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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.
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29 Jun 18
Sri Lanka must push on with its governance and public financial management reforms in order to secure a growth boost, according to the World Bank.
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26 Jun 18
If small islands states improved their recovery and reconstruction efforts after natural disasters they could reduce their annual losses by up to 59%, the World Bank has found.
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26 Jun 18
The World Bank has approved a $300m loan to improve healthcare services in Bolivia.
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20 Jun 18
Uganda must transform its agricultural sector to drive economic growth and reduce poverty, the World Bank has said.
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15 Jun 18
Inequality continues to be a challenge to the island nation state of Comoros, despite improved living conditions and lower poverty levels, the World Bank has concluded.
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13 Jun 18
Climate financing by the world’s biggest multilateral development banks has hit a seven-year high of $35.2bn in 2017.
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8 Jun 18
The World Bank is giving the Maldives $12m to help the island territory in the Indian Ocean improve the way it manages its public finances.
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7 Jun 18
Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
17 Oct 18The 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.
12 Oct 18African governments’ debt to overseas lenders doubled in two years leaving countries struggling to pay them back, a charity has warned.
12 Oct 18Iraq will introduce programmes to support and empower women thanks to a $1.95m grant from international donors.
12 Oct 18Future global economic productivity could stall unless governments invest more in their people and services to support them, the World Bank chief has warned.
5 Oct 18The 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.
2 Oct 18The World Bank has approved $20m to strengthen Saint Lucia’s public health care system.
27 Sep 18The 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.
24 Sep 18Political drive is essential for public financial management reforms to be successful, a panel discussing transforming PFM at CIPFA’s international conference agreed.
17 Sep 18The World Bank and the EU have signed a €15.6m programme to strengthen public financial management oversight and accountability in Iraq.
13 Aug 18Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a $510m financing agreement to enhance secondary education, potentially benefiting 13 million students.
2 Aug 18Madagascar must ensure its economic growth also reduces poverty in the country, the World Bank has warned.
27 Jul 18The World Bank is providing $90m to boost the economic welfare of the Palestinian people, it has announced.
26 Jul 18The World Bank has agreed to give Sri Lanka $100m to help boost its education system.
20 Jul 18The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
17 Jul 18The Philippines’ economy continues to strengthen despite global uncertainty, according to the World Bank.
9 Jul 18The World Bank has approved a $40m grant to improve basic services and social security in Benin.
5 Jul 18Poor quality health services are increasing the number of avoidable illness cases and driving up health costs globally, a joint report has warned.
26 Jun 18If small islands states improved their recovery and reconstruction efforts after natural disasters they could reduce their annual losses by up to 59%, the World Bank has found.
26 Jun 18The World Bank has approved a $300m loan to improve healthcare services in Bolivia.
20 Jun 18Uganda must transform its agricultural sector to drive economic growth and reduce poverty, the World Bank has said.
15 Jun 18Inequality continues to be a challenge to the island nation state of Comoros, despite improved living conditions and lower poverty levels, the World Bank has concluded.
13 Jun 18Climate financing by the world’s biggest multilateral development banks has hit a seven-year high of $35.2bn in 2017.
8 Jun 18The World Bank is giving the Maldives $12m to help the island territory in the Indian Ocean improve the way it manages its public finances.
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