danang gets help in urban transport planning

Danang gets help in urban transport planning

The Temasek Foundation of Singapore and the World Bank (WB) will fund a programme on enhancing traffic management capacity and transport planning for the central city of Danang.
ifc provides record funding for vietnamese businesses

IFC provides record funding for Vietnamese businesses

The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, on July 22 committed a record $505 million in the fiscal year 2011 to help Vietnamese businesses increase their import and export activities.
world bank chief slams plans for mini trade deal

World Bank chief slams plans for mini trade deal

World Bank chief Robert Zoellick attacked World Trade Organization member states on Monday over their plans to secure a mini free trade deal rather than an overall accord by December, saying that this was defeatist.
wb finances 710 mln for three projects

WB finances $710 mln for three projects

The World Bank (WB) will provide $710 million for Vietnam to implement three projects on public investment reform, irrigation and urban water supply.
singapore wb help hcm city improve environment

Singapore, WB help HCM City improve environment

International Enterprises Singapore (IE Singapore) and the World Bank will help choose suitable public-private partnership (PPP) and private sector participation (PSP) models for the second stage of the Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Sanitation (Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe basin) project.
wb finances vietnams national energy programme

WB finances Vietnam’s national energy programme

The World Bank on July 5 approved a $2.37 million effective energy use and clean production for Vietnam to be funded by the Global Environment Fund.
mekong delta waterway renovation kicks off

Mekong Delta waterway renovation kicks off

Contracts on renovating waterways in the Mekong Delta’s many canals were signed in Ho Chi Minh City on July 6 to implement a $312.02 million project partially funded by the World Bank.
wb finances construction of trung son power plant

WB finances construction of Trung Son power plant

The State Bank of Vietnam and the World Bank on June 28 signed an agreement on loans to build the Trung Son hydroelectric power plant in the central province of Thanh Hoa.
world bank approves credit project for vn

World Bank approves credit project for VN

The World Bank (WB) has approved a credit project to lend Vietnam $160 million.
russia lost edge during putin era world bank

Russia lost edge during Putin era: World Bank

The World Bank warned Wednesday that Russia had lost its competitive drive in the era of Vladimir Putin and was now the poor relation within the BRICS group of fast-growing emerging economies.
cg meeting to focus on stabilisation

CG Meeting to focus on stabilisation

Vietnam’s macroeconomic stabilisation will top the agenda of the mid-term Consultative Group Meeting this week in central Ha Tinh province.
ha tinh to host world bank meeting

Ha Tinh to host World Bank meeting

A mid-term consultative group (CG) meeting for Vietnam will take place in central Ha Tinh province on June 8-9, announced World Bank country director for Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa at a press conference in Hanoi on June 2.
wb finances 620 mln for vn development

WB finances $620 mln for VN development

The World Bank (WB) will provide Vietnam with $620.4 million for five projects on healthcare services, transport, environment, poverty reduction, and energy in the country.
wb supports vietnams public investment

WB supports Vietnam’s public investment

The World Bank (WB) on May 24 approved a $350 million loan to support Vietnam ’s public investment reform programme.
412 million for trung son hydroelectric power plant construction

$412 million for Trung Son hydroelectric power plant construction