World Bank Group: A Promising New Resource for Development – The Potential of Sovereign Wealth Funds

11 years ago

Mobilizing finance for long-term, large-scale direct investment in development is a daunting global challenge. However, a growing and potentially vast…

Achieving Growth and Development in Tajikistan

11 years ago

A new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Tajikistan outlines a World Bank Group program of support for the country over…

Marketable Skills Set Young Women on Path to Prosperity in Nepal

11 years ago

Vocational training programs for young women, 16-24, in Nepal are giving them gainful employment, economic independence and bringing trust in…

China’s Growth Moderates with Continued Economic Transformation

11 years ago

China’s growth will moderate over the medium term as the economy continues to rebalance gradually. Growth is expected to slow…

World Bank Continues Support to Improve Vietnam’s Competitiveness with US$250 Million Credit

11 years ago

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$250 million credit to the Government of Vietnam for the…

World Bank Supports SME Development with Focus on Financial Reporting in Europe and Central Asia

11 years ago

Ministers of Finance, business leaders, accounting professionals, and academics from Europe and Central Asia, together with representatives of the World…

Turkey’s Public Finances: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?

11 years ago

New World Bank report recommends shift to more sustainable growth model. The World Bank today launched a new report, Turkey in…

Luther George Simjian: ATM Inventor Misses Out on Fame and Fortune

11 years ago

Born in 1905 in Turkey when that country was still known as the Ottoman Empire, Luther George Simjian became separated…

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim to Visit Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan

11 years ago

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, will visit Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Jordan from June 1-4, to focus on the…

Paul Krugman: A Plea for a Return to Basics in Finance

11 years ago

Author of no less than twenty books, over 200 scholarly essays in peer-reviewed academic journals and more than 750 articles…