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World Bank’s Crises Response Helps Create and Protect Jobs in Türkiye

World Bank-supported projects provided rapid reimbursable financing and long-term loans to over 87,000 Turkish MSMEs during 2020-2023, creating or preserving around 115,000 jobs, benefiting youth and ...
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Bank of Japan expands blockchain settlement sandbox and says CBDC efforts are ongoing

The Bank of Japan has launched a blockchain-based sandbox project to test settlements using central bank reserves held as current account deposits. The project will explore how blockchain systems can ...
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World Bank and ADB Announce Pacific Projects Under New Full Mutual Reliance Framework

The Full Mutual Reliance Framework (FMRF) is a landmark collaboration between the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, designed to deepen the two institutions’ collaboration on cofinanced public ...
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Asian Development Bank and the World Bank Group Announce Pacific Projects as First Proposed Under Groundbreaking Partnership Initiative

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, December 4, 2025 — World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda today announced the first two Pacific projects to be delivered ...