Good morning. On behalf of the World Bank Group, let me welcome you and thank you for joining us here today at the “Fragility, Conflict, and Violence” Forum. Today’s gathering comes at a critica...
Challenge Despite the progress, Ethiopia’s poverty challenges remain deep-rooted and require sustained efforts. Ethiopia has achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for child mortal...
November 19 is World Toilet Day, a day to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation challenge – a topic often neglected and shrouded in taboos. Today, 2.4 billion people ...
We hear that girls in Africa don’t have the same opportunities as boys to get a decent education, that discrimination is shutting women out of the jobs and assets they need to provide a better standar...
Washington, DC, June 28, 2016 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, "IBRD", rating Aaa / AAA1) is pleased to announce the total amount raised through World Bank Bond...
Thank you, Femi. As some of you know, for the last few years, the World Bank Group has been guided by twin goals – ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the poorest 40 perc...
What is the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT), and how is the World Bank involved? The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) is a fertile swath of land in...
Washington, DC, 12 September 2016 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or “IBRD”, rating Aaa/AAA1) is pleased to announce the issuance of two new three-year Sus...
Promising innovations in public-sector management don’t come along every day – and when a new approach for delivering results shows some signs of success, it’s worth analyzing carefully for possible a...
India is home to the largest number of poor people in the world, as well as the largest number of people who have recently escaped poverty. Over the next few weeks, this blog series will highlight rec...
We, the undersigned Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), are committed to working together, and within our respective institutional mandates, to respond to the global forced displacement crisis and ...
Challenge Uruguay has been developing rapidly, particularly in the agriculture sector which accounted for 8 percent of national GDP, 11 percent of national employment, and 93 percent of export earning...
As we conclude this year’s Annual Meetings, let me take the opportunity to look back and reflect on the many discussions I have had over the last few days - and what I have learned from these dis...
Thank you Faryar. It is a pleasure to be here today. The recent developments are presenting additional challenges for the global economy by injecting a higher level of uncertainty into an alread...
Washington, DC, March 22, 2016 – The subscription period for the World Bank (IBRD, Aaa/AAA) Sustainable Development Bond 03/2026, which is also referred to as the USD Callable 1.75% Fixed Rate No...
Background Officially recorded remittances to developing countries amounted to US$431.6 billion in 2015, with the African continent alone receiving an impressive US$65 billion. The level of remittance...
Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. It’s a pleasure for me to be here today to discuss the critically important topic of mobilizing money for emerging market infrastructure. I want to thank our host...
Challenge Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America with gross national income (GNI) per capita of US$1,940 (2015). Decades of civil conflict and a series of catastrophic natural disasters h...
Synopsis A lack of sex-disaggregated data has resulted in an incomplete picture of women’s and men’s lives—and the gaps that persist between them. Such data are essential for identifying key cha...
Thank you Emily for this very kind introduction. It is a great pleasure and honor to be here today. The World Bank Group has two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and ensuring that prosperity is s...
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