All posts tagged "World Bank"

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  World Bank report highlights innovation in 15 case studies

  A new report shedding light on how low- and middle-income countries can improve their public sectors and civil services was launched yesterday by the World Bank. The report, ‘Improving Public

  • Posted October 30, 2018
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  Blockchain: alchemy or wizardry?

  Like the cryptocurrencies that gave birth to them, blockchain technologies attract excitement and scepticism in equal measure. Don’t believe the hype, says James Johns – but in time, blockchain could

  • Posted August 16, 2018
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  Nairobi civil servants to work in shifts, cutting congestion

  Kenya’s public servants will soon be working split shifts to help tackle congestion in the capital city, the government has said. The Public Service ministry has written to all civil

  • Posted July 10, 2018
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  World Bank agrees US$200m social aid package for Iraq

  A US$200 million emergency package to provide social support and employment for communities devastated in Iraq’s ongoing armed conflicts has been agreed by the World Bank. The Emergency Social Stabilization

  • Posted April 10, 2018
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  World Bank funds roll-out of Tajikistan’s social safety net

  Tajikistan is set to launch a nationwide roll-out of its new social assistance programme for poor and vulnerable people after receiving US$1.8 million from the World Bank. The extra finance

  • Posted February 8, 2018
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  Robert Beschel, global lead, Center of Government Practice, World Bank: Exclusive Interview

  Robert Beschel has spent two decades at the World Bank, leading various public sector improvement programmes. He tells Winnie Agbonlahor why attention is now focusing on the very heart of

  • Posted October 5, 2016
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  World Bank seeks new regional chief economist for Latin America region

  The World Bank is looking for a new regional chief economist for its branch in the Latin America and Caribbean region to help it address a “rapid mutation and rising

  • Posted August 4, 2016
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  Report suggests new national authority to improve health care in China

  The government of China should consider establishing a national authority to lead improvements across the health system, according to a new report which highlights the challenges created by the country’s

  • Posted July 28, 2016
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  Wanted: ‘forward-thinking and innovative leader’ to become World Bank’s next chief economist

  The World Bank is looking for a new chief economist. The new appointee will support the World Bank’s president – Dr Jim Yong Kim – and its senior management in

  • Posted May 16, 2016
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  Demand for World Bank loans rises to record levels

  Demand for World Bank lending from developing countries reached $23.5bn in 2015 – the highest it has ever been outside a financial crisis, according to figures released today. With global

  • Posted April 11, 2016
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