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India: Government of India and World Bank sign $100 Million agreement to help low-income families secure housing loansFinancial inclusion of low-income households in urban areas is key focusThe government of India and the World Bank today signed a $100 million credit agreement aimed at helping low-income households in Indian cities access loans to purchase, build or upgrade their dwellings.The Low Income Housing Finance Project will be ...

Jobs Critical to Increasing Productivity and Transforming Ugandas EconomyWith an unemployment rate of below 5 percent, Ugandans are working hard, but involved in low productivity formal and informal sector activitiesUgandas economy has the potential to grow more than the estimated 5 percent during 2013, and the country could attain middle income status by 2040, if the government can ensure economic stability to support the implementation of ...

WB: Improved Water, Sanitation and Urban Mobility Services to Benefit More than 85,000 Manta ResidentsWASHINGTON, D.C., August 9, 2013 - Close to 85 thousand Ecuadorians will directly benefit from improvements to water, sanitation and transportation services in the coastal municipality of Manta, as a result of a new US$100 million loan approved today by the World Banks Board of Directors.Among other objectives, the Manta Public Services ...

World Bank supports Participatory Sustainable Forest Management in Lao PDRThe Government of Lao PDR and the World Bank signed today a grant agreement of US$ 31.83 million for the Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (SUPSFM) Project. The agreement was signed by H.E. Mr. Santiphab Phomvihane, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance for the Lao PDR and Mr. Constantine Chikosi, Acting Country Director for the World Bank to Lao ...

Moldova - Offering Children with Disabilities More Educational Opportunities for a Better FutureCHISINAU, August 6, 2013 - Children with disabilities can be successfully integrated into mainstream education and supported in achieving better learning outcomes, through provision of equal educational opportunities. A US $2.86 million grant, funded by the Government of Japan and administered by the World Bank, was officially signed today between the ...

World Bank Statement on Thilawa Special Economic ZoneThe World Bank released the following statement on recent reports regarding the Bank's involvement in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone:"The World Bank is not engaged in any ongoing activities for the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, and will not be calculating compensation for local communities affected by this Zone. However, the Government of Myanmar has indicated that it will take action in ...

Open for Public Comments: Finalists Proposals for Grants on Social Accountability initiativesIn February 2013, the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) launched its first Call for Proposals on Social Accountability for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in 12 countries to win grants ranging from US$ 500,000 - US$ 1,000,000.The Global Partnership for Social Accountability is a coalition of donors, governments and CSOs that aims to ...

Focus on Reviving Credit Growth as External Funding Withdrawal in Emerging Europe Picks UpLUXEMBORG, July 30, 2013 - The Vienna 2 Initiative Steering Committee[1] met in Luxembourg on 17 July, 2013 to discuss deleveraging trends, work to address asset quality issues in emerging Europe, and the implications for the proposed EU resolution framework on emerging European economies, including non-EU member countries. For the first time, the ...

World Bank Group Launches New Partnership Strategy for the Kyrgyz RepublicThe World Banks Board of Executive Directors today discussed a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the Kyrgyz Republic that will guide the support of the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) to the country in 2013-2017. The CPS is a key document that sets out the framework of cooperation between the World Bank Group and the Government of the Kyrgyz ...

World Bank Group Announces Settlement with Sinclair Knight Merz Management Pty Ltd, Sinclair Knight Merz Holdings Ltd and Sinclair Knight Merz PtyThe World Bank today announced the sanctioning of Sinclair Knight Merz Pty (SKM), following the companys self-reporting to the World Banks Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) of corrupt misconduct relating to Bank-financed projects in the East Asia and Pacific region. The World Bank, SKM, and SKMs parent ...

How Africa Can Transform Land Tenure, Revolutionize Agriculture, and End PovertyA Ten Step Plan for ChangeWASHINGTON, DC, July 22, 2013 - Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nearly half of the worlds usable, uncultivated land but so far the continent has not been able to develop these unused tracts, estimated at more than 202 million hectares, to dramatically reduce poverty and boost growth, jobs, and shared prosperity. According to a new World Bank ...

For a Sustainable and Affordable Railway Sector in CroatiaZAGREB, July 19, 2013 - To help the Croatian railway stakeholders take on the challenges and opportunities brought by EU accession, the World Bank has produced the Croatia: Railways Policy Note, an analytical report offering recommendations to different railway stakeholders on how to further strengthen and speed up the reforms of Croatias rail system.The Notes findings and recommendations ...

World Bank recommends reform of Polands public pay system The World Bank today launched its public sector pay practices in Poland report at the Ministry of Finance. Prepared in cooperation with the Ministry, the report reviews Polands system of salary setting in the public sector, and provides recommendations for improvements.The report concludes that the Ministry of Finance has thus far been successful in containing the public sector wage ...

World Bank Advises Xinjiang on Technical and Vocational EducationBuilding a relevant and quality technical and vocation education sector through strengthened coordination and governance, public school management and involvement of private institutions can help narrow the gap in skilled labor supply and industrial demand, contributing to economic development in Xinjiang, says a World Bank report.At the request of the Government of the Xinjiang ...

Multilateral Development Institutions Support a Robust Vision for Sustainable Development in Post-2015The leaders of seven multilateral organizations have issued a joint appeal for global support of a report issued by a high-level UN panel that calls for ending extreme poverty and promoting sustainable development.In a joint letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 9, the seven leaders - who lead the African Development Bank, Asian ...

India: Green growth is necessary and affordable for India, says new World Bank ReportEnvironmental degradation in India, costing 5.7% of GDP each year, can be reduced significantlyIndia can make green growth a reality by putting in place strategies to reduce environmental degradation at the minimal cost of 0.02% to 0.04% of average annual GDP growth rate. According to a new World Bank report released today, this will allow India to maintain a ...

Open for Public Comments: Finalists Proposals for Grants on Social Accountability InitiativesIn February 2013, the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) launched its first Call for Proposals on Social Accountability for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in 12 countries to win grants ranging from US$ 500,000 - US$ 1,000,000. The Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) is a coalition of donors, governments and CSOs that ...

World Assisted Commercial Agriculture Development Project Disburse, Over N209 Million to 3000 Farmers in Kano StateKANO, July 12, 2013 - Over three thousand farmers have benefited from Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) in Kano State. Of this number, 1,637 are males while 1,502 women benefited.The beneficiaries received over N209 Million from the World Bank-assisted project.The World Bank Senior Operations Specialist and Task Team ...

New Service Delivery Data Show that Raising the Quality of Education and Health Services is Critical for Kenya to Build on Recent Gains NAIROBI, July 12, 2013 - While Kenya has made tremendous progress recently by reducing child mortality and getting more children into school, new data published today suggest that raising the quality of public education and health services is essential to build on these gains. Otherwise, far too many children ...

New World Bank Vice President: Philippines Poised to Accelerate Reforms for More and Better JobsMANILA, July 12, 2013 -Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific met with President Benigno S. Aquino III and his economic team during his first visit to the Philippines and congratulated the country for its sound macroeconomic management and robust growth. He visited poor communities in Metro Manila as well as the ...