Past 4 years saw rapid development of Green Bonds market
But the size is negligible compared to the global market for debt securities, which only highlights the potential...
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Myanmar to accelerate reforms for stable economy and poverty reduction, with World Bank’s support
The World Bank-supported program includes reforms to address challenges such as rising inflation, public debt sustainability, efficiency of government spending, and tax collections...
New $1.485 billion package to support Iraq
Expected to help counter cost of war, low oil prices...
Africa’s youth bulge
Many analysts expect significant growth opportunities in the continent, which has the largest youth population in the world Benita James December 21, 2016: Africa’s demography is showing a visible shift and many analysts have reason to believe that the continent has the largest youth population in the world. A young population is generally considered as...
Ease of Doing Business: New Zealand grabs top spot
Toppled Singapore, which had led the World Bank’s index for 11 years...
Brazil’s Growing Trade Needs Better Infrastructure and More Investments
Brazil benefited from a high global demand for commodities, such as minerals and food products. But if it weren’t for that, the country wouldn’t have performed so well. Think of a ton of soybeans being transported from the fields of Mato Grosso do Sul – a state neighboring Paraguay – to the ports of Santos...
World Bank cuts global growth outlook
Move prompted by low commodity prices and sluggish growth in advanced economies IFM Correspondent June 9, 2016: The World Bank has downgraded its 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4 percent from 2.9 percent, which was projected in January. The move was prompted by sluggish growth in advanced economies, low commodity prices, weak global growth and...
There’s more to Mauritius than sea and beaches
The Indian Ocean island is consistently ranked as the best place to do business in Africa Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya June 22, 2015: Mauritius brings to mind vision of long sandy beaches with blue ocean waves caressing the shore and outstretched leaves of tall palm trees swingingin the cool breeze. Tourism has always been one of...
Warning of global slowdown
20% of the countries that tapped into the World Bank’s fund for the poorest yet to show any growth IFM Correspondent October 6, 2014: In an effort to warn the global economy against considerable downside risk, finance and development ministers from around the world will meet in Washington DC on October 11, 2014. With Europe...
Rich Countries, Poor People: Will Africa’s commodity boom benefit the poor?
BY ANAND RAJARAM. 20th November 2013 Travelling across Africa these days you are likely to run into increasing numbers of mining, oil, and gas industry personnel engaged in exploration, drilling, and extraction across the continent. Although commodity prices are moderating, the discoveries being made in Africa offer the real prospect of significant revenue to many cash-poor,...