WASHINGTON D.C. — Citing its long-standing partnership with the Philippines, World Bank chief executive officer Kristalina Georgieva confirmed the institution’s commitment to work with the Philippine government...
MANILA — The World Bank (WB) is urging the Philippines to adopt a strategy on Mindanao to support sustainable peace and development and job creation, which...
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The World Bank says integrating Turkish Cypriot financial institutions into a single banking system if ethnically divided Cyprus is reunified is unlikely to...
WASHINGTON—Ivanka Trump has been involved in discussions with the World Bank about establishing a funding operation that would support female entrepreneurs, bank and administration officials said...
MANILA—The World Bank has projected the growth in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) at 6.9 percent for 2017 and 2018. During the launch of the...
MANILA—Washington-based World Bank approved on Friday (Manila time) the funding for the Philippines’ first bus rapid transit (BRT) project. World Bank and Clean Technology Fund (CTF)...
KUALA LUMPUR—Governments and international development agencies can improve delivery of public services, even with limited resources, by providing opportunities and space for learning, said the World...
MANILA—The World Bank has seen sustained economic growth in the Philippines at 6.0- to 7.0-percent level in the next three years. In its 2017 Global Economic...
MANILA – The country’s economic growth in the last decade has generated enough jobs for Filipinos; however, many workers remain poor as wages have not caught...
MANILA – The World Bank has maintained growth forecast for the Philippines despite downgrading global growth projection in its latest report. In its Global Economic Prospects...