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Kiribati residents set to benefit from reliable solar energy
Monday, 25 March 2013, 1:49 pm | World Bank
Today the World Bank signed a formal agreement with the Government of Kiribati to deliver reliable solar energy to the people of the Pacific island nation. The project will be jointly funded by the Australian Government and the Global Environment Facility. More >>
Kiribati residents set to benefit from reliable solar energy
Monday, 25 March 2013, 12:38 pm | World Bank
Kiribati residents set to benefit from reliable solar energy AUCKLAND, 25 March 2013 --- Today the World Bank signed a formal agreement with the Government of Kiribati to deliver reliable solar energy to the people of the Pacific island nation. The ... More >>
World Bank Group strengthens partnership with Timor-Leste
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 11:10 am | World Bank
The World Bank today launched a new four-year strategy for Timor-Leste, following discussions by the Boards of Directors of the Bank and IFC. The new strategy is designed to support the country as it looks to diversify the economy and improve jobs, infrastructure ... More >>
World Bank and Marshall Islands strengthen partnership
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 11:05 am | World Bank
The World Bank launched its first Country Partnership Strategy with the Government of the Marshall Islands, beginning its support to strengthen the Pacific Island nation’s economy and reduce poverty. More >>
Calls to Scale up Geothermal Energy in Developing Countries
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 12:15 pm | World Bank
The World Bank today announced a major international effort to expand renewable power generation in developing countries by tapping an underutilized resource: geothermal energy. More >>
New World Bank Vice President for East Asia & Pacific Region
Monday, 4 February 2013, 11:06 am | World Bank
Axel van Trotsenburg has been appointed the World Bank’s new Vice President for East Asia and Pacific by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, effective February 1st. Mr. van Trotsenburg will lead the Bank’s advisory services and lending operations ... More >>
5 Pacific Islands to Be Insured Against Natural Disasters
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:18 am | World Bank
The Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu plan to be better protected against natural disasters after a pilot catastrophe risk insurance program was launched today. More >>
WB Urges Developing Countries To Safeguard Economic Growth
Friday, 18 January 2013, 12:44 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, January 15, 2013 – Four years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the world economy remains fragile and growth in high-income countries is weak. Developing countries need to focus on raising the growth potential of their ... More >>
WB urges developing countries to safeguard economic growth
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 1:49 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, January 15, 2013 – Four years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the world economy remains fragile and growth in high-income countries is weak. Developing countries need to focus on raising the growth potential of their ... More >>
Delivering Solutions To Difficult Development Challenges
Monday, 14 January 2013, 4:15 pm | World Bank
NEWS RELEASE Delivering Solutions To Difficult Development Challenges Is What The World Bank Does Best, Says The Pacific Region’s New Country Director More >>
Samoa Leads the Pacific Region in Ease of Doing Business
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 1:25 pm | World Bank
Washington, D.C., October 23, 2012 —Samoa provides the most business-friendly environment for local entrepreneurs in the Pacific region, according to a new report from IFC and the World Bank that measures the ease of doing business. More >>
NZ Ranked World’s Easiest Place to Start a Business
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 1:17 pm | World Bank
World Bank and IFC Rank New Zealand World’s Easiest Place to Start a Business More >>
World Bank Group and Australia Help APEC Members Promote FDI
Monday, 22 October 2012, 8:00 pm | World Bank
Melbourne, Australia, October 22, 2012 —The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Australian APEC Study Centre (AASC) are hosting a workshop for investment promotion officials from low-income member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), ... More >>
Rethink Role of State in Finance, says World Bank
Friday, 14 September 2012, 1:00 pm | World Bank
It is time to rethink the role of the state in the financial sector, so that governments can better balance the need for credit and emergency support for banks with measures to promote transparency and competition when crises erupt, says a new World Bank ... More >>
World Bank Announces Proposed Package of Support
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 4:31 pm | World Bank
RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS, 31 AUGUST, 2012 --- The World Bank today announced plans for a Pacific Islands ocean investment package to be supported by a number of partners from the Global Partnership for Oceans (GPO). The GPO is a coalition of more than ... More >>
Severe Droughts Drive Food Prices Higher
Friday, 31 August 2012, 1:28 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2012 – Global food prices soared by 10 percent in July from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching all-time peaks due to an unprecedented summer of droughts and high temperatures in both the United States and Eastern Europe, ... More >>
World Bank June 2012 Report
Monday, 25 June 2012, 2:51 pm | World Bank
The World Bank has launched its six-monthly/June 2012 report on the world economy in Brussels on June 18, 2012. More >>
Active Policy Required: Close East Asia Pacific Gender Gaps
Monday, 18 June 2012, 4:08 pm | World Bank
Gender gaps in education and health have been closing, but important gender disparities remain in access to economic opportunity and in voice and influence in society, says the World Bank More >>
World Bank: Strengthen Domestic Fundamentals
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 12:38 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2012 – Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global ... More >>
Act Today, Save Lives And Reduce Economic Losses
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 12:42 pm | World Bank
World Bank report looks at Building Climate and Disaster Resilience in One of the World’s Most Vulnerable Regions More >>
