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Women in MENA Enter Labor Markets at Half Global Rate says World Bank Report Constraints include legal and social barriers, inadequate skills, limited private sector prospectsBEIRUT March 15, 2013 - The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has taken admirable strides over the past four decades to bridge gender gaps, especially in the areas of education and health. But, paradoxically, these investments in human capital have not been matched ...

World Bank Group Committed to Assisting Afghanistan, Kim SaysReady to support Afghanistan through 2014 transition and beyondThe World Bank Group is strongly committed to helping the people of Afghanistan by promoting growth and reducing poverty during and beyond the withdrawal of Western security forces in 2014, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said.Making his first visit to Afghanistan as World Bank Group president, Kim met with ...

World Bank to ramp up support for Indias low-income states, Kim saysNEW DELHI, March 13, 2013—The World Bank Group is committed to helping India meet its significant development needs by providing finance and knowledge services and by responding to a government request to increase support to the low-income states where most of Indias poor live, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said.Ending his first visit to India as World Bank Group ...

Rethinking Eurasian CitiesWorld Bank recommends actions for sustainable development of cities in EurasiaOnce flourishing along the Great Silk Road, today, a thousand years later, the cities of Eurasia need to be rethought in order to be competitive in a market economy and to re-emerge as the main drivers of growth. Policy makers need to promote the changes and reorganize cities by better planning, connecting, greening, and financing them, says a ...

World Bank Group President Jim Kim to visit IndiaKim to meet government leaders to discuss development challengesWASHINGTON, March 8, 2013—World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will visit India on March 11-13 to see firsthand some of the development challenges India faces, as well as the opportunities it could exploit to achieve faster economic growth and a quicker reduction in poverty. This will be Kims first visit to India after taking ...

Innovation Improves Gender Programs, Spurs Economic Development in Africa, World BankWASHINGTON, March 8, 2013 - Despite the steady economic growth in many African countries over the last few years, gains have not always translated into greater gender equality or poverty reduction, the World Bank announced today. To mark International Womens Day, the World Banks Africa region launched two evidence based initiatives to step up its commitment to ...

World Bank Calls for Global Initiative to Scale Up Geothermal Energy in Developing CountriesREYKJAVIK, March 6, 2013 - The World Bank today announced a major international effort to expand renewable power generation in developing countries by tapping an underutilized resource: geothermal energy.World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati called on donors, multilateral banks, governments and the private sector to join a Global Geothermal ...