Development

News Hour: Thailand’s economy is expected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2016, after growing 2.8 percent last year. While the global economy has been weakening and exports have been slowing, strong fundamentals and ample fiscal...

News Hour: Rapid trade growth can help Myanmar reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity, according to a new report, Myanmar Diagnostic Trade Integration Study. Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce led the study and requested support from the...

News Hour: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrives in New Delhi tomorrow on a two-day visit to the country to review the progress on the priority areas for World Bank support that Indian Prime...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $600 million loan program, with a first subprogram of $300 million, to help Pakistan roll out major structural reforms to improve the performance and financial sustainability...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the release of a $500 million loan to Indonesia following the roll out of agreed policy reforms to reduce barriers to investment and encourage more public-private partnerships...

News Hour: Relief agencies, including IOM, are providing emergency assistance to displaced populations in Wau town, South Sudan, following intense fighting on 24 and 25 June. The violence has exacerbated existing needs, as insecurity since late...

News Hour: At the request of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s National Border Hygiene Programme, IOM has trained a first group of border health officials as part a national contingency plan to combat an outbreak of...

News Hour: A group of 39 Ethiopian children aged between 16 and19 have been released from detention in Zambia following a presidential pardon and returned home to Ethiopia with IOM. The children, who were serving 15-year...

News Hour: Over the years, the Government of Nepal has been introducing several proactive measures to promote women’s access, ownership, and control over land and property. These measures, depending on the geographical location, include a 25...

News Hour: The IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has identified and confirmed the location of 3,317,394 displaced Iraqis across the country from 1 January 2014 to 8 June 2016. While new displacements are going on, many...