SERDANG, May 2 — The issues raised in the World Bank report "Bending Bamboo Shoots: Strengthening Foundation Skills" regarding Malaysia's education system have actually been addressed by the Education Ministry (MOE) in a progressive and proactive manner.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The World Bank and United Nations (UN), with support from the European Union, released a report on Tuesday estimating the damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza at approximately US$18.5 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The World Bank Group has called for urgent action to save lives as more than half the population of Gaza is on the brink of famine including children and the elderly.

PETALING JAYA, March 9 — Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri wants women empowerment initiatives to be redoubled so they do not get left behind in facing economic and social challenges.

LONDON/ WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — Countries moved a step closer on Saturday to getting a fund off the ground to help poor states damaged by climate disasters, despite reservations from developing nations and the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Islamic social finance can play a vital role in promoting inclusive growth and shared prosperity in Malaysia, said Dr Ndiame Diop, the World Bank Group country director for Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The development of measures to assess the achievements of policies and initiatives is crucial for the country in realising the Malaysia Madani goals, according to World Bank country manager for Malaysia Yasuhiko Matsuda.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 11 — Malaysia, via the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), has been elected as the co-chair of the Regional Advisory Board (RAB) Meeting on International Comparison Programme (ICP) 2021 for Asia and the Pacific, effective on Monday (October 9).

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should remain a quota-based organisation which represents developing and emerging markets, a group of 24 states (G-24) said on Tuesday, reported Sputnik.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Malaysia needs to widen its revenue base to continuously beef up the nation’s health care, education, and social protection, said the World Bank.

MARRAKECH, Morocco,  Oct 10 —Rising debt levels among "seemingly healthy" countries in Asia could drag growth in the region below currently forecast levels, World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The 'Malaysia Madani' framework, which replaced the Shared Prosperity Vision (SPV) 2030 that was launched in 2020, was formulated in view of the unique challenges faced by Malaysia in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

ISTANBUL (Turkiye), Oct 4 — The World Bank revised South Asia's economic growth forecast for 2023 to 5.8 per cent, up from a previous projection of 5.6 per cent, higher than any developing region on the globe.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Malaysia is maintaining its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast of 4.0 to 5.0 per cent, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to moderate to 3.9 per cent in 2023 from an earlier projection of 4.3 per cent in April this year, amid a substantial deceleration of external demand, according to the World Bank today.

NEW YORK, Sept 20 — The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva has said the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will occur as planned on the same date in Marrakech.

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 —The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have called for better global cooperation with regard to climate change, national debt, and the digital revolution ahead of this weekend's G20 summit, reported dpa news agency.

JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pushed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and India to cooperate in realising a blue economy to provide even greater benefits to the communities of both parties, said ANTARA news agency.

JAKARTA, Sept 7 — The world risks a 'great fracture' of its economic and financial systems, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday at a summit with Southeast Asia's Asean bloc, China, the United States, and others in Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — Malaysia has emerged as a country with notable resilience and potential for recovery amid the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, said the World Bank.