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Somali Finance Minister Meets New World Bank Country Manager
Somalia's Minister of Finance, Bihi Imaan Cige, held a key meeting on Monday with Hideki Matsunaga, the newly appointed Country Manager of the World Bank for Somalia.The meeting served as an ...
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Mangroves for Coastal Resilience in Bangladesh: Identification of Potential Locations, Assessment of Triple Dividends, and Cost Estimation
Coastal flood risks are expected to increase due climate change. Therefore, Bangladesh has been upgrading its coastal embankment system to enhance flood safety. This initiative includes not only hard ...
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World Bank Scales Up Global Efforts to Combat Plastic Pollution Lifecycle
The World Bank Group has taken an active role in the INC process by organizing side events, sharing analytical tools, and ...
Mozambique’s $6.4 Billion Hydropower Plan to Get World Bank Funding
Mozambique won World Bank backing for its plan to build Southern Africa’s biggest hydropower plant in half a century.
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Global Gas Flaring Hits Highest Level Since 2007, Undermining Energy Security, Access, and Emissions Goals
Global gas flaring rose to its highest level since 2007, wasting $63 billion in energy and emitting 389 million tonnes of ...
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World Bank Group Strengthens Procurement Requirements to Support Job Creation, Skills Development
The World Bank is strengthening its procurement requirements to help address the jobs challenge in developing countries by requiring companies working on World Bank-funded projects to include local ...