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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
