World Bank financing to help Kazakhstan unleash full potential of its livestock industry
WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on July 2 a $500 million loan for the Sustainable Livestock Development Program to support the development of environmentally sustainable, inclusive, and competitive beef production in Kazakhstan.
Update: World Bank projects global economy to shrink by 5.2 pct in 2020
WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM The global economy is on track to shrink by 5.2 percent this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the deepest recession since the Second World War, the World Bank Group said in its latest Global Economic Prospects released Monday.
World Bank to launch COVID-19 emergency programs in over 100 countries by end of April
WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM The World Bank Group (WBG) is expected to launch health emergency programs in over 100 countries by the end of April to support the fight against COVID-19, with 64 already in operation, President David Malpass said Friday.
Coronavirus outbreak: World Bank Group approves $1.9 billion to assist 25 countries
WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around the world, using a dedicated, fast-track facility for COVID-19 (coronavirus) response.
EEC, World Bank agree on new approaches to cooperation
BISHKEK. KAZINFORM Headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Moscow, Russia hosted on Tuesday meeting of Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Board Mikhail Myasnikovich and World Bank’s (WB) Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia Cyril Muller, KABAR reports.
Dariga Nazarbayeva, WB Regional Director for CA Lilia Burunciuc discuss coop development
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Chairperson of the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament Dariga Nazarbayeva has met with Regional Director of the World Bank for Central Asia Lilia Burunciuc. Senators and Permanent Representative of the World Bank to Kazakhstan Jean-François Marteau participated in the meeting. The participants discussed the promising areas of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the World Bank, Kazinform learnt from the Senate's press service.
WB increases its GDP growth forecast for Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - World Bank has increased its GDP growth forecast for Kazakhstan for 2020 announcing it to be 3.7 percent compared to 3.2 percent previously, Trend reports with reference to the January Global Economic Prospects report published by World Bank (WB).
World Bank outlines priorities for improving Kazakhstan’s public procurement systems
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The World Bank and Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Finance jointly presented the results of the assessment of Kazakhstan’s public procurement system to a broad group of stakeholders including representatives from the government, the private sector and civil society, a press release from the World Bank reads.
World Bank appoints new Country Manager for Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Jean-Francois Marteau, a French national, with over 20 years of experience in economic policy implementation and project management, has been appointed the World Bank's new Country Manager in Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learnt from the WB’s press service.
Fast-paced reforms lead to improvements in ease of doing business across Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Regions of Kazakhstan have made doing business easier by improving business regulation over the past two years, says the World Bank in a new report released today, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the World Bank.
World Bank chief sees rising trade barriers as major downside risk to global growth
WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM The global economic outlook is shadowed by "substantial challenges," World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday, highlighting rising trade barriers as one of the major downside risks to growth, according to Xinhua.
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