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Make Aid Work Better – World Bank
Monday, 28 November 2011, 5:45 pm | World Bank
The World Bank, a champion of aid effectiveness, will be joining over 2,000 delegates in Busan, South Korea, this week to push the global agenda on making aid work better in the changing development landscape. More >>
World Bank To Support Economic Recovery in Tonga
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 9:45 am | World Bank
Washington D.C., November 22, 2011 --- The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $US 9 million grant to strengthen the economy of Tonga following the global economic crisis and help protect 30,000 people – more than a quarter of the population - ... More >>
Strong Growth In Developing East Asia Faces Risks
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 11:21 am | World Bank
Singapore, November 22, 2011 - Growth is still strong in developing East Asia, but continues to moderate mainly due to weakening external demand, underscoring the need for governments to refocus on reforms to increase domestic demand and productivity, ... More >>
World Bank Hailed As Global Aid Transparency Leader
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 2:46 pm | World Bank
The report, the 2011 pilot Aid Transparency Index follows the 2010 Aid Transparency Assessment produced by Publish What You Fund, a U.K-based coalition of civil society organizations working on governance, aid effectiveness, and access to information. ... More >>
Universal Access to Energy Reachable in East Asia Pacific
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 10:44 am | World Bank
Despite impressive growth, around 170 million people in the East Asia-Pacific region still have no electricity connections while another 1 billion people still use solid fuels for cooking. Nonetheless, universal access to modern energy is still within ... More >>
Improvements in Higher Education Needed to Sustain Growth
Friday, 14 October 2011, 10:37 am | World Bank
TOKYO, October 13, 2011 - Low- and middle-income countries in East Asia need to make their higher education systems more responsive to labor market demands and the economy as a whole to climb up the income ladder, says a new World Bank East Asia ... More >>
Countries Can Save Lives and Reduce Economic Losses
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 9:52 am | World Bank
TOKYO, September 27, 2011 – The World Bank says Japan’s systematic and careful investments in seismic safety and tsunami preparedness over several decades saved countless lives during the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Speaking at the 5th International ... More >>
Gender Equality: the Right and Smart Thing to Do– World Bank
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:39 pm | World Bank
Gender equality matters in its own right but is also smart economics: Countries that create better opportunities and conditions for women and girls can raise productivity, improve outcomes for children, make institutions more representative, and advance ... More >>
Countries must be 'responsible stakeholders' in worldeconomy
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 12:45 pm | World Bank
World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said the “time for muddling through is over” and all countries needed to be “responsible stakeholders” in the world economy; they need to act on today’s problems while building for tomorrow’s challenges; ... More >>
Meeting Highlights Role of g7+ for Conflict Affected States
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 9:51 am | World Bank
Today at a meeting of representatives of the g7+ World Bank Managing Director, Sri Mulyani Indrawati commended the Government of Timor-Leste for leading the group which is working to give fragile and conflict affected countries a greater voice on the ... More >>
Meeting Highlights Important Role of g7+
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 11:26 am | World Bank
Dili, August 27, 2011 – Today at a meeting of representatives of the g7+ World Bank Managing Director, Sri Mulyani Indrawati commended the Government of Timor-Leste for leading the group which is working to give fragile and conflict affected countries ... More >>
WB Director Praises Timor-Leste for Improved Transparency
Friday, 26 August 2011, 11:16 am | World Bank
World Bank Managing Director, Sri Mulyani Indrawati today congratulated the Government of Timor-Leste for improving transparency and accountability in the management of its natural resources. Timor-Leste has secured compliance with the Extractive Industries ... More >>
World Bank and ADB to Support High-Speed Internet in Tonga
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 12:40 pm | World Bank
The World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) intend to support the Pacific Island nation of Tonga gaining high-speed internet access for its population of 100,000 people through an underwater fiber optic cable. More >>
Near Record High Food Prices Keep Poorest People on the Edge
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 12:17 pm | World Bank
Food Prices in Somalia Soar on Drought, Conflict, and Displacement. Global food prices are at high levels and when combined with continued volatility, put the poorest people in the developing world at continued risk, according to the World Bank Group’s ... More >>
World Bank Plans more than $500 million for Horn of Africa
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 4:51 pm | World Bank
On the eve of the international emergency summit on the unfolding tragedy in the Horn of Africa, the World Bank today announced it is providing more than $500 million to assist drought victims, in addition to $12 million in immediate assistance to ... More >>
Time to “Double Down” on Doha, Zoellick says
Monday, 18 July 2011, 5:34 pm | World Bank
Washington, July 17. 2011 — World Bank Group President Robert B Zoellick urged the world’s trading nations to “think big” and “Double Down on Doha” to ensure the round of trade talks provides a significant boost to today’s troubled ... More >>
Queensland, World Bank Cooperate on Disaster Risk Reduction
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 5:16 pm | World Bank
The Queensland Reconstruction Authority today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Bank to share expertise on disaster risk reduction and reconstruction. To participate in Queensland’s recovery the World Bank will share global good practice ... More >>
Pacific Island Govts Attend Regional Forum On Migration
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 9:24 am | World Bank
Today government representatives from across the Pacific attended the *Pacific Islands Labour Sending (PAILS) Forum to discuss challenges and opportunities for labour migration in the region. More >>
Breaking Cycles of Political and Criminal Violence
Monday, 11 April 2011, 3:30 pm | World Bank
1.5 billion people in countries affected by repeated cycles of violence, with poverty rates more than 20 percent higher than other countries, says WDR 2011 More >>
Impact of quake on Japan’s growth likely to be ‘temporary’
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 10:58 am | World Bank
Tragedy highlights need to reassess strategies for disaster resilient cities to sustain growth More >>
