World Bank Group Weekly Update -Doing Business: Countries Remove Barriers

Doing Business: Countries Remove Barriers The new Doing Business Report — an annual survey of the ease of doing business around the world — finds an uptick in the pace of business regulation reform in the past year, with 114 economies enacting reforms, an 18% increase from last year. Release | Report | Website | Infographic | Video
Highlights Meeting Turkey's Energy Needs How to Transform Africa's Sahel Region World Bank Group President Meets Pope Improving Livelihoods and Preserving Heritage in Lahore, Pakistan With electricity demand growing, Turkey is looking to the private sector to help develop affordable, reliable, clean power. The country is working with the International Finance Corporation to overcome commercial risks and regulatory uncertainty. The World Bank is hosting summits in Mauritania and Senegal focused on pastoralism and irrigation. In this opinion piece, World Bank Vice President for Africa Makhtar Diop explains why these issues are important for the future of the continent. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and Pope Francis met this week at the Vatican to discuss their mutual efforts to end extreme poverty and provide greater opportunities for the poor and vulnerable. They agreed to explore ways to work together. A World Bank-assisted project is restoring centuries-old streets and homes in the historic walled city with replacement of infrastructure, street paving, underground sewerage and gas lines, and encroachment removal. Read More » Read More » Read More » Read More »
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	On FACEBOOK UNICEF: Education or married off at 16? Many Syrian refugee girls don't get the choice. But 'Manal,' 16, stood up to her father and is now continuing her education at Za'atari refugee camp after ending her engagement. Her mother, married at 15, supported her and now so does her father. Meet this inspiring girl in this video: http://uni.cf/19SuDMi #childrenofsyria Oct. 30, 2013 On twitter World Economic Forum: Which are the top 10 most #gender equal countries? http://wef.ch/p14C5 Oct. 25, 2013
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