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New Financing Agreement to Boost South Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program and Health System
Today, the World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors approved a 454.4 million euro (ZAR 7.6 billion or $480 million)…
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South Africa Pioneers Innovative Wildlife Conservation Bond to Protect Black Rhinos and Support Local Communities
In the 1960’s, there were 100,000 black rhinos living near thorny thickets in the bushlands of South Africa, but poaching…
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Wildlife Conservation Bond Strengthens South Africa’s Efforts to Protect Black Rhinos and Support Local Communities
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today priced the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) in support of…
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Kenya Gets a $750 Million Boost to Support Economic Transformation Post-Pandemic
In an effort to help accelerate Kenya’s ongoing inclusive and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, the World Bank has…
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South Africa’s Covid-19 Response Gets a $750 Million Boost
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan…
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Post-COVID-19 Recovery and Economic Transformation Will Be Increasingly Service-Sector-Led
The pandemic has greatly impacted the labor market, where the share of employment in services declined by 7 percentage points…
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New US$150 Million Program to Strengthen Kenya’s Resilience to Climate Change
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$150 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit to support community identified…
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A New Social Assistance Assessment Aims to Help Strengthen Policies and Programs for the Poor — South Africa
The World Bank, in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, released a new report assessing the country’s social assistance…
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South Africa: New World Bank Group Collaboration Framework Supports Socio-Economic Transformation for an Inclusive, Resilient Society
The new World Bank Group Country Partnership Framework (CPF) is aimed at supporting cooperation with South Africa in its efforts…
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Abidjan’s Declaration
Abidjan's Declaration: Following the Meeting of Heads of State and Government of Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic…