World Bank [to 10 October 2015]
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[We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week]

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World Bank Group Pledges One-Third Increase in Climate Financing
At Annual Meetings, institution announces annual funding could total $29 billion LIMA, Peru, October 9, 2015—The World Bank Group today announced it will increase climate financing to potentially $29 billion…
Date: October 9, 2015 Type: Press Release

Statement from World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet
LIMA, October 9, 2015— World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today congratulated the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet on being awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Peace in Stockholm, Sweden: “The…
Date: October 9, 2015 Type: Press Release

The World Bank Group Integrity Update Highlights Continued Progress Driven by the Impact of Sanctions, Enhanced Investigative, Forensic and Preventive Tools and Diligent Compliance Monitoring
This year’s integrity Annual Report underscores the Value of early warning systems and knowledge exchange as key elements in support of a Global Movement to End Corruption WASHINGTON, October 9, 2015-…
Date: October 9, 2015 Type: Press Release

Finance Ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean Discuss Challenges Amid Global Slowdown
Lima, October 8, 2015– Finance Ministers from the Americas and the Caribbean met today to exchange ideas on the challenges that the region faces amid an uncertain macroeconomic context, and to assess…
Date: October 8, 2015 Type: Press Release

World Undergoing Major Population Shift with Far-reaching Implications for Migration, Poverty, Development: WB/IMF Report
LIMA, October 7, 2015 — As migrants and refugees from Africa and the Middle East continue to arrive in Europe in unprecedented numbers, a new World Bank/IMF report says that large-scale migration from…
Date: October 7, 2015 Type: Press Release

Africa Faces the Challenge of Sustaining Growth amid Weak Global Conditions
WASHINGTON, October 5, 2015— Sub-Saharan Africa countries are continuing to grow, albeit at a slower pace, due to a more challenging economic environment. Growth will slow in 2015 to 3.7 percent from 4.6…
Date: October 5, 2015 Type: Press Release

Statement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
WASHINGTON, October 5, 2015—The World Bank Group welcomes the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. In a statement today, Anabel González, Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s…
Date: October 5, 2015 Type: Press Release

World Bank Forecasts Global Poverty to Fall Below 10% for First Time; Major Hurdles Remain in Goal to End Poverty by 2030
WASHINGTON, October 4, 2015 – The number of people living in extreme poverty around the world is likely to fall to under 10 percent of the global population in 2015, according to World Bank projections…
Date: October 4, 2015 Type: Press Release