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14 Oct 19
Growth in South Asia is projected to slow, the World Bank has warned, and a rebound is uncertain in the short term.
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9 Oct 19
More than 700 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty but it is possible to leverage scarce development resources to help change that, says the World Bank’s Akihiko Nishio.
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4 Oct 19
World Bank data has shown foreign debt burden on developing countries rose to $7.8tn in 2018, causing concern over governments’ sustainability and their future ability to invest in development.
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30 Sep 19
Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
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26 Sep 19
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva has been selected to be the IMF’s new managing director, at a time when, she said, the fund has “never been more important”.
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20 Sep 19
More sustainable public finances are “vital” if North Macedonia’s economy is to grow long-term, the World Bank has said.
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30 Aug 19
The world is failing to provide safe water for the planet’s poorest communities by not investing enough and not deploying subsidies equitably, according to two global institutions.
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21 Aug 19
Poor water quality has reduced economic growth in some areas of the globe by a third, according to the World Bank.
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19 Aug 19
Scammers have increasingly been using the World Bank’s name to give authenticity to ‘advance fee' fraud schemes.
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15 Aug 19
Laos’ economic growth is recovering from a setback caused by last year’s floods, according to the World Bank.
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6 Aug 19
Russia has said its backing pushes the EU’s nominee closer to replacing Christine Lagarde as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
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5 Aug 19
Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
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31 Jul 19
Papua New Guinea should look to agriculture to strengthen growth as the economy recovers from a series of external shocks, the World Bank has said.
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29 Jul 19
Tajikistan is taking steps to improve the way organisations in the financial sector are run in a bid to reduce their vulnerability to risk.
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26 Jul 19
The World Bank is scaling up its support for Uzbekistan and has praised reforms aimed at fostering a market economy.
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23 Jul 19
A significant boost to irrigation aims to help Senegal increase agricultural production, employment and incomes in rural areas.
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9 Jul 19
Countries can learn from China’s experience in establishing a high-speed rail network that is now larger than the rest of the world’s combined.
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2 Jul 19
Indonesia’s economy has been praised by the World Bank for shaking off unusually damaging natural disasters and global volatility.
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25 Jun 19
Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
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21 Jun 19
Low- and middle-income countries could save a staggering $4.2trn by ensuring infrastructure is more resilient to natural disasters.
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13 Jun 19
Indonesia, one of the world’s most rapidly urbanising countries, has been given $50m to help it devise better ways to manage its cities.
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13 Jun 19
The unexpected effects of the FIFA World Cup and energy projects boosted real GDP growth in Russia to 2.3% in 2018, says the World Bank.
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10 Jun 19
Mozambique’s development partners have pledged $1.2bn for reconstruction efforts following devastating cyclones in the country earlier this year.
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10 Jun 19
Large protests have signalled growing public discontent with the economic policies and failure to tackle corruption of Liberia’s former footballer turned president.
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5 Jun 19
The World Bank has more than doubled its commitments to Jordan with a $1.45bn financing package to stimulate inclusive growth and employment.
14 Oct 19Growth in South Asia is projected to slow, the World Bank has warned, and a rebound is uncertain in the short term.
9 Oct 19More than 700 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty but it is possible to leverage scarce development resources to help change that, says the World Bank’s Akihiko Nishio.
4 Oct 19World Bank data has shown foreign debt burden on developing countries rose to $7.8tn in 2018, causing concern over governments’ sustainability and their future ability to invest in development.
30 Sep 19Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
26 Sep 19Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva has been selected to be the IMF’s new managing director, at a time when, she said, the fund has “never been more important”.
20 Sep 19More sustainable public finances are “vital” if North Macedonia’s economy is to grow long-term, the World Bank has said.
30 Aug 19The world is failing to provide safe water for the planet’s poorest communities by not investing enough and not deploying subsidies equitably, according to two global institutions.
21 Aug 19Poor water quality has reduced economic growth in some areas of the globe by a third, according to the World Bank.
19 Aug 19Scammers have increasingly been using the World Bank’s name to give authenticity to ‘advance fee' fraud schemes.
15 Aug 19Laos’ economic growth is recovering from a setback caused by last year’s floods, according to the World Bank.
5 Aug 19Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
31 Jul 19Papua New Guinea should look to agriculture to strengthen growth as the economy recovers from a series of external shocks, the World Bank has said.
29 Jul 19Tajikistan is taking steps to improve the way organisations in the financial sector are run in a bid to reduce their vulnerability to risk.
26 Jul 19The World Bank is scaling up its support for Uzbekistan and has praised reforms aimed at fostering a market economy.
23 Jul 19A significant boost to irrigation aims to help Senegal increase agricultural production, employment and incomes in rural areas.
9 Jul 19Countries can learn from China’s experience in establishing a high-speed rail network that is now larger than the rest of the world’s combined.
2 Jul 19Indonesia’s economy has been praised by the World Bank for shaking off unusually damaging natural disasters and global volatility.
25 Jun 19Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
21 Jun 19Low- and middle-income countries could save a staggering $4.2trn by ensuring infrastructure is more resilient to natural disasters.
13 Jun 19Indonesia, one of the world’s most rapidly urbanising countries, has been given $50m to help it devise better ways to manage its cities.
13 Jun 19The unexpected effects of the FIFA World Cup and energy projects boosted real GDP growth in Russia to 2.3% in 2018, says the World Bank.
10 Jun 19Mozambique’s development partners have pledged $1.2bn for reconstruction efforts following devastating cyclones in the country earlier this year.
10 Jun 19Large protests have signalled growing public discontent with the economic policies and failure to tackle corruption of Liberia’s former footballer turned president.
5 Jun 19The World Bank has more than doubled its commitments to Jordan with a $1.45bn financing package to stimulate inclusive growth and employment.
