World Bank supports Serbia in creating better real estate management for its citizens and investors
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors Monday approved a EUR 36.2 million loan (US$44 million equivalent) for the Real Estate Management Project for Serbia. The loan will support Serbia in ensuring accurate, complete, and electronically...
World Bank Boosts Fisheries in Mauritania and Guinea, Contributing to the Ebola Recovery
The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors approved a total of US$22 million to strengthen the management and governance of fisheries as well as improve the handling of fish that is brought to shore in Mauritania and Guinea on March 16...
World Bank Supports Social Investments in 150 Communities Across Armenia
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$30 million loan for the Social Investment and Local Development (SILD) Project in Armenia on March 13. This project will further assist the Government of Armenia to improve the quality, use of...
Surge in British built vehicles with British made components
British cars are being made with more British sourced components as the UK automotive industry’s renaissance continues apace, new research reveals on March 13.
JAPAN-IMF Seminar Discusses Challenges Related to Inequality
The IMF’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) and Hitotsubashi University held a conference in Tokyo on March 12-13, to discuss challenges related to inequality and potential policy actions, with particular focus on the experience of Asian...
OECD and Greece to cooperate on reforms needed to ensure inclusive growth
Bread for the World Welcomes Legislation to Help Returning Citizens Gain Employment
The bipartisan bill allows those convicted of nonviolent crimes to ask the courts to seal their criminal records. They could then present themselves, according to the legal system, as lacking a criminal background. These measures would improve their...
WB/Dominican Republic: More than 1.3 Million Poor Dominicans to Benefit from Social Protection, Better Employability and Housing
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors Thursday approved a new project for the Dominican Republic worth US$75 million, which seeks to ensure that thousands of citizens gain access to a comprehensive social protection package and help reduce...
Vietnam, World Bank signs US$450 Million to Finance Better Living Conditions for Ho Chi Minh City
The State Bank of Vietnam and the World Bank signed agreements for a total of US$450 million in loans and credits to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to further improve Ho Chi Minh City’s environment and sanitation on March 12.
EESC President Malosse in Warsaw to discuss the future of Services of general interest in the EU
The EESC, together with the Minister for Labour and Social Policy of Poland, is organising an exchange of views on the role of the non-profit sector as a provider of social services of general interest on 11-12 March in Warsaw.
