Concrete actions to be put forward for a human-centred pandemic recovery
Heads of State and Government, international organizations, multilateral development banks, and employers’ and workers’ leaders from around the world will come together 22 –...
Colombia: Fiscal, monetary policy support have limited the pandemic economic impact
Significant government support to protect households, firms and jobs helped Colombia navigate the COVID-19 pandemic well and put its economy on track to a strong recovery,...
Working Capital Management A Top Priority for Many Executives in Year Ahead
Nearly half of C-suite and other executives say that managing working capital will be a high priority for their organizations in the year ahead...
Uzbekistan’s National Statistical System to Modernize with World Bank Support
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $50 million concessional credit for Uzbekistan that will finance a five-year project supporting the...
Folksam Group Invests in SEK 4 Billion World Bank Green Bond
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) issued a SEK green bond due August 2028, raising SEK 4 billion. The...
Women building a sustainable future: green business begins to sprout in Ukraine
In Ukraine, home to heavy industry and one of the largest coal mining operations in the world, passionate women entrepreneurs are adopting new approaches...
Rebuilding Haiti: The post-earthquake path to recovery
Six months after a devastating earthquake in south-west Haiti which caused the deaths of 2,200 people and injured 12,700 more, the international community is...
Geopolitics has put Bitcoin to the test – what happens next?
Geopolitical issues, including the heightening Ukraine-Russia tensions, will drive Bitcoin’s increasing mass adoption and higher values this year – despite a 5% drop over...
Albania’s Future Growth Requires Stronger, More Sustainable Economic Model
Albania’s economic model requires greater investment in people’s skills, firm productivity, sustainability, and public finances, says the new World Bank Country Economic Memorandum (CEM)...
Russian mining giant Nornickel set a record in terms of spending on social projects
The Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel's spending on social projects doubled in 2021 and reached $1 billion, the company mentioned in its consolidated financial...