03-07-2023 16:25
The World Bank has approved two projects worth 1.1 billion USD to expand access to cleaner electricity in Indonesia.
03-07-2023 08:59
The World Bank approved $264 million of International Development Association credit for Vietnam on June 29, aimed at bolstering the country's efforts to achieve an inclusive, green, and digitally driven economic recovery, aimed at supporting households, businesses and the expansion of renewable energy.
09-06-2023 11:09
The World Bank's Philippines Economic Update (PEU) said on June 7 that it expects the Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 6 per cent this year and 5.9 per cent in 2024 due to solid domestic demand.
01-06-2023 17:00
The World Bank (WB) on May 31 approved a 176-million-USD loan to fund a fisheries project that aims to improve fisheries management, enhance the value of fisheries production, and raise incomes for coastal communities in the Philippines.
22-05-2023 15:25
Cambodia’s economy is on a recovery path, with growth predicted to accelerate to 5.5 per cent this year, according to a World Bank (WB) report.
22-05-2023 09:00
The recent report of the World Bank (WB) on Vietnam said that the economy was facing external headwinds as weakening external demand continues to weigh on exports, translating into weakening industrial production.
20-04-2023 14:45
IFC launched the Building Resilience Index on April 20 to help Vietnamese enterprises build climate-resilient projects.
10-04-2023 14:15
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's spring meetings get underway later this week with an ambitious reform and fundraising agenda likely to be overshadowed by concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tension and financial stability.
23-03-2023 09:00
A series of risks including a reduction in domestic production and global demand, and heightened geopolitical complexity are expected to make it more difficult for Vietnam to reach its economic growth indicators this year.
24-02-2023 09:25
Following the World Bank, Spanish and Japanese investors are also setting their sights on high-speed railways in Vietnam, including the north-south high-speed project.
11-01-2023 11:05
Vietnam's GDP growth is projected at 6.3 per cent in 2023, according to the latest Global Economic Prospects report by the World Bank.
02-01-2023 15:42
Vietnam continues to weather the storms affecting the global economy. Andrea Coppola, World Bank’s lead economist, spoke with VIR’s Hong Dung to evaluate Vietnam’s ongoing economic performance.
08-11-2022 08:00
VIB has just completed the disbursement of a $150 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
17-08-2022 11:25
According to Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Vietnam needs to mobilise $360 billion for implementing its green and sustainable development targets by 2030, 50 per cent of which will come from the private sector.
09-08-2022 22:27
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has received and implemented 21 programmes and projects funded by the World Bank (WB) with total investment of 4.67 trillion VND (199.65 million USD) since 2000, according to a local official.