NNW Bureau

Standing at the edge of a newly lined canal in Shymkent, farmer Atabek Kozhabekov reflects on his most recent harvest. “This year we planted cotton. Seedling counts rose.  Compared to last year, productivity …

How is the World Bank Group responding to the Ebola Outbreak? The World Bank Group is responding swiftly to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Our …

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2026—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today discussed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Poland for the period 2026-2031. The program will help Poland build a …

CAPE TOWN, June 16, 2026 — The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group announced today that Mission 300 has connected over 50 million people to electricity across 40 countries — …

Washington, DC: A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Abdullah AlHassan, visited Muscat, Oman, during June 7-15, 2026, to discuss economic and financial developments, the outlook, and …

Economic outlook and risks The energy price shock is weighing on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s already modest growth and adding to inflationary pressures. Growth slowed to 2.1 percent in 2025 from 3.2 …

Washington, D.C.: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team, led by  Ms. Piyaporn Sodsriwiboon, visited Malé during June 4–14, 2026, to discuss recent economic developments, the outlook, and the country’s policy …

From 20 to 24 April 2026, 29 representatives of these four countries and UNESCO gathered in Seoul, Republic of Korea, for a study visit conference on ‘Connecting Skills, Technologies and …

Ahead of the International Day for Countering Hate Speech (18 June), UNESCO spoke with Deeyah Khan, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity, Emmy and BAFTA-winning documentary filmmaker, human …

The recently completed AI4EAC Innovation Challenge showed that Africa’s next generation of AI innovators is not waiting for the future to materialize – they are already leading the way, using their AI …