Tag: World Bank
Kenya Development Corporation and World Bank drive Green Investment Fund for climate-smart SMEs
Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) hosted senior officials from the World Bank for a high-level progress review of Component 3...
Google partners with World Bank on digital infrastructure for emerging markets
Google on Tuesday announced its collaboration with the World Bank Group to build AI-powered public digital infrastructure for emerging...
Kenya signs KES10bn power contracts for public facilities in underserved counties
Kenya’s President William Ruto today witnessed the signing of 20 contracts worth KES10 billion between private contractors, Kenya Power...
Tanzania: Unlocking important economic benefits by accelerating health and fertility mprovements
Tanzania has made important strides in reducing infant and child mortality, but the authorities must act quickly to capitalize...
Djibouti strengthens agri-food sector with World Bank support
The World Bank approved yesterday a new International Development Association (IDA) US$15 million credit to improve the competitiveness and resilience of...
Madagascar: MFS Africa partners with MVola paving way for financial inclusion
Leading pan-African digital payments network, MFS Africa, has partnered with Mvola, Madagascar’s prominent mobile money provider, to facilitate inbound...
African nations steer towards reducing deaths due to road accidents
Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among African youth, so governments across the continent have resolved to...
Maximizing revenues from natural resources could yield big fiscal and environmental dividends for Africa
In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments in Sub-Saharan Africa have...
Top five sectors set to benefit from Mauritania’s oil and gas development
With the discovery of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas field in 2015 and the latest developments regarding the...
New campaign launched to mobilize critical financing for developing countries
Global Citizen the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, launched its new...
Data shows private infrastructure investment continues to improve following pandemic slump
New World Bank data finds that infrastructure investments in low- and middle-income countries continued to rebound in 2022. Private participation...
World Bank report says water scarcity in the MENA region requires bold actions
People across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face unprecedented water scarcity, says a new World Bank report,...