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Towards Improving Phone, Internet Access In North Pacific
Friday, 6 September 2013, 5:17 pm | World Bank
New Project Towards Improving Phone, Internet Access In North Pacific PALIKIR, FSM, Sept 6, 2013 --- People in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of Palau will get better telephone and internet connectivity, with support from a ... More >>
High Speed Broadband Goes Live in Tonga
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 12:32 pm | World Bank
NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA (21 AUGUST, 2013) The World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Tonga Cable Corporation (TCC), media and others joined the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga at a ceremony at the Tonga Cable Limited building today to ... More >>
Warmer World Threatens Livelihoods In South East Asia
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 4:00 pm | World Bank
Already vulnerable region faces rising sea-levels, ocean warming, and more intense typhoons, says new report WASHINGTON, D. C., June 19, 2013 – The rising possibility of a warmer world in the next two decades is magnifying the development challenges ... More >>
Warmer World Will Keep Millions of People Trapped in Poverty
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:54 pm | World Bank
Regular food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa….shifting rain patterns in South Asia leaving some parts under water and others without enough water for power generation, irrigation, or drinking….degradation and loss of reefs in South East Asia resulting ... More >>
WB expects muted global growth, led by developing world
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 12:22 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 – Risks from advanced economies have eased and growth is firming, despite ongoing contraction in the Euro Area. However, the pick-up in developing countries will be modest because of capacity constraints in several middle ... More >>
World Bank Group Scales Up Support For Global Nutrition
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 2:47 pm | World Bank
World Bank Group Scales Up Support For Global Nutrition Programs In Response to Stunting Crisis, Food Price Volatility More >>
Tonga celebrates arrival of Broadband
Friday, 17 May 2013, 12:44 pm | World Bank
NUKU’ALOFA, 17th May 2013 ---- Today Tonga’s National ICT Day showcased the advent of high-speed internet in July, under the first phase of the Pacific Regional Connectivity Project supported by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). More >>
Tonga Celebrates Arrival of Broadband
Friday, 17 May 2013, 12:43 pm | World Bank
NUKU’ALOFA, 17 th May 2013 ---- Today Tonga’s National ICT Day showcased the advent of high-speed internet in July, under the first phase of the Pacific Regional Connectivity Project supported by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). More >>
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 >>
