The World Bank has approved IDA financing of US$300 million for the Ghana Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance, and Results for Jobs (STARR-J) Project which will expand access to quality secondary education and equip more young people with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to transition to higher educationContinue Reading
World Bank Group Ready to Provide up to $100 Billion for Affected Countries over 15 Months The conflict in the Middle East is expected to slow global growth to the lowest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic amid higher energy prices, steeper inflation, and increased borrowing costs, according toContinue Reading
The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, has launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilize investment across priority agricultural value chains. The Compact sets out a coordinated agenda for public and privateContinue Reading
The World Bank has approved an amount of 500 million United States Dollars (USD) in financing for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP), according to a statement on Friday. The financing measure, according to the Bank, is a major initiative to improve rural road connectivity, strengthen agricultural valueContinue Reading
The World Bank says it is strongly desirous to see the Government of Ghana operationalize and open the Weija Pediatric facility as soon as possible, according to a statement on Monday. The Bank explained that the government constructed and equipped the 120-bed hospital under the World Bank COVID-19 Emergency PreparednessContinue Reading
The delays in the operationalisation of the Weija Paediatric Hospital is attributable to misprocurement issues raised by the World Bank, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on Wednesday. In a statement signed by Tony Goodman, Spokesperson to the MoH, he explained that the which project is a World Bank funded project was originallyContinue Reading
The World Bank Group on Monday launched a strategy in Accra, Ghana’s capital, aimed at strengthening health, jobs, and development for the West and Central African region. The World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population strategy, dubbed “Fit to Prosper: Investing in Health for Jobs and Development in Western and CentralContinue Reading
