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30 Nov 18
G20 leaders must shift their investments to more low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure to limit the impact of climate change, global organisations have warned.
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19 Nov 18
Timor-Leste needs to “sustainably manage” its public finances to ensure it doesn’t spend too much too quickly as its natural resources run low, the World Bank has warned.
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19 Nov 18
The World Bank and the Danish government have pulled hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and loans from Tanzania over human rights concerns.
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14 Nov 18
Borrowing by low and middle-income countries more than tripled in 2017 compared to the year before, World Bank statistics have revealed.
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12 Nov 18
The World Bank has approved a $20m package to support Djibouti in eliminating slums and improving living conditions for people in urban areas of the East African country.
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8 Nov 18
The UK is giving £50m to help stop mothers and babies dying in childbirth in developing countries.
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30 Oct 18
The Republic of Seychelles has launched the world’s first ‘blue bond’, which will raise funds to safeguard its oceans.
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25 Oct 18
The World Bank has launched a fund to support the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by improving data and skills.
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17 Oct 18
The World Bank is giving Indonesia up to $1bn in loans to help the government’s relief and reconstruction efforts in the areas hit by an earthquake and tsunami last month.
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12 Oct 18
African governments’ debt to overseas lenders doubled in two years leaving countries struggling to pay them back, a charity has warned.
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12 Oct 18
Iraq will introduce programmes to support and empower women thanks to a $1.95m grant from international donors.
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12 Oct 18
Future global economic productivity could stall unless governments invest more in their people and services to support them, the World Bank chief has warned.
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5 Oct 18
The world’s accounting systems need to be brought up to date – ideally moving over to accruals, says the emeritus chair of CIPFA International Ian Ball.
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2 Oct 18
The World Bank has approved $20m to strengthen Saint Lucia’s public health care system.
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27 Sep 18
The Word Bank has approved $80m in loans to Somalia to assist with public finance reforms, marking the first funding for the government in more than 30 years.
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24 Sep 18
Political drive is essential for public financial management reforms to be successful, a panel discussing transforming PFM at CIPFA’s international conference agreed.
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17 Sep 18
The World Bank and the EU have signed a €15.6m programme to strengthen public financial management oversight and accountability in Iraq.
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13 Aug 18
Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a $510m financing agreement to enhance secondary education, potentially benefiting 13 million students.
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2 Aug 18
Madagascar must ensure its economic growth also reduces poverty in the country, the World Bank has warned.
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27 Jul 18
The World Bank is providing $90m to boost the economic welfare of the Palestinian people, it has announced.
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26 Jul 18
The World Bank has agreed to give Sri Lanka $100m to help boost its education system.
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20 Jul 18
The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
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17 Jul 18
The Philippines’ economy continues to strengthen despite global uncertainty, according to the World Bank.
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9 Jul 18
The World Bank has approved a $40m grant to improve basic services and social security in Benin.
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5 Jul 18
Poor quality health services are increasing the number of avoidable illness cases and driving up health costs globally, a joint report has warned.