Development

News Hour: A meeting held from 4-6 July 2016, in South Africa’s Johannesburg, brought together a small group of the Partnership’s Adolescent and Youth constituency members. The aim of this meeting was to facilitate a decision...

News Hour: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$24 million Programmatic Governance and Competitiveness Development Policy Operation (DPO) for the Kyrgyz Republic. The operation – the first in a series of two...

News Hour: the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$10 million IDA credit to the Republic of Moldova for the Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project 2nd Additional Financing Project, which will contribute to enhancing the...

News Hour: Mongolia’s efforts to expand and diversify its exports got a boost with a $20 million credit from the International Development Agency (IDA), approved by World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. The credit finances the...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is updating its Anticorruption Policy to address tax secrecy, tax evasion, and aggressive forms of tax planning—collectively referred to as “tax integrity issues”—in the wake of recent global developments....

News Hour: WorldFish and the Government of Odisha, India have entered into an agreement to sustainably boost aquaculture in the state. WorldFish will provide support to increase the productivity of aquaculture through improvements in seed, technology...

News Hour: A strong commitment to giving back to communities in the Research Triangle Park area has earned RTI International a spot in the Triangle Business Journal’s 2015 list of largest corporate philanthropists. The list criteria...

News Hour: Ethiopia’s investments in health, education, social protection, and infrastructure have had a positive impact on economic development and promoting shared prosperity in the country, says 2015 Ethiopia Public Expenditure Review, a new World Bank...

News Hour: The Annual UNICEF Water for Life Gala is one of Calgary’s premier charity events with a delicious four course dinner, sensational auction items and spectacular entertainment. The evening will include inspiring keynote speaker UNICEF...

News Hour: Over 750 women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s volatile north-eastern province of Ituri have set up agricultural cooperatives and small businesses as part of an inclusive programme called ‘Peace is the...