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China Hosts South-South Forum on Social ProtectionAround 250 policymakers from 75 countries are gathering in Beijing for the 2015 South-South Learning Forum on "Emerging Social Protection Systems in an Urbanizing World". The week-long Forum, which was officially opened today by Chinese State Counselor Wang Yong and World Bank Group Vice President Keith Hansen, is a landmark, pioneering event to discuss, share and learn from emerging knowledge ...

Statement on the Release of the NT2 Panel of Experts 24th Reportfrom International Financial InstitutionsThe Nam Theun 2 Multipurpose Hydropower Project (NT2) in Lao PDR represents a long-term commitment and concerted effort by all stakeholders to develop a socially and environmentally responsible hydro power project - one that generates power while also protecting the environment and reducing poverty in one of the worlds poorest countries.We ...

Singapore, World Bank Group Respond to Global Demand and Establish Major Infrastructure and Urban Development HubExpanded World Bank Group Office in Singapore Promotes Sustainable Infrastructure and Urban Development, and Private Sector Investment, Advisory and Treasury ServicesFifty years ago, Singapore was a new nation, hungry to develop its infrastructure, create jobs and set itself on the path to rapid, sustained growth. Today, the city ...

Turkey Needs to Further Enhance Performance of Energy Efficiency Programs, Says World BankIf Turkey is to continue its trajectory of economic growth in a sustainable manner, energy efficiency will be of critical importance. The Government of Turkey has recognized this and has placed energy efficiency as a key component of both its energy strategy and its National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan. However, while the overall policy ...

Poll: Most Not Convinced World is Prepared for Next EpidemicPublics in France, Germany, Japan, UK, and US Strongly Support Investing in Health in Developing Countries to Reduce ThreatCitizens in France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States are not convinced that the world is prepared for another global epidemic like Ebola, and they strongly support investments in developing countries to reduce the threat of infectious ...

First Pilot Auction to Capture Methane a SuccessAuction supports projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsPrivate sector bidders taking part in the Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigations (PAF) first online auction bought price guarantees for 8.7 million tons of CO2e emissions reductions to cut methane emissions in waste management at a clearing price of $2.40 per credit. The first auction which allocated carbon ...

The Rwanda Economic Update: Financing DevelopmentThe Role of Deeper and More Diversified Financial SectorIn the new Rwanda Economic Update (REU) launched today, the World Bank projects an economic growth rate of 7.4% in 2015 and 7.6% in 2016. With the projected growth rates, the World Bank projects Rwandas poverty rate to decline from 63% in 2011 to 54% in 2016, thus moving approximately one million people above the poverty rate.Rwandas growth ...

Tajikistan Begins Using New Poverty Measurement Methodology to Strengthen the Countrys Poverty Reduction EffortsThe Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan (TajStat) has launched a new official poverty series and methodological note using a new approach in measuring poverty, marking a significant milestone in Tajikistans ability to monitor and strengthen the countrys poverty reduction efforts. The new National Poverty Measurement ...

The World Bank Supports Kosovo in Building the Program for Broadband Internet Development in Rural AreasThe World Bank is helping Kosovo to improve its existing rural broadband Internet coverage by providing analytical support on how to (i) design a national broadband program to address connectivity gaps; and (ii) best organize effective infrastructure sharing across the telecommunications and energy sectors.Broadband development is uneven in ...

Regional Integration to Help the Middle East and Africa Move Beyond Conflict and Achieve Greater Economic Growth-World Bank Group PresidentWorld Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim expressed strong commitment to the Middle East and Africa regions today, praising the 26 member countries of the East African Community (EAC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for moving ...

The East Africa Community, The World Bank and Partners Discuss Integrated Solutions to the Development of Key Trading CorridorsThe East African Community (EAC) and the World Bank today hosted a convention to assess the challenges and opportunities in improving connectivity along key trading corridors to facilitate regional integration in East Africa.The Integrated Corridor Development convention, held at the UNESCO headquarters, brought together ...

Indonesia: Businesses To Work Together with Government towards Sustainable Development GoalsIndonesias Chamber of of Commerce is committed on working with the government towards achieving green and sustainable development goals."We in the private sector fully support the development goals for green infrastructure. The challenge to meet the governments infrastructure goals is enormous, and will require the full partnership of and investments from ...

World Bank Revises Its Growth Projections for Russia for 2015 and 2016The World Bank has updated its economic outlook for Russia for 2015 and 2016 to reflect a further stabilization of global oil prices. The new most likely scenario is more optimistic and assumes an average oil price of US$58.0 per barrel for 2015 and of US$63.6 per barrel for 2016.On this basis, real GDP is projected to contract by 2.7 percent in 2015, before increasing by 0.7 ...

World Bank: Europes Recovery Is Strengthening, albeit Slowly and with Significant RisksTo make the recovery sustainable, Europe needs to continue reforms to promote exports and investment, create jobs, and protect the vulnerableEconomic growth is expected to continue to pick up across Europe, from zero in 2013 and 1.3 percent in 2014, to 1.8 percent and 2.0 percent in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Central and eastern European countries (EU-CEE) ...

Supporting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Gulf Countries to Increase CompetitivenessGovernment officials, international experts and development practitioners agreed that energy efficiency and renewable energy investments have the potential to build resilient economies of the GCC. The Forum, hosted by Oman and organized by the World Bank and the first of its kind in the Gulf Countries, examined the role of clean energy in reducing ...

Carbon Pricing Initiatives Valued at Close to US$50 billionNew Countries and Regions are Putting a Price on Carbon The global value of carbon pricing instruments today is estimated at just under US$50 billion, according to Carbon Pricing Watch 2015, a new publication from the World Bank Group and Ecofys.Emissions trading systems have grown in value from US$32 billion in 2014 to US$34 billion today. That rise is due in part to the addition of the ...

Mainstreaming Climate Change Investment Key to Vietnams Response to Climate ChangeLaunch of report on financing Vietnams effective response to climate changeVietnam needs to strengthen its response to climate change by including strategic investments toward a low-carbon future in its planning and budgeting strategy for coming years, according to a new government report, led by Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and supported by the World ...

Netherlands, World Bank Group Partner to Transform the Agricultural Secto: rNew partnership to mobilize knowledge and innovationThe Netherlands and the World Bank Group today signed a "Food for All" partnership agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) to increase knowledge, support job creation, and secure the long-term sustainability of agriculture in developing countries. "Food for All" will bring together the World Bank Group and civil ...

World Bank Group President Pledges Up to $11 Billion in Support to IndonesiaWorld Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim pledged up to $11 billion in new financing in the next three to four years to Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world.Dr. Kim, making his first visit to Indonesia as World Bank Group president, offered the institutions support during his meeting today with President Joko Widodo. The Bank first opened the Jakarta ...

World Bank Group Doubles Results-Based Financing for Education to US$5 Billion over Next 5 YearsAhead of World Education Forum 2015, Bank Group says poor education quality has serious consequences for ending extreme povertyOn the eve of the landmark World Education Forum 2015, the World Bank Group announced that it will double results-based financing for education to US$5 billion over the next five years. The new financing is part of the Bank ...