Timor-Leste: World Bank Appoints New Country Representative
The World Bank’s new Country Representative for Timor-Leste says the coming years present great opportunities, as the country faces important choices on investments in infrastructure, education and health that will shape the country’s development.
EU customs seized over 41 million fake goods at EU borders last year
New figures released by the European Commission show that customs authorities detained more than 41 million fake and counterfeit products at the EU's external border in 2016. The goods had a total value of over €670 million. Everyday products which...
New Open Source Tool a “Breakthrough” in Electrification Planning
Governments and others planning how to reach more households with electricity have a powerful, new open source tool that estimates the optimal way to do so, now available on the recently launched ENERGYDATA.INFO.
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Mozambique
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Michel Lazare visited Mozambique from July 10-19, 2017 to discuss with the authorities measures needed to follow up on the recent audit report of EMATUM, Proindicus, and MAM public sector...
Groceries Code review notes significant cultural change in supermarket industry
Small Business Minister Margot James has welcomed a positive relationship change between supermarkets and their suppliers, as she publishes the first statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) on 19th July 2017.
A Modern Dhaka is Key to Bangladesh’s Upper-Middle Income Country Vision
With 36 percent of the country’s urban population living in Greater Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has become one of the world’s most densely populated cities. To achieve its vision of becoming an upper-middle income country by its 50th birthday,...
Nearly $59 billion in World Bank Group Support to Developing Countries in Fiscal Year 2017
World Bank Group commitments to help developing countries take on poverty and boost opportunity reached nearly $59 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees in fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
Statement by David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, at the Conclusion of His Visit to Mexico
Mr. David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Mexico during July 16–18, 2017, at the invitation of the national authorities. While in Mexico City he had the opportunity to exchange views on the...
Clean Energy Transition Will Increase Demand for Minerals, says new World Bank report
A new report released by the World Bank highlights the potential impacts that the expected continuing boom in low-carbon energy technologies will have on demand for many minerals and metals, on July 18th.
Employment situation, first quarter 2017, OECD
Source: Quarterly Labour Market Statistics, OECD
