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Promoting good governance and tackling corruption are critical to achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction. Diversion of funds from development projects through corruption impairs the ...
The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, in collaboration with the World Bank, EBRD, EIB, and CEB, organize a half-day Business Outreach Workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine. The outreach workshop is intended to ...
This video highlights the World Bank Group's commitment to the energy sector in Cameroon over the past ten years. It also showcases the completion of the Nachtigal hydroelectric dam, a project that ...
In this World Development Report 2025 seminar series, Stefan Ambec (INRAE Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics) discusses "Environmental Standards: A Key Policy Instrument for Fostering ...
Also known as instant or real-time payments, fast payments offer the instant transmission of a payment message and the immediate availability of funds to the beneficiary 24/7/365. In order to ...
Demographic shifts and fiscal constraints are placing increasing pressure on the financing of social services. These challenges are compounded by fragmented financing mechanisms at the local level, ...
Launched by the World Bank’s Extractives team, Mining Forward is a new video series exploring the key challenges, opportunities, and shifts shaping the future of mining. Through candid expert ...
Also known as instant or real-time payments, fast payments are characterized by the instant transmission of the payment message and by the immediate availability of funds to the beneficiary on a ...
In Egypt, the Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program, supported by the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, is bringing access to improved sanitation services to 1.73 million ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2025 — The World Bank Group today announced a US$12 billion support package for Argentina, signaling a strong vote of confidence in the government’s efforts to stabilize ...
In Morocco, the World-Bank supported Resilient and Sustainable Water in Agriculture project is improving water governance in the Chtouka area on the Atlantic coast and, in turn, helping to develop ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2025 — The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors approved today US$1.5 billion in financing for Argentina that will support policy measures to help foster ...