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    179 Search results for ""world bank""

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    Burmese economic growth stymied by flooding: World Bank

    The World Bank’s prediction that the Burmese economy would grow at some 8.2 percent this year has been slashed in the latest ‘Myanmar Economic Report’.

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    Burma’s electricity grid receives World Bank boost

    The World Bank has approved a US $400 million interest-free credit to support the Burmese government’s expansion of the national electricity grid.

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    World Bank presents historic funding package for Burma

    The World Bank on Thursday announced a new funding package for Burma, in it’s first full framework for the country since 1984.

    DVB talks to World Bank’s new Burma chief, Abdoulaye Seck video

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    DVB talks to World Bank’s new Burma chief, Abdoulaye Seck

    DVB Interview International’s Alex Bookbinder sits down with Burma chief Abdoulaye Seck, to discuss how the World Bank has progressed since its 2012 reengagement with the Burmese government.

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    Rice price volatility in Burma must be addressed, says World Bank

    The price of rice in Burma has increased by 41 percent in four years, much higher than rivals Thailand and Cambodia. This has led to a decrease in Burmese rice exports and food security at home.

    World Bank urges land, labour reform in Burma

    The World Bank has called for reforms in the sectors of land and skilled workers, as well as the upgrade of electricity, as prime motivators in attracting investment and financial[…]

    World Bank backs maternal & infant health care in Burma

    The World Bank will loan Burma US$100 million for the Myanmar Essential Health Services Access Project, which will cater to maternal and child health care. Earlier in January, the World[…]

    Aid Development Education Lead Story News

    World Bank, Australia pledge $100m in education for Burma

    The World Bank and Australia have pledged US$100 million in assistance to improve education for millions of Burmese students.

    Development Lead Story News

    Burma’s growth rate set to hit 8.5 percent: World Bank

    The World Bank estimates Burma’s economic growth rate at 8.5 percent for 2014 and 2015, a figure higher than any other nation it surveyed, including China.

    World Bank to loan US$100 million for Irrawaddy River basin

    The World Bank has pledged to cooperate with the Department of Water Resources in Burma and loan US$100 million to develop the Irrawaddy river basin. The project also aims to[…]

    BUSINESS – Burma’s growth rate set to hit 8.5 percent: World Bank

    In a report on East Asian countries’ economies released on Monday, the World Bank estimated Burma’s growth rate at 8.5 percent for 2014 and 2015, a figure higher than any[…]

    DVB talks to Kanthan Shankar, World Bank video

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    DVB talks to Kanthan Shankar, World Bank

    Kanthan Shankar, the country manager for the World Bank in Burma, talks to DVB Interview International about current World Bank and IFC projects in the country.

    BUSINESS – Burma rejects World Bank agri-loan

    Burma’s parliament has opted to shelve a proposal by the Ministry of Agriculture to accept a US$163m loan from the World Bank and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development,[…]

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    World Bank to boost Burma’s education system

    The World Bank has announced it will provide US$100 million to expand the Burmese Ministry of Education’s School Grants and School Stipends Programme.

    Analysis Contributor Development Lead Story News

    World Bank Blundering through Burma

    The World Bank is revealing how little it knows—or is willing to admit—about Burma’s agricultural sector, writes Rachel Wagley of US Campaign for Burma.

    BUSINESS – Shangri-La gets World Bank backing

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a branch of the World Bank, has pledged a loan of US$80 million to subsidiaries of Shangri-La Asia Ltd to expand operations in Burma. A[…]

    BRIEF — World Bank funding for Burma e-Government network

    Included in a previously reported US$31.5m World Bank program to boost communications infrastructure in Burma will be an e-government initiative. The program is designed to provide citizens and businesses with[…]

    Business Development Lead Story News

    World Bank pledges $2bn development aid to Burma

    World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces a $2 billion development aid package to Burma for projects such as healthcare and energy supply.

    Business Lead Story News

    World Bank lauds Burma’s growth, but warns against inflation

    The World Bank says that Burma’s economy is projected to grow at 6.8 percent in 2013/14, rising to 6.9 percent in the medium term. However, it raised concerns about the country’s inflation which hit 7.3 percent in August.

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    World Bank approves US$140 million electricity loan for Burma

    The World Bank on Tuesday approved a US$140 million interest-free loan to boost electricity access in Burma, where over 70 percent of the population live in darkness.

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    Parliament approves plan to accept US$260 million loan from World Bank

    The 40-year loan – at a fixed 0.75 percent interest rate – would be used to develop the communications sector and to improve schools.

    World Bank to assist Burma’s energy sector video

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    World Bank to assist Burma’s energy sector

    The World Bank Group is providing Burma with US$ 165 million in interest free loans and says it will support the construction of the country’s energy sector.

    World Bank lauds Burma’s reforms video

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    World Bank lauds Burma’s reforms

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    World Bank grant could ‘exacerbate’ problems in border regions

    Civil society groups have urged the World Bank to exercise caution before pressing ahead with their plans to pump millions into community projects in conflict-torn border regions or risk “exacerbating” local problems

    Business News

    World Bank returns to Burma after 25 years

    Meeting of board of directors concludes that engagement will resume but orders Burma to first repay millions of dollars in debt

    Business News

    World Bank lobbied over Burma approach

    Civil society must be at forefront of country’s development, Human Rights Watch says prior to key World Bank meeting on Burma

    Business News

    World Bank, IMF to enter Burma: US

    International lenders get the nod from Hillary Clinton to return to Burma after a two-decade absence as reward for reforms

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    World Bank will not support junta, says NLD

    Jul 9, 2008 (DVB), The World Bank does not have any plans to provide the military regime in Burma with financial assistance, according to Dr Win Naing, a member of[…]

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    Economist says junta flouts World Bank rules

    May 22, 2008 (DVB), Burmese economist Zaw Oo says the reason the World Bank will not provide Burma with financial assistance is simply because Burma has violated the rules and[…]

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    10 years after Sichuan, China transforms quake preparedness, but Asia lags

    One decade after an earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, China’s investment in disaster preparedness means a similar tragedy is unlikely, said experts who urged other Asian nations to follow suit.

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