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To accelerate
#India
's low-carbon transition, the
@WorldBank
approved additional $1.5 billion in financing today. This will help:
🌿 Promote a vibrant green hydrogen market
⚡ Scale up renewable energy
💸 Stimulate private capital
Read more:
#India
must attract private capital to stay competitive. The recent inclusion of Indian government bonds in JP Morgan EM Index means:
💸 Freed-up domestic funds
📉 Reduced borrowing costs
🚀 Boost in private capital availability
Read more:
The first datasets of the
@WorldBank
Group’s new scorecard, just released, mark the start to:
☑️ Capture lessons and trends
☑️ Inform our operations and course-correct
☑️ Track our progress toward a world free of poverty on a livable planet.
Learn more:
Better financial management = Better public services
In
#Pakistan
’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, a
@WBG_IDA
-supported project increased capacity to manage public finances for improved services, including critical health programs.
#IDAworks
#IDA21
Two new
@WorldBank
projects will support
#Bangladesh
on its sustainable growth path by boosting its financial sector with stronger banking oversight and building climate-resilient infrastructure in 7 city clusters:
#IDAworks
... because the world works for IDA!🌏
As we mark the halfway point of the replenishment process,
@DirkRei
shares key takeaways from the Third
#IDA21
Replenishment meeting in Kathmandu.
Watch⬇️
Don’t miss this plenary today on 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 at the
#JusticeandLawForum2024
.
⏰ 1:45PM ET
See:
Celebrating 60 years of IDA impact in South Asia🌏
Last week,
@WBG_IDA
stakeholders from around the world gathered in
#Nepal
for the 3rd
#IDA21
Replenishment Meeting—marking the halfway point of yearlong negotiations.
Watch highlights + see how
#IDAworks
:
The new
@WorldBank
Group gender strategy was shaped by the voices of over 1,000 people from 100+ countries.
Our sincere gratitude goes to each of you who participated in the consultations and helped inform and enrich the strategy.
#AccelerateEquality
"When you bring a woman into the workforce, you empower one person, but you benefit generations to come."
@WorldBank
Project leader Aneeka Rahman tells stories of Bangladeshi women who have transformed their lives with support from
@WBG_IDA
.
#IDAworks
Inspired by women in
#Bangladesh
who used training and financing from a
@WorldBank
IDA supported project to start businesses, pursue careers and help others. Aneeka is right: When you empower women and
#ClearHerPath
, the dividends pay off for generations:
#IDAworks
across South Asia through investments in education, healthcare, infrastructure + jobs.
@WorldBank
Dev Finance VP Aki Nishio + South Asia VP
@MartinRaiser
on why a robust
#IDA21
replenishment is critical for continued resilient, inclusive growth.
Moved by Kamran's account of
#Nepal
’s reconstruction after the 2015 earthquake. Supported by the
@WorldBank
’s IDA, the project delivered 300,000 resilient homes. But more needs to be done to ensure Nepal’s infrastructure is as resilient as its people:
Day 3 of the
#IDA21
Replenishment mtg was about results & impact & how strengthened partnerships can help us be more effective delivering needed support. Good to connect w/ communities benefiting from
@WBG_IDA
projects to talk about what’s working & their hopes for the future.
In Nepal, protecting the forest means opportunities.
In the Godavari Forest, I witnessed how people are benefiting from new livelihoods while preserving their ecosystem.
This is proof that
#IDAworks
, for people and the planet.
After the 2015 earthquake,
#Nepal
led one of the largest post-disaster owner-driven housing reconstruction initiatives in history.
@WBG_IDA
contributed by financing grants to >300,000 households to build safe, resilient infrastructure.
#IDAworks
#IDA21
.
@WBG_IDA
Private Sector Window support for the Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company is:
‣ encouraging private sector participation in mortgage finance
‣ increasing availability of mortgage finance
‣ spurring development of low-cost houses
#IDAworks