Sustainability
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…
Sustainability
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…
Sustainability
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…
Sustainability
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…
Sustainability
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…
Sustainability
Kenya’s Economy is Staging a Partial Recovery but Uncertainty Remains High and Prospects Hinge on the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 4.5 percent in 2021, signaling a partial recovery from the…
Sustainability
Kenya Lands $130 Million for COVID-19 Vaccines
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved $130 million additional financing for the Kenya COVID-19 Health Emergency Response…
Sustainability
Kenya Gets $750 million Boost for COVID-19 Recovery Efforts
To reinforce Kenya’s resilient, inclusive and green economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, the World Bank approved $750 million in…
Sustainability
Universal Access to Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities — Report
During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the…