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China: GEF supports demonstration of climate smart crop productionRecently the World Banks Board of Executive Directors approved a grant of US$5.1 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the Peoples Republic of China in support of the Climate Smart Staple Crop Production Project.Chinas intensive crop production relies on high consumption and inefficient use of fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation water inputs. The situation is ...

Indonesias Government and Civil Society in Partnership to Encourage Greater Data TransparencyThe Government of Indonesia today launched Portal Data Indonesia (http://data.id), an initiative the government hopes will encourage more data transparency in the country. Launched simultaneously with the Open Data Movement in Indonesia, this data portal is the result of greater collaboration, specifically the Presidents Delivery Unit, and civil society ...

Indonesias Government and Civil Society in Partnership to Encourage Greater Data TransparencyThe Government of Indonesia today launched Portal Data Indonesia (http://data.id), an initiative the government hopes will encourage more data transparency in the country. Launched simultaneously with the Open Data Movement in Indonesia, this data portal is the result of greater collaboration, specifically the Presidents Delivery Unit, and civil society ...

World Bank Appoints New Country Manager for Croatia and SloveniaMr. Carlos Piñerúa has been appointed as the new World Bank Country Manager for Croatia and Slovenia. Mr. Piñerúa, a Venezuelan national, brings years of managerial experience and vast country experience - spanning from Central and South America to Central Asia and the Middle East - to his new position. Most recently, Mr. Piñerúa was the Banks Country Coordinator for Private ...

World Bank Report: Digital Payments Vital To Economic GrowthGates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action stepsIntegrating digital payments into the economies of emerging and developing nations addresses crucial issues of broad economic growth and individual financial empowerment, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.The report ...

The Rwanda Economic Update: Unearthing the SubsoilIn the Rwanda Economic Update (REU) launched today, the World Bank forecasts an economic growth rate of 5.7% in 2014 and 6.6% in 2015.Rwandas growth slowed to 4.7% in 2013, the lowest growth since 2003, due to the aid shortfall in the second half of 2012 and resulting delays in budget expenditures. In 2014, the expansion of the services sector contributed to a recovery of growth rate to 7.4% in ...

Latest Bangladesh Poverty Maps LaunchedThe Honourable State Minister, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning, M.A. Mannan MP, today launched the Bangladesh Poverty Maps 2010. This is the third generation of poverty maps in Bangladesh, which is an important statistical instrument for estimating the poverty incidence up to sub-district (upazila) levels.The poverty mapping exercises show that Rangpur and Barisal Divisions have the highest ...

World Bank Announces the New Country Representative for MongoliaThe World Bank has appointed James Anderson as its new Country Representative for Mongolia. Mr. Anderson has formally taken the position on August 18th and will begin work in Ulaanbaatar next week.Mr. James Anderson is a U.S. national and a PhD in Economics. He brings with him broad experience, having worked with the World Bank since 1997. Before joining the World Bank Mongolia, he ...

World Bank Advises Moving toward Integrated Early Childhood Development Services China could consider moving toward integrated early childhood development services for all covering prenatal services to services for 0-3 year olds, 3-6 year olds and even aligning with primary school education, and developing related policies and measures, advises a World Bank report.After achieving nearly universal 9-year basic education, China is increasingly ...

World Bank Negotiates $150 million Energy Sector Recovery Program for AlbaniaThe World Bank and the Government of Albania successfully completed negotiations for a $150 million Power Reform and Recovery Project.The proposed World Bank-assisted program will support Albanias power sector reforms, particularly efforts to improve the reliability of the electricity supply and the financial viability of the sector. Critical infrastructure investments ...

World Bank Group Supports Agriculture Commercialization in TajikistanThe Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan Abdusalom Kurbonov and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan Marsha Olive today signed a grant agreement to finance the Tajikistan Agriculture Commercialization Project. The new project is jointly supported by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and is funded by a grant from the ...

The World Bank Proposes a Roadmap For Heating Tariff Reforms In Belarus The current heating tariff system in Belarus is inefficient, unsustainable in the long run, and undermines industry competiveness and risks macroeconomic instability, says a World Banks study Belarus: Heat Tariff Reform and Social Impact Mitigation.The report analyses the social, sectoral and fiscal impacts of the heat tariff reform considered by the Government and provides ...

World Bank Group ready to provide financial support worth $15-18 billion over the next three yearsThe World Bank Group will bring increased financial and knowledge resources to help India return to the path of sustained high growth needed to bring prosperity to millions, especially the poor living in the lower income states. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim made this renewed commitment during his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra ...

Fifth and Final Riparian Meetings on Rogun Assessment StudiesThe fifth information-sharing and consultation meetings on the Assessment Studies for the proposed Rogun Hydropower Project (Rogun HPP) took place on July 14-18 to discuss the draft Techno-Economic Assessment Study (TEAS) Phase 2 Summary Report and the draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report with 46 civil society groups and government officials from all six ...

World Bank Announces New Country Manager for MoldovaWorld Bank Country Director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, Mr. Qimiao Fan, presented today to Moldovan authorities the new World Bank Country Manager for Moldova, Mr. Alex Kremer.Mr. Kremer will take up his post in Chisinau on August 1, 2014. He has previously worked as the World Banks Country Manager in the Kyrgyz Republic (2010-2014) and Senior Sector Economist in the Middle East and North ...

Recovery Strengthens in Central and Eastern Europe, Yet Risks Remain, says World BankEconomic growth is expected to almost double in the EU11* countries in 2014, and to continue to strengthen in 2015, according to the World Banks latest EU11 Regular Economic Report (EU11 RER). The report says that, overall, EU11 GDP growth is forecast to strengthen from 1.4 percent in 2013 to 2.6 percent in 2014."The economic recovery is strengthening in the ...

World Bank Group, JICA to Strengthen Partnership to Tackle Development ChallengesThe Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank Group (WBG)[i] held their first high-level dialogue at JICA Headquarters in Tokyo on July 10-11. At the meeting, participants reviewed existing cooperation between the two institutions and discussed areas for future collaboration.The meeting, called a "deep dive on development issues, was attended ...

Strong, Safe and Resilient: NEMA and the World Bank host Disaster Risk Management WorkshopHow can the citizens of Mongolia be protected from disasters? How can hospitals, school buildings and local communities be made safer and stronger, before earthquakes or floods happen? How can government agencies and the people work together to reduce the risks from natural hazards? The answers to these questions are being discussed today at the Disaster ...

India in a Strong Position to Tap Global Growth, says New World Bank ReportUnlike most developing countries, Indias recent growth has been well below potential, which provides space for economic activity to accelerate without building inflationary pressures.Global Economic Prospects 2014, presented in New Delhi today, says growth in India is projected at 5.5% in FY2014-15, accelerating to 6.3% in 2015-16 and 6.6% in 2016-17. This comes at a time ...

World Bank to Promote Energy Efficiency in KazakhstanNew grant-funded project will help build countrys energy efficiency potentialToday, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the World Bank signed a US$ 21.7 million Grant Agreement for the Kazakhstan Energy Efficiency Project.The Agreement provides for the implementation of the four-year project to assist the Republic of Kazakhstan in creating a favorable policy environment to help ...