Disinformation: How to recognise and tackle Covid-19 myths
The outbreak of the coronavirus has led to disinformation that hampers efforts to contain the pandemic. Read on to find out what you can...
East Asia and Pacific: Countries Must Act Now to Mitigate Economic Shock of COVID-19
The virus that triggered a supply shock in China has now caused a global shock. Developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP),...
The World Bank Strengthens Support to Argentina’s Most Vulnerable Families
The World Bank Board of
Directors today approved a new US$ 300 million operation to support Argentina’s
efforts to strengthen its social protection system and minimize...
Mongolia: World Bank Mobilizes $2.2 Million to Strengthen Medical Diagnostic Services
The World Bank mobilized
US$2.2 million to help strengthen Mongolia’s hospital services in the wake
of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will be used to purchase the...
Peru Will Receive US$ 50M from the World Bank to Strengthen Key Social Protection
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$
50 million loan to strengthen key policies and strategies to increase human
capital accumulation in Peru,...
AIIB To Scale Up Public Health Infrastructure in Wake of COVID-19
Recognizing that countries with fragile infrastructure
have less capacity to handle health crises, the Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) is working to scale up infrastructure investment—including...
World Bank Supports Madagascar’s Investment in Human Capital
The World Bank Board of
Executive Directors approved today a $100 million development policy operation
to support the Government of Madagascar’s investment in human capital. The
operation...
AIIB’s USD60-M Solar Investment in Oman Supports Diversified Energy Mix
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB)
Board of Directors has approved a USD60-million loan to increase Oman’s
renewable power generation capacity and reduce the country’s dependence...
OECD updates G20 summit on outlook for global economy
Efforts to contain virus and
save lives should be intensified, and governments should plan stronger, more
coordinated measures to absorb growing economic blow
Increasingly
stringent containment measures...
‘Concerted efforts’ needed to meet 2030 Global Goals in Asia-Pacific region
Action to reverse the depletion and degradation of the
environment across Asia and the Pacific is a top priority if the region is to
stay on...