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Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
Summary
Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash transfers (DCTs) have received growing attention over recent years as a new technology and decisive…
World Bank reaffirms commitment to private growth
By Tony Obiechina Abuja
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, on Friday received Ms. Anshula Kant, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank, for a high-level…
World Bank’s Kant praises Nigeria’s clean energy push during Petti Grid visit | The Guardian Nigeria…
World Bank Managing Director and CFO, Mrs. Anshula Kant, visited Nigeria’s Petti community on Thursday to inspect the operational 60kW solar hybrid mini-grid plant implemented under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). The…
VA Tech Wabag wins ₹380-crore World Bank-funded water reuse project in Bengaluru
Water treatment player VA Tech Wabag Ltd (WABAG), on Friday (July 25), said it has secured a ₹380-crore order from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for the development of state-of-the-art, energy-efficient water reuse…
“Marape Welcomes World Bank, Reaffirms Budget Goals and Development Push” — News — PNG…
Port Moresby, 24 July 2025 – Prime Minister James Marape today welcomed Anna Bjerde, managing director for Operations at the World Bank, to Papua New Guinea for high-level discussions on the country’s development progress, fiscal reform…
National dishes of participating countries will be presented at an exhibition within the framework…
National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, during a working visit to the Balkan velayat, got acquainted with the progress of preparatory work for the…
Murad, World Bank boost ties on $4B Sindh projects
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah met with a senior World Bank (WB) delegation in Karachi on Friday, praising the bank’s strong partnership—particularly its role during the 2022 floods—and calling for accelerated support on ongoing…
France becomes first country to grant Ghana debt relief under debt restructuring programme
Ghana and France have signed a bilateral agreement to officially grant Ghana debt relief under the country's external debt restructuring programme.
France becomes the first country within…
World Bank wants to be in Angola with large and long-term projects – Ver Angola
"We have a strong commitment to working with Angola on its development agenda; we want to be involved in long-term projects, not necessarily easy ones, like the water supply project we visited in Luanda," said the World…
Gambia presents Voluntary National Review reports to UN
The meeting took place from 21st to 24th July 2025.
The Gambian delegation joined 39 countries including a wide range of…