit five million people in Vietnam.
9 Nov 15More than 100 million additional people could be pushed into poverty unless immediate action is taken on climate change, the World Bank has said.
2 Nov 15The World Bank has approved $80m of finance to help Moldova regenerate around 300km of local roads.
14 Oct 15Ekaterina Gratcheva, Lead Financial Officer at the World Bank’s Treasury, discusses the prospects for sub-Saharan countries over the next few years.
