Tag: World Bank

World Bank cancels undisbursed funds for Lebanon’s Bisri Dam project

Cancellation is due to non-completion of preconditions to commencement of construction on…

Shaimaa Al-Aees

World Bank grants South Sudan $45m to improve service delivery

Millions in South Sudan have been displaced, and the already scarce social…

Xinhua

World Bank praises Egypt’s reducing new electricity connection timeframe to 18 days

Electricity Ministry has programme to replace overhead cables with ground cables

Mohamed Farag

World Bank approves $400m to support Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance: Al-Mashat

Universal health insurance system, which will help Egyptians access the affordable health…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt’s GDP growth forecast at 3% in FY 2019/2020: World Bank

Real economic growth would hit 5% during Q3 of FY 2019/2020, says…

Shaimaa Al-Aees

Global economy to shrink 5.2% in 2020: World Bank

Interruptions in schooling, primary healthcare access likely to have lasting impacts on…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt’s exports, FDI underperformance to be exacerbated by COVID-19: WB

Oil price collapse hurts MENA’s oil industry, says report

Hagar Omran

World Bank, Egypt discuss air quality improvement projects

Both sides touch on cooperation in solid waste management field

Hagar Omran

Government meets World Bank to discuss cooperation in Egypt’s new health insurance

The mission included Amr El-Shalakani, senior health specialist at the World Bank,…

Daily News Egypt

MENA records fastest external debt accumulation, Egypt top borrower: WB

Lebanon, Egypt absorbed 90% of net long-term external debt inflows to MENA,…

Hagar Omran