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8 Aug 22
The Vietnamese government must address the institutional hurdles that have led to a “chronic under-execution” of public spending programmes, economists at the World Bank have said.
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6 Jul 22
The World Bank will loan Indonesia $350m to support reforms aimed at improving the health and education of its citizens and thereby boost productivity.
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26 May 22
Global income from levies on carbon dioxide production hit record highs in 2021, but the international community has been urged to do more to meet net zero targets.
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13 May 22
The level of remittances to low-and-middle-income nations is expected to hit $630bn this year, fuelled by increased funding to Ukraine following February’s invasion, according to the World Bank Group...
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3 May 22
The World Bank Group has announced an upward revision to the universal measure to indicate the level of extreme poverty.
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28 Mar 22
Colombia has agreed to borrow $830m to help fund education services and improve social mobility, including employment opportunities across the country, as the nation emerges from Covid-19.
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24 Feb 22
The Polish Government’s policy of reduced public spending and high tax collection built strong buffers to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading economists.
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4 Feb 22
Nations and financial institutions need to reach a consensus on greater levels of transparency in lending, to give emerging economies greater access to debt, according to an influential think tank.
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10 Jan 22
Malaysia needs to accelerate efforts to improve revenue generation, to help provide more fiscal space for public spending and debt interest costs, according to the World Bank Group.
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13 Sep 21
The new Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati has warned that “hard work” is required to implement reforms before the crisis-hit country can finance its recovery.
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30 Jul 21
New Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati said this week that only a unified approach will help the nation recover from one of the greatest crises in modern history.
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27 Jul 21
Myanmar’s economy could be 30% worse off due to the impact of political turmoil and Covid-19 on development progress, according to the World Bank Group.
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5 Jul 21
The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
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1 Jun 21
The Lebanese government’s deliberate inaction on imposing reforms has led to one of the greatest financial crises in the last two centuries, according to the World Bank Group.
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11 Mar 21
Pre-arranged agreements, including public-private partnerships, are “key strategies” to help repair infrastructure in the wake of disasters, according to a World Bank Group study of the 2011...
8 Aug 22The Vietnamese government must address the institutional hurdles that have led to a “chronic under-execution” of public spending programmes, economists at the World Bank have said.
6 Jul 22The World Bank will loan Indonesia $350m to support reforms aimed at improving the health and education of its citizens and thereby boost productivity.
26 May 22Global income from levies on carbon dioxide production hit record highs in 2021, but the international community has been urged to do more to meet net zero targets.
13 May 22The level of remittances to low-and-middle-income nations is expected to hit $630bn this year, fuelled by increased funding to Ukraine following February’s invasion, according to the World Bank Group...
3 May 22The World Bank Group has announced an upward revision to the universal measure to indicate the level of extreme poverty.
28 Mar 22Colombia has agreed to borrow $830m to help fund education services and improve social mobility, including employment opportunities across the country, as the nation emerges from Covid-19.
24 Feb 22The Polish Government’s policy of reduced public spending and high tax collection built strong buffers to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading economists.
4 Feb 22Nations and financial institutions need to reach a consensus on greater levels of transparency in lending, to give emerging economies greater access to debt, according to an influential think tank.
10 Jan 22Malaysia needs to accelerate efforts to improve revenue generation, to help provide more fiscal space for public spending and debt interest costs, according to the World Bank Group.
13 Sep 21The new Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati has warned that “hard work” is required to implement reforms before the crisis-hit country can finance its recovery.
30 Jul 21New Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati said this week that only a unified approach will help the nation recover from one of the greatest crises in modern history.
27 Jul 21Myanmar’s economy could be 30% worse off due to the impact of political turmoil and Covid-19 on development progress, according to the World Bank Group.
5 Jul 21The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
11 Mar 21Pre-arranged agreements, including public-private partnerships, are “key strategies” to help repair infrastructure in the wake of disasters, according to a World Bank Group study of the 2011...
