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    Edo State: World Bank to Spend $18.5 Million on SEEFOR Project in 2019

    Edo State: World Bank to Spend $18.5 Million on SEEFOR Project in 2019 The World Bank says it will release $18.5 million to assist the State for Employment and Expenditure For Results (SEEFOR) projects in Edo in 2019.The World Bank says it will release $18 …

    Source: Biz Watch Nigeria
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    World Bank Report: Morocco Improves Sustainable Energy Indicators

    Rabat – The World Bank has published its report of the 2018 Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) that listed 133 countries’ renewable energies improvements, giving Morocco a score of 74. RISE is informs investors of the sustainable energy …

    Source: Morocco World News
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    World Bank: Egypt needs $675bn in investments over 20 years

    Egypt requires $675 billion of investment over the next 20 years to meet its infrastructure needs, the World Bank announced yesterday. “Egypt requires annual investments worth $33.75 billion per year over the next 20 years,” the World Bank said in a report …

    Source: Middle East Monitor
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    M’sia well on track to become high-income nation — World Bank

    According to the World Bank, Malaysia’s economy is well-diversified and stood on solid foundations, which are primed to take the country to the next level. — Bernama photo KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is well on its way to cross the threshold into high-income …

    Source: The Borneo Post
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    Why the World Bank’s new famine warning system won’t help prevent famine

    By Allison Namias Grossman December 12 at 7:00 AM In September, the World Bank announced a new partnership with the United Nations, the Red Cross, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to help end famine. The group will use artificial intelligence and machine …

    Source: The Washington Post
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    Malaysia well on track to become high-income nation, says World Bank

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is well on its way to cross the threshold into high-income and developed country status in the coming years, said the World Bank. In a statement today, Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Victoria Kwakwa said Malaysia’s economy …

    Source: The Sun Daily
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    Include informal sector in GDP, Egypt tells World Bank, IMF

    Egypt’s Central Bank wants the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to include the country’s informal sector in their gross domestic product figures. The country wants included other macro-indicators for Egypt, the bank’s deputy governor Gamal Negm …

    Source: Punch Newspapers
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    Egypt wants World Bank, IMF to include informal sector in GDP

     Egypt’s Central Bank wants the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to include the country’s informal sector in their gross domestic product figures. The country wants included other macro-indicators for Egypt, the bank’s deputy governor Gamal Negm …

    Source: News Diary Online
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    EU, World Bank support Iraq Energy Sector Reforms

    In the framework of the financing agreement signed yesterday by the Government of Iraq (GoI) and the European Union (EU) committing €14 million (US$15.8 equivalent) to support the government’s efforts to ensure increased and more reliable energy access for …

    Source: Iraq Business News
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    World Bank: East Asia must adapt to gain

    East Asia's successful development model -- a combination of outward-oriented growth, human capital development and sound economic governance -- needs to be adjusted to effectively address emerging external and internal challenges, a new World Bank …

    Source: Bangkok Post
  • Published on Dec 12, 2018

    Economic growth in Việt Nam had proven resilient despite weakening external conditions, driven mainly by strong domestic ...

    HÀ NỘI — Economic growth in Việt Nam had proven resilient despite weakening external conditions, driven mainly by strong domestic demand and a dynamic export-oriented manufacturing sector, according to the World Bank (WB)’s update on recent economic …

    Source: Viet Nam News
  • Published on Dec 11, 2018

    World Bank to commit $18.5m to SEEFOR projects in Edo next year

    The World Bank says it will commit $18.5 million to the State for Employment and Expenditure For Results projects in Edo State in 2019. Parminder Brar, Task Team Leader of the World Bank, stated this when he led a team of  the bank’s officials to pay a …

    Source: Eagle Online
  • Published on Dec 11, 2018

    World Bank commits $18.5m to Edo SEEFOR in 2019, targets 9000 new jobs

    The Task Team Leader of the World Bank, Parminder Brar, has disclosed that the institution is committing about $18.5 million to be spent on State for Employment and Expenditure For Results (SEEFOR) projects in Edo State for 2019. Parminder Brar, who led a …

    Source: News Diary Online
  • Published on Dec 11, 2018

    World Bank Launches Initiative to Boost Research and Development in Africa

    World Bank Launches Initiative to Boost Research and Development in Africa The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, has launched an initiative to accelerate research and development of innovative technologies. The initiative …

    Source: Biz Watch Nigeria
  • Published on Dec 11, 2018

    Businesses, Individuals Pay over $1tn in Bribes Annually, Says World Bank

    Bennett Oghifo and Peter Uzoho Businesses and individuals pay more than $1 trillion in bribes each year, Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has quoted a World Bank report as saying. According to Guterres, the World Economic Forum …

    Source: This Day
  • Published on Dec 11, 2018

    Weakening external sector: World Bank cancels $250m emergency relief loan

    Decisi­on comes as the bank, Pakist­an fail to agree on macroe­conomi­c framew­ork Pakistan’s macroeconomic framework continues to face some risks as the overall external account position weakens, current account deficit widens and international reserves …

    Source: The Express Tribune
  • Published on Dec 11, 2018

    Kogi farmers to benefit from $200m World Bank project

    Nigerian farmers have been struggling with funding Farmers in Kogi State are to benefit from the 200 million dollars World Bank funds under its Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) project. Kogi State Project …

    Source: Hallmark
  • Published on Dec 11, 2018

    Việt Nam was expected to remain one of the top ten remittance receivers in 2018, according to the latest edition of the ...

    HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee began its 29th session in Hà Nội yesterday. Opening the session, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said the committee will discuss three major issues – summarising the NA’s sixth plenum and …

    Source: Viet Nam News
  • Published on Dec 10, 2018

    World Bank supports Egypt’s reform agenda with $1 billion deal.

    On Sunday, 9th December 2018, the World Bank and Egypt signed an agreement of $1 billion at the Africa 2018 Investment Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt where the signing ceremony of the private sector development for inclusive growth development policy …

    Source: Ventures Africa

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