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‘Impunity remains entrenched’ – Amnesty International slams Sri Lanka’s human rights record

Tamil Guardian 25 Apr 2024

Commenting on the state of poverty on the island, the report highlights the World Bank’s finding that the number of people living below the poverty line has doubled since 2022.Whilst the government ...

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NANA AKUA: It

The Daily Mail 25 Apr 2024

Those two adjectives come from the World Bank in a report earlier this month, which also cites its 'political stability' ... are flocking and which is recognised as a world leader in gender equality.

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VN's economy forecast to grow by 5.5 per cent in 2024

Vietnam News 24 Apr 2024

HÀ NỘI Việt Nam's economy can grow by as much as 5.5 per cent in 2024 and increase to 6 per cent in 2025, according to a report from the World Bank (WB) released yesterday. .

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Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed

Mail Guardian South Africa 24 Apr 2024

The carbon capture pilot was co-financed by the government and the World Bank ... A $23-million grant was provided from the World Bank Carbon Capture and Storage Trust Fund ... the World Bank said.

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Vietnam economy projected to grow by 5.5% in 2024

The Philadelphia Inquirer 24 Apr 2024

... by about 5.5 percent in 2024 and increase to 6 percent in 2025, according to a report from the World Bank released on Tuesday.

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New gambling law set to allow carve out for charities

The Irish Times 24 Apr 2024

Barry J Whyte reports. When to cut interest rates? It’s a question that central banks around the world are grappling with right now, and as Martin Wolf writes, there are no easy answers to that question.

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Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says

GDN Online 24 Apr 2024

Cirri was speaking at the launch of a report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian and development actors including United Nations agencies, the World Bank, the European Union and the United States.

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Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks - WFP

RTE 24 Apr 2024

Mr Cirri was speaking at the launch of a report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian and development actors including United Nations agencies, the World Bank, the European Union and the United States.

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A billionaire drug kingpin escaped justice by paying a bond set at just $53K and ...

Business Insider 24 Apr 2024

... laundering charges but was released after paying a $53,000 bond, according to reports ... Politico referred to Bouyakhrichan as a billionaire who possesses bank accounts and properties around the world.

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The Maldivian Economy Mortgaged to China

Greek City Times 24 Apr 2024

According to a World Bank report, the island nation’s debt to China has skyrocketed to a staggering $1.37 billion, accounting for a whopping 20% of its total public debt ... The World Bank’s report ...

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Optimism persists despite high inflation rates in Egypt’s financial markets: Experts

Daily News Egypt 24 Apr 2024

Ahmed Kouchouk, Vice Minister of Finance for Fiscal Policies, reported that the consensus at the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings was a gradual and slower reduction of interest rates in 2024.

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Ratify P150 wage hike soonest, House urged

The Manila Times 24 Apr 2024

While in the National Capital Region (NCR), the annual minimum wage grew by 13 percent — its regional labor productivity, however, increased at triple the rate of the national average," the group said, citing a World Bank report ... ....

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The Maze of Insecurity in the North

This Day 24 Apr 2024

Lower literacy rates and school enrolment figures in the North, as reported by UNICEF and the World Bank, highlight a crucial challenge in access to and the quality of education.

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Viet Nam’s Economy Poised for Gradual Recovery, World Bank Report Finds (World Bank Group)

Public Technologies 23 Apr 2024

Taking Stock is the World Bank's bi-annual economic report on Viet Nam ... World Bank Group published this content on 23 April 2024 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein.

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Facing pressure from rights groups, World Bank suspends funding for Tanzania tourism project

Newsday 23 Apr 2024

The group in a report released in November accused the World Bank of failing to hold Tanzanian authorities accountable for extrajudicial killings and sexual assaults relating to the expansion of Ruaha National Park.