Dec 16, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank today approved $100 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to help the government of Benin strengthen fiscal and debt management, improve the financial sustainability of the energy sector, and foster the development of...
Dec 10, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA)* grant to help African countries strengthen the resilience of their agricultural sectors to the threat posed by climate change.
Nov 24, 2020 | Feature Story
Poor women in a Bamyan city neighborhood are supporting themselves and contributing to their household incomes by setting up micro-businesses.
Oct 22, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank approved today a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) in support of the Government of Mozambique’s COVID-19 (coronavirus) response program.
Sep 30, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank approved on September 29th, 2020 a $140 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) Scale Up Facility and a $3 million grant from the Global Financing Facility to strengthen the country’s Identity Management system...
Sep 10, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a grant of $130.8 million from the International Development Association to ease the movement of goods and people and improve access to social services, job opportunities in the refugee hosting districts in Uganda.
Jul 08, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a $100 million International Development Association (IDA)* which includes $50 million credit and $50 million grant to help Niger implement an ambitious program to use digital infrastructure and services...
Jun 26, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* additional financing of $50 million to help Benin mitigate the impact of the coronavirus health crisis in the socio-economic recovery phase.
Jun 17, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the Government of Sierra Leone in promoting sustainable and inclusive growth and building economic resilience.
Jun 02, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $160 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Benin improve productivity and market access for certain agri-food value chains.
May 01, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank today approved a $100 million International Development Association (IDA)* supplemental financing for the Third Rwanda Energy Sector Development Policy Operation (DPO). The first operation was approved by the World Bank’s Board on August 29, 2019.
Apr 29, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank today approved $8.1 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Togo combat COVID-19 (coronavirus) and better respond to public health emergencies.
Apr 14, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank approved today a $5 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* to respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness in Burundi.
Apr 02, 2020 | Press Release
The World Bank today approved a $7.5 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help Sierra Leone respond to the threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness.
Dec 16, 2019 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $150 million International Development Association (IDA)* Development Policy Financing for Togo. This financing aims to support the efforts of the Government of Togo to improve fiscal and debt...
Oct 22, 2019 | Press Release
The World Bank approved today an International Development Association (IDA)* grant of $35 million equivalent from the institution’s Crisis Response Window as additional financing to scale up the Government of Mozambique’s safety net programs...
Jul 02, 2019 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* grant of $47 million equivalent for Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) project for Liberia.
Jul 01, 2019 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* credit of $100 million to support the government of Benin’s efforts to improve access to broadband services in rural communities
May 30, 2019 | Press Release
Lesotho’s farmers and agribusiness owners will now be able to minimize the potential impacts of climate change on their produce and improve productivity as a result of $50 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA)* and an...
May 17, 2019 | Press Release
African countries call for collaborative solutions to indebtedness at joint high-level consultation of the African Development Bank and the World Bank
May 15, 2019 | Press Release
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* credit of $100 million for Zambia to improve natural resource management in select districts.
Jan 25, 2019 | Press Release
The Board of the World Bank today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* grant of $90 million to support the government of Benin’s efforts to improve human development outcomes and, in the longer term, benefit from the demographic dividend.
Jan 15, 2019 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of $25 million for the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) of Liberia.
Dec 18, 2018 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on December 11, 2018, an International Development Association (IDA)* credit of $100 million to support Government’s efforts to reinforce fiscal management and strengthen the education, energy...
Oct 31, 2018 | Press Release
The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a $10 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit to support higher school-life expectancy in Cabo Verde and more than 1,500 youth to benefit from job-focused interventions...
Sep 25, 2018 | Press Release
The World Bank today approved a $100 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit for the Ghana Secondary Cities Support program to enhance urban management and improve basic services for residents in 25 secondary cities and the urban poor.
Jul 06, 2018 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2018--The World Bank today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* grant of $40 million to support the government of Benin in its efforts to increase poor communities’ access to basic social services and social safety nets.
Jun 14, 2018 | Press Release
The World Bank approved today an International Development Association (IDA)* credit of $40 million to improve Madagascar’s electricity sector governance and operations.
Apr 25, 2018 | Press Release
The World Bank today approved a $20 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit for Burkina Faso to expand the geographical coverage of broadband networks and reduce the costs of communication services in the country.
Mar 28, 2018 | Press Release
The World Bank today approved a $50 million credit from the International Development Association* to help the Government of Côte d’Ivoire build the capacity and institutions needed to support the implementation of a national rural land tenure security program.
