World Bank to extend $250m to Jordan in August
The World Bank (WB) will provide Jordan with $250 million in August as part of $500 million in concessional financing to support Jordan’s ongoing reforms,…
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World Bank forecasts 4.5 percent 2018 growth in Turkey
The World Bank has forecasted that the Turkish economy will grow to 4.5 percent in 2018 in its June 2018 Global Economic Prospects report. While the new estimate is…
Our future is female and Muslim
While politicians in Europe work themselves into a frenzy telling women what they can and can’t wear by banning burqinis at the beach, they may…
Gaza’s Hamas hands out land hoping to avoid financial crisis
Earth movers dig into sand dunes on land where once Jewish settlements stood — prime real estate that the Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas group hopes…
Oil price crash draining Saudi Arabia’s budget
The 2014 oil price crash together with the high spending of the last several years have been draining the Saudi government budget, the World Bank’s…
European delegation visits EU-funded facilities in Gaza
A European Parliament delegation visited EU-funded infrastructure projects in the water sector in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The delegation was headed by Jean Arthuis,…