World Bank [to 12 December 2015]
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/all
[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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New Report Highlights the World’s Most Competitive Cities
Increasing competitiveness key to more jobs and growth
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2015 – Improving the competitiveness of cities is a vital pathway to eliminating extreme poverty and promoting prosperity…
Date: December 9, 2015 Type: Press Release Language: English

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The Right Mix of Labor Regulations Can Protect Workers While Maintaining Incentives to Create Jobs, Says New WBG/ILO Report
WASHINGTON, December 9, 2015— The World Bank Group (WBG) and International Labor Organization (ILO) today released a new report which shows how countries can reform labor regulations to protect their workers…
Date: December 9, 2015 Type: Press Release Language: English

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Womb-to-Tomb Policies Needed to Tackle Labor Force Decline and Higher Public Spending in Rapidly Aging East Asia
BEIJING, December 9, 2015—East Asia is aging faster than any other region in history, and some middle-income and wealthier economies could lose as much as 15 percent of their working-age population by 2040, according to a new World Bank report.

The report, Live Long and Prosper: Aging in East Asia and Pacific, finds that 36 percent of the world’s population ages 65 and over, or 211 million people, live in East Asia, the largest share among all regions. By 2040, the graying of the population could shrink the number of working-age adults by more than 15 percent in Korea and more than 10 percent in China, Thailand and Japan. In China alone, that would translate into a net loss of 90 million workers….
Date: December 9, 2015 Type: Press Release Language: English

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Speech by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim at the World Bank Group Tourism Forum 2015: Driving Development Through Tourism
Date: December 8, 2015 Type: Speeches and Transcripts Language: English

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NEPAD Launches Initiative for the Resilience and Restoration of African Landscapes
PARIS, December 6, 2015 – The African Union New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) launched today the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI). This initiative will be implemented through forest and ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, climate smart agriculture, and rangeland management. The World Bank Group and World Resources Institute will, as main partners, support the mobilization of financial and technical resources from multiple sources to design and implement country-specific strategies….
Date: December 6, 2015 Type: Press Release Language: English