New World Bank data finds that private infrastructure investment in low- and middle-income countries totaled $86 billion in 2023
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As China eases restrictions on cross-border travel, retailers from Hong Kong to Honolulu are preparing to welcome back Chinese tourists after a roughly three-year hiatus.
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One clear message from my dozen meetings last week with African leaders who were in Washington for a summit with the U.S. government was that fertilizer prices are out of reach for most farmers, putting the crop cycle and rural stability at risk
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The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a supplemental budget support package for Ukraine, called Financing of Recovery from Economic Emergency in Ukraine – or FREE Ukraine – for $489 million
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At the Second National Dialogue on Vietnam Food Systems, attendants including World Bank and UNRC representatives shared the challenges that Vietnam is coping with the progress to form and develop food systems.
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As the health systems of countries across Africa are put under increasing pressure by new waves of COVID-19, there is an urgent need to step up vaccination efforts.
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COVAX and the World Bank will accelerate COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a new financing mechanism that builds on Gavi’s newly designed AMC cost-sharing arrangement.
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Economic inclusion programs help boost the income and assets of the world's poorest individuals and households with a “big push” of coordinated interventions.
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The World Bank announced that it is providing over $4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for 51 developing countries, half of which are in Africa.
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