Month: December 2014

World Bank Approves Financing for Nepal Grid Solar and Energy Efficiency Project

The World Bank today approved a US$130 million credit for the Nepal Grid Solar and Energy Efficiency Project to help…

9 years ago

World Bank to Promote High-Quality Innovations in Kazakhstan

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$88 million loan to help Kazakhstan foster innovation by…

9 years ago

Lebanon: Developing an Internet Ecosystem to Keep Young Talent at Home

High youth unemployment has led to high economic migration from Lebanon Creating an internet workspace could help would-be entrepreneurs Lebanon…

9 years ago

World Bank Supports Greater Resilience to Climate Related Hazards in Mozambique

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today an International Development Association (IDA)* financing in the amount of US$50…

9 years ago

World Bank: Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions

To stabilize warming at less than 2 degrees Celsius, as the international community agreed in 2009, the world will have…

9 years ago

China’s High-Speed Rail: the Rapid Growth of a New Travel Option

BEIJING - China has the world’s largest and still expanding high-speed rail (HSR) network, but whether ridership would materialize has been…

9 years ago

UN-Backed Project to Help Colombian Farmers Move Away from Illicit Crops Towards Fair Trade Chocolate

A sweet new partnership between the United Nations, the Colombian and Austrian Governments and a renowned chocolate manufacturer is slated…

9 years ago

World Bank: Framing the Future of Accountancy

The main objective of Accountancy Development for Results (ADR) is to raise awareness among leaders of the accountancy profession of…

9 years ago

World Bank Commits over $1 Billion to Bangladesh

WASHINGTON - The World Bank today approved approximately $1.1 billion for three projects in Bangladesh that would benefit almost 36 million…

9 years ago

Wole Soyinka: A Literary Thorn in the Side of Power

As religious fanaticism increases, “the scroll of faith becomes indistinguishable from the roll call of death.” Nigerian poet and playwright…

9 years ago