Sierra Leone’s Macroeconomic Situation Remains Challenging Despite Bold Policy Measures
FREETOWN, July 11, 2019 – Unlocking the bottlenecks to robust and sustained real growth through economic diversification and addressing pre-existing...
World Bank, Sexual Violence Research Initiative Launch 2019 Call for Proposals for Innovation in Addressing Gender-Based Violence
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2019 — The World Bank Group and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) today announced a new open call...
World Bank Group Financing to Address Development Challenges Reached Nearly $60 billion in Fiscal Year 2019
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2019 – World Bank Group commitments to help countries achieve better development outcomes were $59.5 billion in fiscal year...
Bangladesh: Climate-Smart Growth Key to Achieving Upper-Middle Income Status
DHAKA, July 11, 2019—The World Bank reaffirmed its continued support to Bangladesh to achieve the country’s vision of reaching an...
Philippines, ADB Sign Loan for Milestone Malolos–Clark Railway Project
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (11 July 2019) — Philippine Finance Secretary Mr. Carlos Dominguez III and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Mr....
ArcelorMittal Announces Launch of Bond Issue
Luxembourg, July 11, 2019 16:45 CET – ArcelorMittal (the “Company” or the “Issuer") announced today that it has launched an...
One in four people in Africa pay bribes to access services: Survey
Issued by Transparency International Secretariat The tenth edition of Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, released on African Anti-Corruption Day by Transparency...
Total Divests Assets in the UK to Petrogas
Paris - Total has signed an agreement to divest several UK non-core assets to Petrogas NEO UK Ltd, the exploration and...
Nissan announces senior leadership changes for diversity and inclusion
July 10, 2019 Jeffrey Webster, director, Diversity and Inclusion, retiring after 34 years of service Rodney Francis named director, Diversity...
ADB Sells $3.25 Billion 3-Year Global Benchmark Bond
MANILA, PHILIPPINES 10 July 2019) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) returned to the US dollar bond market with the...
