Georgia to Improve Regional Connectivity and Boost Growth Potential
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (KCIP), in the amount of $109 million, to help connect...
Farmers in Uzbekistan to Get Better Access to Finance
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $200 million financing package for the Second Rural Enterprise Development Project (REDP) aimed at...
United States and Allies Impose Additional Sanctions on the Burmese Military Regime
As we approach one year since the horrific violence perpetrated by the Burmese military on Armed Forces Day 2021, in which more than 100...
Serbia: Scaling Up Residential Clean Energy (SURCE) Project
Serbia is expanding green investments, seeking to spur a post-COVID recovery and build resilience against future shocks, especially for its most vulnerable citizens. To...
European Energy Security: US-EU Joint Statement
The United States and the European Commission are committed to reducing Europe’s dependency on Russian energy. We reaffirm our joint commitment to Europe’s energy...
G7 on the DPRK’s Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the...
Vietnam, World Bank strengthen partnership to meet goal of high-income economy by 2045
World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro today concluded a five-day visit to Vietnam, reaffirming the institution’s commitment to...
Open science publishing strikes a rich seam with ORE publishing platform
With a goal of making scientific knowledge more freely available to researchers and the public, ORE has spent the first year of its existence...
Blockchain Tech Could Be A Powerful Tool To Revolutionize Green Finance
As the urgency for solutions to climate change grows, so too does the need for traceable and transparent data for monitoring and measuring its...
European Committee of Social Rights’ Conclusions on Health, Social Security and Social Protection
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) today published its Conclusions 2021 in respect of 33 States* on the articles of the Social Charter...