Policy
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ADB President Takehiko Nakao meets Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Jul 13, 2016News Hour: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today met with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss how the institution can support the new administration’s efforts in promoting sustainable growth, reducing poverty, and increasing transparency... -
Contentious NGO foreign funding law approved by Israel
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: The Israeli parliament finalized a controversial law compelling NGOs that receive most of their funding from foreign state entities to declare it in official reports, a Knesset spokesman said on early Tuesday, reports BSS.... -
$750 million loan facility to increse power reliability in Azerbaijan
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $750 million multitranche program loan facility to upgrade power distribution networks in Azerbaijan, that will benefit over 1.4 million consumers and give the wider economy a... -
One Stop Shop to Boost Mining Sector
Jul 11, 2016News Hour: The World Bank Group and the Government of Guinea today announced the launch of a One Stop Shop facility for business procedures that will simplify and speed up the processing of licenses, permits and... -
Government Spending Review for the Federated States of Micronesia
Jul 11, 2016News Hour: Long term growth and stability as well as improved health and education services are the focus of a new report, released today, analyzing Government spending for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Prepared at... -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology declares Solve program activities
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Solve program announced its preliminary schedule of activities for fall 2016 and spring 2017. Addressing the world’s most pressing issues, second year of program will focus on in-person gatherings,... -
ADB president meets finance and planning secretaries of the Philippines
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today met with Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia to congratulate them on their appointments. He expressed support for the new... -
World Bank MD Sri Mulyani Indrawati to visit Argentina
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, will begin a four-day trip to Argentina next week to visit development projects in the country and to meet with government officials, civil... -
World Bank and India sign agreement to diversify and enhance household income in Bihar
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: The Government of India, the Government of Bihar and the World Bank today signed a US$ 290 million credit agreement to help improve livelihood opportunities for poor rural households across 300 blocks and 32... -
World Bank is supporting export development for SMEs in Mongolia
Jul 8, 2016News 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...
