SOURCE: World Bank Investment aims to construct over 1,000 kilometers of transmission lines and implement Smart Grid technologies to improve reliability and quality of electricity supply WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2014 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a loan of US$500 million to the Government of Vietnam to improve the capacity,…
World Bank Supports Vietnam to Improve Social Assistance Programs
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2014 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a credit of US$60 million to help strengthen Vietnam’s social assistance system by developing innovations in management and service delivery nationwide, and piloting these innovations in four provinces in north, central and south Vietnam. Although Vietnam has achieved remarkable poverty reduction…
World Bank Supports Livelihoods Improvement for Poorest Areas of Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Source: World Bank WASHINGTON, D.C., December 27, 2013 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a credit of US$150 million to improve living standards for the local poor people in upland districts of the central highlands of Vietnam. The credit will go to the Central Highlands Poverty Reduction Project, which will target…