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World Bank Supports Ethiopias Efforts to Produce Quality StatisticsThe World Bank provided a US$10 million grant from the Statistics for Results Catalytic Fund, to help the Government of Ethiopia increase the quality of its official statistics.The Statistics for Results Project was approved by the World Banks Regional Vice President for Africa on May 30, 2014. The grant agreement for the project was signed today by Mr. Guang Zhe Chen, World Bank ...

Modern Orchard Techniques Flourish in an Ancient Afghan Valley- Fruit farmers whose families have tended orchards for decades in Balkh province are now using new techniques and tools to increase their yield and income.- High-density planting in new orchards is also showing that it is more profitable to grow fruit than opium poppies, leading to changes in land use.- The transformation in these established and new orchards is a result of the ...

Government of India and World Bank Sign $100 Million Agreement to Support Himachal Pradesh in its Green Growth AgendaThe focus is on climate smart development across key engines of economic growth - energy, industry, tourism and watershed managementThe Government of India, the Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP), and the World Bank today signed a $100 million development policy loan (DPL) agreement to help Himachal Pradesh (HP), a mountain ...

Myanmars Opportunity to Double Rice Export and Reduce PovertyNew Report Advises Myanmar to Rethink its Rice Export Strategy to Expand Rice Production and Help Farmers Improve their LivelihoodsMyanmar has the potential to more than double its rice exports by diversifying and increasing rice production, opening its rice milling sector to direct foreign investments, and reducing export procedure costs, and thereby helping many rural poor to escape ...

World Bank Provides Grant for Disaster Risk Management in Lao PDRThe Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has received a technical assistance grant of $900,000 from the World Bank/Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the Building Resilience to Natural Hazards Project.This project seeks to enhance the disaster risk management capacity of Lao PDR by strengthening the legal framework for ...

Public Expenditures on the Frontline: Tackling the Growth and Jobs Agenda in GeorgiaGenerating growth and creating jobs within a sustainable fiscal framework is Georgias biggest macroeconomic challenge, says the Georgia Public Expenditure Review (PER) report titled Public Expenditures in Georgia: Strategic Issues and Reform Agenda, presented by the World Bank today. The report points out that fiscal consolidation will be important for Georgia to ...

World Bank Supports Health of CroatiansMinister of Finance, H.E. Boris Lalovac and the World Banks Regional Director for Central Europe and the Baltic Countries, Ms. Mamta Murthi today signed a Loan Agreement in the amount of EUR75 million (US$103.5 million) for the Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Services Program for Results, The Program will be implemented by the Ministry of Health, the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance, ...

Key stakeholders in Ukraine's financial sector meet in Kiev to support reformsThe Ukrainian authorities, commercial banks, International Financial Institutions and other key stakeholders met in Kiev on 5 June to discuss ways to drive forward much-needed reforms in the financial sector.The Forum, hosted by the National Bank of Ukraine, provided a platform for constructive dialogue between the private and public sectors, along the lines of the ...

Chinas Growth Moderates with Continued Economic TransformationChinas growth will moderate over the medium term as the economy continues to rebalance gradually. Growth is expected to slow to 7.6 percent in 2014, and 7.5 percent in 2015, from 7.7 percent in 2013, according to the World Banks China Economic Update released today."The rebalancing will be uneven reflecting tensions between structural trends and near term demand management measures, ...

World Bank Announces First Country Partnership Strategy with the Federated States of MicronesiaThe World Bank Group (WBG) has this week announced its first Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) with the Federated States of Micronesia for the period 2014 - 2017. The strategy integrates the countrys own development objectives and focuses on key areas of engagement where the World Bank Group can support the Government and work with other partners to ...

World Bank Group President Praises Lebanon and Jordan for Hosting Syrian Refugees and Calls on Global Community to Do More On his last day in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim visited the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan to bring global attention to the plight of the refugees and the impact of the Syrian crisis on neighboring countries. Kim urged the international community to recognize the ...

Turkeys Public Finances: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?New World Bank report recommends shift to more sustainable growth modelThe World Bank today launched a new report, Turkey in Transition: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?, at a conference held in Ankara in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Development.The report documents the central role played by fiscal policy over the last decade in supporting initial ...

Turkeys Public Finances: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?New World Bank report recommends shift to more sustainable growth modelThe World Bank today launched a new report, Turkey in Transition: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?, at a conference held in Ankara in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Development.The report documents the central role played by fiscal policy over the last decade in supporting initial ...

World Bank Vice President for Africa in Mozambique to Attends High Level Regional Conference on Growth and Shared Prosperity in AfricaThe World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, Mr. Makhtar Diop, will visit Mozambique from May 28-29 to take part in a high-level conference hosted by the Government of Mozambique and the International Monetary Fund: The Africa Rising Conference.The event will bring together policy makers from Africa and ...

Domestic Action Offers Hope for Carbon MarketNew report indicates growing momentum to put a price on carbonThe share of global greenhouse gas emissions covered by domestic carbon pricing initiatives, including emission trading schemes and taxes, increased significantly over the past year. Together, these carbon pricing initiatives are building momentum for a bottom-up approach to climate action, according to a new report from the World Bank and ...

Tenth Public Procurement Knowledge Exchange Platform starts in IstanbulThe Public Procurement Authority of the Republic of Turkey and the World Bank are hosting a four-day International Knowledge Exchange Forum on Measuring Performance of Public Procurement in Istanbul, May 27-30.The Forum is bringing together more than 100 procurement experts from 22 countries of Europe and Central Asia, and allows the participants to learn about the recent ...

World Bank Group Appoints Hiroshi Naka as Vice President and Auditor GeneralWorld Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as Vice President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group.A Japanese national, Mr. Naka brings more than twenty-five years of experience working with the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) and multilateral organizations, where he specialized in issues such as economic sanctions, ...

World Bank Group Appoints Hiroshi Naka as Vice President and Auditor GeneralWorld Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as Vice President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group.A Japanese national, Mr. Naka brings more than twenty-five years of experience working with the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) and multilateral organizations, where he specialized in issues such as economic sanctions, ...

Philippines: Climate Change a Fundamental Threat to Development - World BankWorld Bank Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change Rachel Kyte says if we dont confront climate change, we wont end povertyCountries of the world should confront climate change squarely as part of the global efforts to end poverty and boost prosperity. Its a challenge that needs collective action by national governments, development partners, private sector, ...

World Bank and Latvian Administration Agree to an Exchange of ExpertsToday, in Washington, DC, Mr. Andris Vilks, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Latvia, and World Bank President Jim Kim signed a formal agreement to facilitate the sharing of Latvian experience with emerging economies and developing countries. Under this "Baltic Knowledge Initiative, Latvian experts from the public sector and academia will be made available to join World ...