Washington D.C., September 25, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$40 million loan for Ecuador in the framework of a project to improve living conditions, contribute to the...
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2020 —The World Bank today approved $200 million to help Bangladesh improve access to safe water and sanitation services in rural areas. The Bangladesh Rural Water,...
I. Executive Summary Lebanon was rocked by an explosion at the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020—causing hundreds of deaths, wounding thousands, and leading to significant destruction of livelihoods...
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2020 – The World Bank Treasury and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)/Asia-Pacific Financial Forum co-organized a virtual workshop on catastrophe bonds for the APEC...
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved $125 million from the International Development Association for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area...
WASHINGTON, September 23, 2020—Progress against corruption can be made even under the most challenging conditions, a new World Bank report finds. At a time when unprecedented levels of emergency...
Education systems around the world continue to grapple with the complex decisions of when and how to reopen schools for in-person learning following widespread closures due to the COVID 19 pandemic.1...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continued to rise in Iraq; as of 31 August, there were 231,177 reported cases, a caseload that is almost five times that of 30 June, with 6,959...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Containment measures enacted earlier this year to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country’s three most affected cities have directly impacted the most vulnerable households To...
Yemen’s high malnutrition rates have drawn global attention, highlighting the impact the country’s five-and-half-year civil war has had on its population. About 20 million Yemenis—70% of the...