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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.
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4 Jun 19
China’s economy will need to rely on domestic demand to sustain rapid economic growth, say World Bank economists.
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31 May 19
The World Bank has convened an international partnership aimed at boosting energy storage – vital for renewable power - in developing countries.
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16 May 19
The World Bank is to lend Sri Lanka $70m to improve essential services in a project that will put local communities at the heart of planning and delivery.
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7 May 19
The World Bank is channelling a further $545m to Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe to help them cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
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7 May 19
The impact of conflict on fragile states has become the new development frontier, according to the World Bank.
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3 May 19
Investing in human capital by improving health and education is vital to future growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the World Bank has said.
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23 Apr 19
The World Bank has recognised the important role local authorities in El Salvador can play in withstanding the natural disasters that plague the country.
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.
6 Aug 19Russia has said its backing pushes the EU’s nominee closer to replacing Christine Lagarde as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
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.
4 Jun 19China’s economy will need to rely on domestic demand to sustain rapid economic growth, say World Bank economists.
31 May 19The World Bank has convened an international partnership aimed at boosting energy storage – vital for renewable power - in developing countries.
16 May 19The World Bank is to lend Sri Lanka $70m to improve essential services in a project that will put local communities at the heart of planning and delivery.
7 May 19The World Bank is channelling a further $545m to Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe to help them cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
7 May 19The impact of conflict on fragile states has become the new development frontier, according to the World Bank.
3 May 19Investing in human capital by improving health and education is vital to future growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the World Bank has said.
23 Apr 19The World Bank has recognised the important role local authorities in El Salvador can play in withstanding the natural disasters that plague the country.
