The presentation titled "Afghanistan: an agenda for catalyzing inclusive growth" highlighted a number of challenges for growth in the short-term, including conflict and fragility and limited fiscal...
Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honor for me to represent the World Bank Group today at the Senior Officials’ Meeting in Kabul. We have had the privilege of working side by side with...
COLOMBO October 4, 2017 — Today, Sri Lanka signed an agreement to modernize and improve the efficiency of its financial sector which in turn will help small businesses and entrepreneurs compete in the...
Dhaka, October 4, 2017 — Bangladesh has experienced some of the most rapid urbanization in South Asia, yet the cities offer inadequate infrastructure and low levels of urban services, particularly in district...
PARWAN / KABUL PROVINCES – In a valley in Parwan Province, Gul Shirin, 45, sits head bent over a sewing machine in a small room in her house in Hijan village in Salang district. A seamstress, Gul Shirin...
COLOMBO September 29, 2017 — Sri Lanka is joining other countries in moving from a traditional approach to road infrastructure and maintenance which pays the contractor based on progress, to a new approach...
This paper uses new survey data to
measure the government's capacity to deliver goods and
services in a manner that includes: high coverage of the
population; equal...
Thimphu, September 21, 2017 – The Royal Government of Bhutan and the World Bank signed a $4 million grant today to help Bhutan manage public funds more effectively and improve procurement and budgetary...
The World Bank Group (WBG) is conducting its first Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)for India. The SCD articulates the Group’s analysis of the principal challenges facing India today, as the country...
The World Bank Group (WBG) is conducting its first Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) for India. The SCD articulates the Group’s analysis of the principal challenges facing India today, as the country...
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