International Development

Ludhiana: While the authorities are moving forward with the canal-based water supply project, a delegation of the World Bank (WB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) officials on Wednesday conducted a meeting with municipal…

A new report released today by Google has indicated that the company’s products and services—including Search, Ads, and Cloud—contributed an estimated $16 billion in economic activity across the region. This is equivalent to boosting…

To increase the supply of sustainable water for fertilizer production, farmers, and households in Morocco, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, has announced a €100 million loan to OCP Group,…

JOHANNESBURG : Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by assets said on Wednesday it will allow small to mid-sized businesses operating on the continent to do their banking with the lender in Mauritius.The Indian Ocean island is viewed as…

A unified database of formal micro, small and medium enterprises and creation of a streamlined system to synchronise multiple databases of such enterprises will be taken up in Telangana under the World Bank-assisted Central scheme Raising…

As the first African countries gained independence, their pioneering leaders were passionate about the struggle for unity and development. The idea of African unity and the need for an institution for African development can be traced to…

Kwara State Government, in partnership with the World Bank, has constituted and trained members of the Grievance Redress Committees (GRCs) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) focal persons in the 898 Junior and Senior Secondary schools,…

An influential figure in the fair trade movement over the past quarter century, Paul Rice is resigning as CEO of Fair Trade USA. In an announcement last week, Rice said he is finishing the calendar year with the…

The South African National Petroleum Company has been formed via a merger of existing companies while it exists as a subsidiary for now. A policy statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday has heralded the formation of a new…

"Water scarcity due to the effects of climate change is increasing in Azerbaijan," Country Manager for the World Bank in Azerbaijan Stefanie Stallmeister said during the presentation of the report Transitioning to Efficient Water Sector…