Vietnam: Strategic Partnership Between Phu Yen Province and The World Bank
The World Bank and the People’s Committee of Phu Yen Province today signed a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a partnership for strategic engagements during...
Mine 2020: global Top 40 mining companies resilient in face of COVID-19
The global Top 40 mining companies are so far weathering the COVID-19 crisis but should take advantage of relative stability to adopt strategies to...
The importance of digital resilience in times of crisis
EU Commission released the results of the 2020 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which monitors Europe's overall digital performance and tracks the progress...
EU defines green investments to boost sustainable finance
To boost the shift towards eco-friendly investment the EU is introducing rules to define what qualifies as green or sustainable activities.
During the June plenary...
Throughout COVID-19 recovery, ‘plummeting’ clean energy costs can help climate action
COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new UN report published on Wednesday shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever – providing...
Long-term data series are key to assess health of forests
Forest ecosystems are affected by many different stressors, such as climate change and air pollution. Drought periods, like the one in 2018, strongly reduce...
Turkish Export-Oriented Small and Medium Enterprises Benefit from Funding
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a partial credit guarantee in the amount of EUR 250 million (US$ 273,580,000 equivalent) to...
COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour
Millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis , which could lead to the first rise in...
ADB Approves $500 Million Loan to Help Keep Filipino Children Healthy and in School
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $500 million loan to expand its support for the Philippine government’s conditional cash transfer program, which...
UNIDO launches COVID-19 Industrial Recovery Programme
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has developed a new approach which will provide targeted support to national governments to restructure their industrial...