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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 >>
East Asia-Pacific Bright Spot in Difficult Global Landscape
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 2:39 pm | World Bank Group
East Asia and Pacific remains bright spot in difficult global landscape Growth will maintain momentum for poverty reduction but considerable risks remain, says World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update More >>
New Report Examines Risks of 4 Degree Hotter World
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 11:50 am | World Bank Group
News Release New Report Examines Risks of 4 Degree Hotter World by End of Century ‘Turn Down the Heat’ Warns Without Policy Action, Results Could Be Dire: Flooding of Cities, Malnutrition Rising, Reefs Dying, Unbearable Heat Waves WASHINGTON, November ... More >>
New Boost for Economic Recovery in Tonga
Monday, 19 November 2012, 4:28 pm | World Bank Group
New Boost for Economic Recovery in Tonga World Bank Board Approves Grant to Assist Delivery of Health, Education and Other Services for 104,000 People More >>
World Bank Group and Australia Help APEC Members Promote FDI
Friday, 26 October 2012, 4:12 pm | World Bank Group
World Bank Group and Australia Help APEC Members Promote FDI, Attract Investors Melbourne, Australia, October 23, 2012 —The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Australian APEC Study Centre (AASC) are hosting a workshop for investment promotion officials ... More >>
