December 15, 2022
Africa: World Bank Approves Additional Financing to Strengthen the Resilience of Food Systems in Sierra Leone
itional 516,700 people in Sierra Leone will benefit from a $50 million International Development Association (IDA)* additional financing approved today under the second phase of… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Gabon: Gabon Country Economic Memorandum - Toward Greener and More Inclusive Growth
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December 08, 2022
West Africa: World Bank Gives Additional U.S.$18 Million for Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Preparedness in West Africa
The World Bank Group this week approved a total of $18 million in two additional financings from the International Development Association (IDA)*to reinforce health systems and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, World Bank to Jointly Launch Electricity Regulatory Index Reports for Africa and the World
The African Development Bank and the World Bank joined forces to launch parallel reports, respectively capturing the state of power sector regulation in Africa, and more broadly… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Gambia: World Bank Approves Additional $20 Million Grant to Help Bridge Unexpected Financing Gap
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved Supplemental Financing for The Gambia Second Fiscal Management, Energy and Telecom Reform Development Policy Financing… Read more »
Africa: Angola's Economic Diversification and Development Potential Are Inextricably Linked to Climate Resilience #AfricaClimateCrisis
the impacts of climate change increasingly threaten people's lives and livelihoods across the country, it will be critical for Angola to use the revenues from its remaining oil… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Somalia: Somalia's Economy Expected to Grow Despite Significant Shocks
omalia's economy rebounded with GDP growth of 2.9 percent in 2021, up from a contraction of 0.3 percent in 2020 and 0.5 percent higher than last year's forecast of 2.4 percent.… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Kenya: Boosting Equitable Development As Kenya Strives to Become an Upper Middle-Income Country
The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today voiced its support for the WBG's latest six-year strategy to support Kenya in its ongoing efforts towards green,… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Botswana: World Bank Appoints Liang Wang As New Country Representative for Botswana
The World Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Liang Wang as the new Country Representative for Botswana, effective November 15, 2022. Read more »
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