Featured Egypt, World Bank discuss healthcare reform, universal insurance Yomna Yasser Sep 21, 2026 0 Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with a World Bank delegation on Sunday to discuss expanding…
Featured Egypt, World Bank discuss expanding cooperation on reforms, investment Yomna Yasser Jul 14, 2026 0 Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met World Bank Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer Pascal…
Featured UN Chief appoints Egypt’s Al-Mashat as ESCWA executive secretary Aya Anwar Apr 21, 2026 0 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Rania A. Al-Mashat of Egypt as Executive Secretary of…
Featured Egypt reviews industrial development strategy with World Bank Yomna Yasser Mar 5, 2026 0 Egypt’s Ministry of Industry is seeking closer cooperation with the World Bank to accelerate industrial…
Featured Egypt strengthens ties with World Bank during Ajay Banga’s 1st official visit Aya Anwar Mar 3, 2026 0 Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met on Monday evening with Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group,…
Featured Sisi meets World Bank chief as Egypt pushes economic reforms amid regional tensions Yomna Yasser Mar 2, 2026 0 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on Monday with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, in a…
Featured Profile: Ahmed Rostom, Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development Yomna Yasser Feb 12, 2026 0 Ahmed Rostom, recently appointed Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, brings nearly 25 years of…
Featured Egypt jumps to 22nd in World Bank’s 2025 GovTech Maturity Index update Yomna Yasser Dec 21, 2025 0 Egypt jumped 47 places in the World Bank’s 2025 GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) Update, reaching 22nd globally and…
Featured Egypt, World Bank explore expanded cooperation on infrastructure, energy, water Yomna Yasser Nov 11, 2025 0 Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met a World Bank delegation on Tuesday to discuss expanding cooperation in…
Featured World Bank lifts Egypt’s outlook, growth to average 4.6% over 2024–2027 Yomna Yasser Oct 8, 2025 0 Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 4.5 per cent in the 2024/25 fiscal year, up 0.7 percentage points from the…
Banks World Bank hails Egypt’s new smart cities strategy as landmark for citizens Yomna Yasser Sep 30, 2025 0 The World Bank on Tuesday praised Egypt’s launch of its National Smart Cities Strategy, calling it a milestone in…
Banks IFC launches $1b investment plan in Iraq Aya Anwar Sep 14, 2025 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced $1 billion in new…
Featured Egypt, IFC to form joint teams to unlock mining investment opportunities Aya Anwar Jul 20, 2025 0 Egypt and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to form joint technical teams to identify…
Featured Egypt ‘fully open’ to private investment partnerships, minister tells World… Aya Anwar Jul 13, 2025 0 Egypt is fully open to expanding partnerships with the private sector, Public Business Sector Minister Mohammed…
Egypt News IFC invested $1.1b in Egypt’s energy sector in 2024 alone – Diop Yomna Yasser Jun 15, 2025 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) invested $1.1 billion in Egypt’s energy sector in 2024, as the World…
Featured Egypt eyes stronger ties with WB on sustainability, investment Aya El Sayed Jan 29, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Rania Al-Mashat, met with a delegation from the World Bank…
Featured IFC supports green projects in Azerbaijani Manat with $20m bond Aya El Sayed Dec 18, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has issued a four-year bond…
Featured World Bank announces record $100b IDA replenishment Aya El Sayed Dec 8, 2024 0 The World Bank Group has announced a historic $100 billion replenishment of the International Development…
Featured S. Arabia, World Bank launch Knowledge Hub Aya Anwar Dec 3, 2024 0 The World Bank Group and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to establish a Knowledge Hub (K-Hub) in Riyadh,…
Initiatives IFC raises AUD 700m in green Kangaroo bond for biodiversity Aya El Sayed Dec 2, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has issued a 10-year green bond in the…
Featured IFC supports Mexico’s SMEs with $30m investment Aya El Sayed Nov 28, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has announced a $30 million anchor…
Egypt News Egypt, WB host annual retail bonds conference Nada Ali Nov 13, 2024 0 Egypt's Ministry of Finance and the World Bank (WB) hosted the annual retail bonds conference.
Featured IFC to invests $50m in Colombia’s biodiversity bond Aya El Sayed Oct 29, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced an investment of up to…
Featured Abu Dhabi’s ADFD, CAF partner to boost sustainable growth in L. America Aya Anwar Oct 28, 2024 0 The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has recently entered into a strategic agreement with CAF – Development…
Featured IFC provides €140m to support Bulgaria’s climate projects Aya El Sayed Oct 24, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing €140 million in long-term financing to Eurobank Bulgaria…
Egypt News Sisi urges review of WB, IMF credit terms to ease burden on citizens Nada Ali Oct 20, 2024 0 Egypt’s President urged the government to review the terms of the credit facilities provided by the World Bank and…
Featured World Bank: Egypt sees GDP accelerating to 3.5% growth in FY25 Yomna Yasser Oct 16, 2024 0 Egypt’s economic growth is expected at 2.5 per cent in fiscal year 2024 before accelerating to 3.5 per cent in…
Featured WBG unveils financial package to boost lending capacity Aya Anwar Oct 16, 2024 0 The World Bank Group announced a new financial initiative on Tuesday aimed at increasing its lending capacity and…
Banks WB launches $2.5b programme to boost Asia’s energy transition Nada Ali Sep 25, 2024 0 The World Bank launched a $2.5 billion programme to support renewable energy adoption in East Asia and the Pacific.
Banks WB approves $80m to boost Cambodia’s higher education Nada Ali Sep 25, 2024 0 The World Bank approved a $80 million in financing to support Cambodia's efforts to enhance the quality of higher…
Featured IFC, Iraq strengthen sustainable financing with new roadmap Aya Anwar Sep 24, 2024 0 Iraq and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, signed an agreement with the…
International News WB pledges support for Bangladesh’s growth Nada Ali Sep 19, 2024 0 The World Bank is commitment to supporting critical reforms for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Africa News WB offers $15-m grant to strengthen S. Sudan public service Aya Anwar Sep 8, 2024 0 The World Bank Group has partnered with South Sudan to strengthen the country's public service through a $15…
International News WB: Inflation erodes living standards in Laos Nada Ali Sep 5, 2024 0 The World Bank (WB) said that high inflation in Lao is impacting living standards, changing the labour force, and…
International News WB raises India’s growth forecast to 7% for FY ’25 Nada Ali Sep 3, 2024 0 The World Bank (WB) revised India's growth forecast for the current fiscal year to seven per cent.
Financial Institutions IFC partners with Lanka NGOs to combat gender-based violence Nada Ali Aug 29, 2024 0 The IFC introduced a pioneering training programme to address gender-based violence and harassment in Sri Lanka's…
International News WB: Vietnam’s economy forecast to grow 6.1% in ’24 Nada Ali Aug 26, 2024 0 Vietnam's economy is expected to pick up pace in 2024, driven by a revival in exports, tourism, consumption, and…
Initiatives WB Group launches advisory council to address global jobs crisis Aya Anwar Aug 13, 2024 0 The World Bank Group has launched a High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs to tackle the anticipated jobs crisis in…
Featured Egypt offers EGP 28b to support young people Aya Anwar Aug 12, 2024 0 MSMEDA CEO Bassel Rahmy emphasised the agency's commitment to youth empowerment, offering diverse financial and…
Energy World Bank, AfDB to provide electricity for 300m Africans by ’30 Aya Anwar Aug 4, 2024 0 The World Bank Group and African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched an initiative to provide electricity to 300…