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The World Bank’s investments in the Great Green Wall: A desert mirage?

World Bank commits to invest additional $5 billion in the Great Green Wall over the next five years, despite shortcomings in its existing investments in the initiative highlighted by IEG.

23 March 2021
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Who’s poor? New estimates of PPPs led to halving of World Bank’s poverty numbers

A May World Bank-led statistical operation has used a new method to estimate purchasing power parities, allowing it to more than halve the estimated number of people living on below $1.25 per day.

6 August 2014

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South Sudan: saddled with IFI debt?

With South Sudan set to become the world's newest - and potentially poorest - country in July, a big question remains about what should be done with Khartoum's $37.8 billion foreign debt, including around $1.6 billion owed to the IMF and $600 million to the World Bank.

17 February 2011

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World Bank hinders Southern Sudan's reconstruction

Government officials and development groups have criticised the failure of the World Bank and developed countries to deliver financial aid promised to Southern Sudan.

12 April 2010
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Sudan at the IMF: Behind appearances of financial orthodoxy

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