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Vaccine Only Part Of The Cure For Resumption Of Pacific Travel: World Bank Report
Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 8:52 am | World Bank Group
With COVID-19 vaccine distribution now in its early stages, early steps toward the resumption of labour migration in the Pacific region underway, and hopes for an international travel ‘bubble’ between Australia and New Zealand, questions are now arising ... More >>
New Surveys Track The Economic And Social Impact Of COVID-19 On Families In Papua New Guinea And Solomon Islands
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 5:30 pm | World Bank Group
Household surveys provide critical baseline for decision-makers working to combat the economic and social challenges amplified by the Coronavirus pandemic New surveys of families in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands by the World Bank have found ... More >>
Support For A Stronger Samoa In The Wake Of COVID-19
Sunday, 6 December 2020, 6:46 pm | World Bank Group
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$25 million in grants to support Samoa’s social and economic response and recovery from COVID-19 and boost efforts to build resilience to climate change, natural disasters and health-related ... More >>
World Bank Group Announces Up To $12 Billion Immediate Support For COVID-19 Country Response
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 11:28 am | World Bank Group
Fast Track Financing for Developing Countries WASHINGTON, March 3, 2020 — As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate support to assist countries coping with ... More >>
Economy to Expand by 3.1% in 2018, slower growth ahead
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 5:11 pm | World Bank Group
WASHINGTON D.C., June 5, 2018 —Despite recent softening, global economic growth will remain robust at 3.1 percent in 2018 before slowing gradually over the next two years, as advanced-economy growth decelerates and the recovery in major commodity-exporting ... More >>
World Toilet Day 2015
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 11:45 am | World Bank Group
SYDNEY, November 19, 2015 – As more and more families migrate from rural areas to Pacific capital cities, water, sanitation and health challenges in rapidly growing informal settlements in key Pacific capital cities are in urgent need of response, ... More >>
Progress, Some Setbacks to Women’s Economic Advancement
Thursday, 10 September 2015, 2:13 pm | World Bank Group
Substantial Progress and Some Setbacks to Women’s Economic Advancement across East Asia and Pacific, Says WBG Report More >>
Boosting Women-Driven Development in Bougainville
Monday, 13 April 2015, 3:31 pm | World Bank Group
PORT MORESBY, April 13, 2015 – The World Bank has approved an additional grant of US$2.4 million from the State and Peace-Building Fund (SPF) for the Inclusive Development in Post-Conflict Bougainville (IDIB) Project, bringing total funding ... More >>
World Bank Group Statement on Cyclone Pam
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:06 am | World Bank Group
SYDNEY, March 15 2015 – We are deeply concerned for the people of Vanuatu in the face of the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam. We are waiting for official casualty reports and stand ready to help. More >>
World Bank Re-engagement in Fiji
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 9:14 pm | World Bank Group
WASHINGTON, March 9 2015 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $50 million for the Transport Infrastructure Investment Project (TIIP) in Fiji , the first major World Bank investment in the country since 1992. It also is ... More >>
Most developing countries will benefit from oil price slump
Monday, 12 January 2015, 11:54 am | World Bank Group
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2015 – Gains from low oil prices can be substantial for developing-country importers if supported by stronger global growth, says a World Bank Group analysis of the oil price decline, contained in the latest edition of ... More >>
Developing countries need to rebuild fiscal space
Monday, 12 January 2015, 11:40 am | World Bank Group
Developing countries need to rebuild fiscal space to weather growth slowdowns, says a new report by the World Bank Group More >>
Ebola: New World Bank Group Report
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 11:34 am | World Bank Group
Ebola: New World Bank Group Report Shows Growth Shrinking, Economic Impact Worsening in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone More >>
Solomon Islands Reform Efforts Get $5 Million Grant
Monday, 24 November 2014, 1:54 pm | World Bank Group
HONIARA November 21, 2014 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$5 million for the Economic Reform and Recovery Development Policy Operation which will support continued economic and financial reform and provide rapid financing ... More >>
Solomon Islands’ Effort to Combat Rural Poverty $9 Mil Boost
Monday, 24 November 2014, 1:52 pm | World Bank Group
Solomon Islands’ Efforts to Combat Rural Poverty Get US$9 Million Boost from World Bank More >>
Pacific Island Nations Against Natural Disasters Program
Monday, 3 November 2014, 2:22 pm | World Bank Group
Governments of Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, and the Marshall Islands request extension of Successful Regional Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot More >>
Papua New Guinea Businesses Impacted by Crime and Violence
Friday, 15 August 2014, 1:53 pm | World Bank Group
PORT MORESBY: A World Bank Group report released today says that eight in ten businesses in Papua New Guinea suffer substantial losses and security costs as a result of high rates of crime and violence, slowing business expansion and hampering the country’s ... More >>
18 Percent Increase in Business Regulation Reforms
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 5:20 pm | World Bank Group
Governments around the world significantly stepped up their pace of improving business regulations in 114 economies last year – an 18 percent jump from the previous year – laying the groundwork for local entrepreneurs to expand their work, according ... More >>
OECD Economies Most Business-Friendly, with NZ in lead
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 5:17 pm | World Bank Group
A new World Bank Group report finds that high-income economies in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) continue to lead the world in providing business-friendly environments for local entrepreneurs. More >>
2013 FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards Winners Announced
Friday, 14 June 2013, 4:02 pm | World Bank Group
LONDON, June 13, 2013: The Financial Times and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the winners of the 2013 FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards, with M-KOPA of Kenya winning the Award for Excellence in Sustainable Finance, Banco Santander ... More >>
