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VACI 2013 awarded 24 initiatives to enhance transparency, integrity, and accountability, and reduce corruptionThe Vietnam Anti-corruption Initiative Program 2013 (VACI 2013) under the theme "Strenghthening Transparency, Public Integrity and Accountability, Minimizing Corruption today awarded the top 24 initiatives to honor and support their implementation in the community, contributing to minimizing corruption.Mr. Huynh Phong Tranh, Chief ...

Project Signing: Bangladesh receives additional $34.5 million for digitizing public procurement in BangladeshDHAKA, June 10, 2013 - The government of Bangladesh today signed a financing agreement worth $ 34.5 million for additional financing of the on-going Second Public Procurement Reform Project (PPRP II) with the International Development Association (IDA), the World Banks concessionary arm. The additional financing will help to scale up ...

Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth Critical for Nigerias Economic FutureABUJA, June 10, 2013 - Nigerias economy can be made more climate-resilient and less carbon-intensive without foregoing growth, argue two new World Bank reports "Toward Climate-Resilient Development in Nigeria and "Low-Carbon Development Opportunities for Nigeria, released today.These studies are the fruit of a two-year long collaboration between the World Bank and the ...

World Bank Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific visits Lao PDRVIENTIANE, June 7, 2013 - The World Banks Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific, Axel van Trotsenburg, commended Lao PDR for its steady economic growth and success in overcoming poverty as he concluded a three day official visit to the country."We have worked well together over the decades and the testimony of this cooperation is the sustained reduction of poverty ...

World Bank Group Scales Up Support for Global Nutrition Programs in Response to Stunting Crisis, Food Price VolatilityWASHINGTON, JUNE 6, 2013 - The World Bank Group projects that it will nearly triple direct financing for maternal and early childhood nutrition programs in developing countries in 2013-14 to $600 million, up from $230 million in 2011-12. An estimated 90 percent of this new funding ($540 million) will come from the International ...

World Bank Launches Bangladesh Enterprise Survey 2013 to Assess Bangladeshi Business EnvironmentThe World Bank has launched the Enterprise Survey in Bangladesh to assess the business environment and investment climate barriers that limit economic growth. The survey is part of a global project in South Asia and would include interviews with over 1550 manufacturing and services companies. The survey results along with additional information from ...

The Audit Committee, from policy to practice200 key Romanian, European, and international policymakers and practitioners discuss how audit committees can contribute to good corporate governanceThe World Bank's Centre for Financial Reporting Reform, in cooperation with the Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania , is holding the conference The Audit Committee: the keystone of the financial reporting and audit process - from policy to practice. ...

World Bank Supports Food Security in TajikistanMore than 770,000 people in twelve districts of the Khatlon region to benefit from higher yields, additional employment opportunities, and better incomesDushanbe, Tajikistan, June 3, 2013 -The Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank have launched a project today valued at US $45.9 million that aims to improve agricultural production and create temporary employment in twelve districts of ...

India: By 2030 India and China will dominate global saving and investment, says new World Bank reportNEW DELHI, June 3, 2013 - In less than a generation, global saving and investment will be dominated by the developing world with Indias share in global investments expected to almost double by 2030. No other country except China will be investing more than India globally, says the latest edition of World Banks Global Development Horizons (GDH) ...

Punjab to Improve Reproductive Health and NutritionIslamabad, June 3, 2013 - The World Bank approved on Friday a package of assistance worth $100 million to support the implementation of the Punjab Health Sector Reform Project, which will focus on enhancing the number of people who access quality essential health services, particularly in the low performing districts of Punjab, Pakistan."Punjab holds the key to Pakistans progress towards ...

Losses from Disasters in East Asia and Pacific Raise Concerns for Poverty ReductionInvesting in preparedness can help ensure inclusive growthBANGKOK, June 3, 2013 - Rapidly growing cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to disasters in the East Asia Pacfic region due to poor planning, with economic losses increasing dramatically as the region grows wealthier, says a new World Bank report. Policy makers can make a significant difference to ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim Conclude Historic Mission to Africas Great Lakes RegionPledge Commitment to Implement Peace, Security and Economic DevelopmentKAMPALA, May 24, 2013—UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on Friday ended a three-day historic mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda, pledging that both of their global ...

Montenegro Prepares for Dynamic Economic GrowthPODGORICA, May 24, 2013 - The World Bank today presented an economic report entitled Montenegro: Preparing for Prosperity - Ensuring Sustainability, Connectivity, and Flexibility for Dynamic Growth. Prepared in close partnership with the authorities, this report provides recommendations to Montenegro on key areas for future policy development that can significantly improve the countrys business ...

World Bank Continues to Support Croatias Innovation Potential Minister of Finance, H.E. Slavko Linic and the World Banks Country Manager for Croatia, Mr. Hongjoo J. Hahm signed today a Loan Agreement in the amount of EURO 20 million (USD$26.24 million equivalent) for the Second Science and Technology Project (STP II). STP II will help those involved in research and innovation, including public research institutions, scientific communities, high ...

World Bank Announces US$1 Billion Pledge to Africas Great Lakes Region, Targeting Energy, Roads, Agriculture, Cross-Border Trade, Health, and JobsOn the first day of an historic joint United Nations/World Bank Group mission to the Great Lakes region, the World Bank Group announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to help countries in the region provide better health and education services, generate more cross-border trade, and fund ...

Tanzania Could Boost its Economy by Reforming the Port of Dar es Salaam - World BankDAR ES SALAAM, May 21, 2013 - Tanzania and its East African neighbors could boost their annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by up to US$1.8 billion and US$ 830 million respectively by taking measures to improve the efficiency of the Port of Dar es Salaam, according to the latest Tanzania Economic Update published by the World Bank.So far, Tanzania and six ...

World Bank Group President Urges Countries to Deliver Universal Health Coverage to Help End PovertyGENEVA, May 21, 2013 - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim called on countries gathered at the 66th World Health Assembly to ensure universal access to quality, affordable health services to help end extreme poverty by 2030 and boost shared prosperity. Worldwide estimates are that out-of-pocket health spending forces 100 million people into ...

Poverty Rate Came Down to 27.4 Percent in 2012The National Statistical Office of Mongolia (NSO) has been conducting the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) since 1966. It merged the HIES and the Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) in July, 2007 under the title of Household Socio-Economic Survey (HSES), and has been conducting this HSES survey since then. The HSES selects a total of 11,232 households in Mongolia on a sampling ...

Lao PDR Receives US$ 8 million from the World Bank to Strengthen the National Statistical SystemNewly signed Grant Agreement supports the National Statistical System in Lao PDR to improve access, quality and reliability of macroeconomic and poverty statisticsVientiane, May 17, 2013 - The Vice Minister of Finance of Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, H.E. Santiphab Phomvihane and the World Bank Country Manager for Lao PDR Keiko Miwa, signed today ...

World Bank Vice President for Africa to Visit Republic of Congo for Development TalksThe World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, Mr. Makhtar Diop, will arrive in Brazzaville on Monday, May 20, for a two day working visit. He will meet with the Congolese President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, senior government officials, civil society groups, and the media during his visit.Mr. Diop will discuss the development challenges facing the Republic of ...