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Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice-President of the World Bank for Sustainable Development (Photo: Deborah Campos / World Bank)

World Bank Vice President: Our Priorities are Education, Promoting the Private Sector

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 13, 2017 | Interviews

Washington – IMF and World Bank meetings come at a time when global growth rates are on the rise after almost 10 years of financial crisis, while growth in the Arab region is witnessing a decline due to the drop in oil prices, continuing conflicts, and...

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Yemeni Minister of Industry and Trade Dr. Mohammed al-Maitami. SABA

Yemeni Government, World Bank to Discuss Reconstruction

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- The Yemeni government and the World Bank are due to discuss Wednesday a document prepared by the bank on the reconstruction of Yemen, amid preliminary estimates that the cost of this project may amount up to $80 billion (SR 300 billion) as an impact of the...

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Saudi students sit for their final high school exams in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on June 19, 2010. (AFP)

World Bank: Reforming Education in Arab World Must Be Priority

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2017 | Features

London – The quality of education in the Arab world has dropped in comparison to other regions in the world, which demands immediate reform to tackle development needs and employment in the future, said a recent World Bank report on education in the Middle East and...

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Syrian children collect water from the side of a road in the northern Syria city of Aleppo. (AFP)

World Bank Urges Middle East to Take ‘Urgent’ Action over Water Scarcity

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 29, 2017 | Middle East

The World Bank urged the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday to take “urgent” action to prevent the negative consequences of inadequate supply of water and sanitation. It said that the region loses about $21 billion over these issues, saying that urgent action...

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The World Bank. (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)

World Bank Supports Establishment of Jordanian Innovative Startups Fund

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Aug 22, 2017 | Business

Amman – The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation signed Monday a $50 million facilitated loan agreement with the World Bank to support the establishment of the Innovative Startups Fund. The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) is willing to support the...