While Bangladesh’s growth performance has been improving in recent years, the Bangladesh Economic Update for May 2012 finds that GDP growth has moderated from 6.7% in FY11 to 6.3% in FY 2012.
The World Bank in Bangladesh is helping young women from rural areas overcome the difficulties of migration by giving them an opportunity to successfully adapt to a new life.
Dhaka is the one of the world’s most polluted city during the winter season and brick kilns are the main source of fine particulate pollution during this period.
According to the latest Bangladesh Economic Update for 2011, growth was strong in FY11, reaching 6.7% , and rebounding from a decline seen in FY06-09.
May 2011 - In Bangladesh, while real GDP is expected to grow at a healthy 6.2 percent in FY11, inflationary pressures have emerged and the external position has weakened.
According to revised estimates, Bangladesh grew by 5.8% in FY10 despite the slow global recovery and continued severe power shortages.
Africa needs about US$18 billion per year for adapting to climate change. This is in addition to the estimated US$23 billion per annum required to expand energy access in Africa.
A new report from the World Bank says that countries in East Asia can minimize greenhouse gas emissions without threatening their growth.
Kunti Devi, mother of four, in Shekhwara village in Gaya district of Bihar had barely an acre of farmland. Faced with frequent droughts, the land was clearly not helping the family earn enough to run their household expenses.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is making steady progress on implementing its reform program and building the institutions required by a future state.