Tag: world bank
People without access to digital technology will be left behind: World bank
Jan 19, 2016 (LBO) – Greater effort must be made to connect more people to the internet and to create an environment that unleashes the benefits of digital technologies, a World Bank report says. The spread of digital technologies over the last two decades has been rapid but the hoped-for benefits of greater productivity, more […]
LBR LBO Infrastructure Summit 2015 – “Making Colombo a Globally Competitive City” – 3rd & 4th November 2015
Topic: Making Colombo a Globally Competitive City Date/Time: 3rd November 2015 | 18:00 – 21:30 Hrs and 4th November 2015 | 07:30 – 19:00 Hrs Venue: Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Host: Lakshaman Bandaranayake | Founding Publisher, Director | Lanka Business Online Inquiries: Lakshaman Bandaranayake | lakshaman@lbo.lk | 071 176 0167 or 072 776 0167 General | 071 466 0060 | summit@lbo.lk […]
World Bank to give USD50mn for early childhood development in Sri Lanka
Jun 25, 2015 (LBO) – The World Bank said it has approved a 50 million US dollar credit to improve the quality and increase access to Early Childhood Development (ECD) services in Sri Lanka. “Early investment in human capital development is particularly effective at increasing the ability of disadvantaged children to access learning opportunities,” a […]
Developing countries to face tough challenges in 2015: World Bank
June 11, 2015 (LBO) – The World Bank says, that developing countries would face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a new era of low prices for oil and other key commodities, resulting in a fourth consecutive year of disappointing economic growth […]