World Bank (WB)
Turn dirty power plants into clean ones
We need to invest in renewables now
WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh
Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one
Bangladesh, World Bank sign $2.25 billion loan deal for 5 dev projects
The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan of $2.25 billion to Bangladesh
Agricultural, cereal, export prices up globally
World Bank report shows
World Bank to give over $8 billion in next 4 years
The World Bank Group is set to provide Bangladesh with upwards of $2 billion every year over the next four years to help the country gear up for its next phase of development.
Is World Bank ready for the New World?
Attempting to tackle poverty and climate change simultaneously could lead some governments to make costly and counterproductive decisions.
International Day of Forests / How forestry projects destroy forests
Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.
Avoid middle-income trap at all costs
Bangladesh should be careful about falling into the middle-income trap, said Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank’s managing director of operations.
WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth
The World Bank yesterday delivered yet another bad news for the economy as the Washington-based multilateral lender pared back Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this fiscal year by 1.5 percent to 5.2 percent.
Turn dirty power plants into clean ones
We need to invest in renewables now
WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh
Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one
Bangladesh, World Bank sign $2.25 billion loan deal for 5 dev projects
The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan of $2.25 billion to Bangladesh
Agricultural, cereal, export prices up globally
World Bank report shows
World Bank to give over $8 billion in next 4 years
The World Bank Group is set to provide Bangladesh with upwards of $2 billion every year over the next four years to help the country gear up for its next phase of development.
Is World Bank ready for the New World?
Attempting to tackle poverty and climate change simultaneously could lead some governments to make costly and counterproductive decisions.
How forestry projects destroy forests
Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.
Avoid middle-income trap at all costs
Bangladesh should be careful about falling into the middle-income trap, said Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank’s managing director of operations.
WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth
The World Bank yesterday delivered yet another bad news for the economy as the Washington-based multilateral lender pared back Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this fiscal year by 1.5 percent to 5.2 percent.
Illnesses caused by air polution: The Invisible Killer
Air pollution is killing around 80,000 people every year in Bangladesh by causing respiratory problems as well as depression, and wiping out around 4 percent of the country’s GDP, said a World Bank report yesterday.
