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WASHINGTON, January 11, 2017 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$ 230 million loan today to finance the paving of the highway between San Ignacio de Velasco and San José de Chiquitos. This project will improve accessibility and connectivity and reduce transport times and costs for nearly 125,000 inhabitants of the region and other users of the route. This section of the road forms part of the Chile-Bolivia-Brazil Bi-Oceanic Corridor. The Project for the Highway Corridor to Connect Santa Cruz will improve access conditions of four municipalities in the short term: San José, San Rafael, San Miguel and San Ignacio, where most of the population – 61 percent – identify themselves as belonging to the Chiquitano indigenous community, and a smaller percentage to the Ayoreo indigenous community. These communities’ main economic activities are agriculture, livestock production and forestry. Highway improvements will provide direct benefits to these populations, including lower transportation costs, which will be reflected in better prices for their products and improved access to goods and services. “The effort Bolivia is making to improve its transportation structure is crucial for providing efficient, reliable access to markets for farmers and to services and employment opportunities for the general population,” said Alberto Rodríguez, World Bank Director for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. “The benefits of this project are for all users of the route, but especially for the inhabitants of the remote rural areas of this eastern region of the country.” The project has strategic importance for economic development and poverty reduction in an area with one of the highest concentrations of production in the country, including agriculture, processing of sugar, oils, soy and dairy products; and manufacturing of construction materials, furniture and leather goods. Additionally, it will complement the “Mission Circuit,” which UNESCO selected as a World Heritage Site and which promotes tourism in the region. The project will also facilitate travel to Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, a natural reserve located in northeastern Santa Cruz Department. In the long term, as a key section of the Bi-Oceanic Corridor, the highway will contribute to the diversification and expansion of production, trade and services, which are critical factors for job creation, and consequently, for increasing income of Bolivian families. “Under the Current Country Partnership Framework, the World Bank is providing resources to Bolivia, mainly to finance projects in rural development, irrigation, water and sanitation, urban development and basic services, which will directly and indirectly benefit an estimated 4.5 million Bolivians, most of them low-income,” said Nicola Pontara, World Bank Representative in Bolivia. Financing will total US$ 230 million, of which US$ 200 million correspond to a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), with a maturity period of 16 years and a grace period of 13.5 years. The remaining US$ 30 million are a loan from the International Development Fund (IDF), which has a maturity period of 24 years and a grace period of five years. The IBRD and IDF are entities of the World Bank Group that provide financing to governments of their member countries. Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac  Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbankBe updated via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC  For our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC  

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2017 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: IDA Credit: US$ 30 million IBRD Loan: US$ 200 million Terms IDA Credit: Maturity = 24 years, Grace = 5 years Terms IBRD Loan: Maturity = 16 years, Grace = 13.5 years Project ID: P152281 Project Description: The project development objective is to improve access to transport and services through improvements in the road corridor between San Ignacio de Velasco and San Jose de Chiquitos, benefiting close to 125,000 inhabitants, 51 percent of them considered poor, and 62 percent of indigenous descent.

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2017 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project:Strengthening the science, technology and innovation system in Peru IBRD Loan: US$ 45 million Terms: Maturity = 4 years, Grace = 5 years Project ID: P156250 Project Description: The objective of the Project is to strengthen the science, technology and innovation system to improve research skills and firm-level innovation. For more Information, please visit here: http://projects.worldbank.org/P156250?lang=en

 The project will establish a network for monitoring air and water quality in cities, increase access to environmental information and create a national laboratory for air, water and soil WASHINGTON, January 11, 2017 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$40 million loan today to improve environmental control in Peru. The financing will seek to enhance and expand environmental quality services, including environmental monitoring and the dissemination of information regarding its benefits. Environmental degradation disproportionately affects the health and productivity of the poorest, most vulnerable population and impedes sustainable development. Currently, environmental quality control in Peru has few standards and insufficient capacity for monitoring and analysis. Access to environmental information is limited and there are few channels for citizens’ informed participation.  “This project will help to provide quality control for monitoring air, water and soil pollution, contributing to the development of environmentally sustainable industries, with an emphasis on protecting the health of the most vulnerable population and helping to reduce conflicts,” said Alberto Rodríguez, World Bank Director for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. “It is also a key investment for bringing the country up to the standards of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).” The project will strengthen the Environmental Evaluation and Control Agency (OEFA, in Spanish) and the National Environmental Information System (SINIA, in Spanish) by facilitating information exchange, expanding capacities of monitoring and analysis systems, and revising and developing policies and standards for environmental quality control. Specifically, the project will finance a national environmental laboratory with the latest technology, which will enable the analysis of 56 water, 18 air and 34 soil quality parameters. Activities will also include improvements to air and water monitoring networks throughout the country. The project will finance studies to improve the regulatory framework in this area. Additionally, it will establish 19 monitoring stations, nine mobile units to monitor quality of surface water and three for underground water in the Rimac River basin in Lima, among others. Additionally, six networks will be implemented to monitor air quality in Trujillo, Chiclayo, Iquitos, Huancayo, Cusco and Piura. The project will also significantly improve the environmental information available to the public and decision-makers for environmental quality control. For example, it will develop public access platforms to meet the information needs of different audiences and a software program to support the environmental ministry’s control office in addressing environmental violations. The US$40 million loan will have an implementation period of five years and a repayment period of one year, with a five-year grace period.

WASHINGTON, 12 de janeiro de 2017 – Carlos Végh é o novo economista-chefe do Banco Mundial para a América Latina e o Caribe. Végh, de nacionalidade uruguaia, supervisionará uma equipe de economistas encarregada de proporcionar liderança intelectual, análise econômica e assessoria sobre as questões de desenvolvimento enfrentadas pela Região da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC). "É uma grande honra assumir este cargo e somar meu aporte à liderança intelectual de meus antecessores", afirmou Végh. "Apesar do significativo avanço econômico e social nos últimos anos, a região provavelmente enfrentará tempos difíceis no futuro próximo. No longo prazo, a ALC precisará consolidar os ganhos passados e buscar novos avanços em uma ampla gama de áreas. Espero poder contribuir para esse processo." Végh, que assumirá o posto no dia 1º de fevereiro, é atualmente  professor da cadeira Fred H. Sanderson de Economia Internacional na Escola de Estudos Avançados Internacionais Johns Hopkins (SAIS) e Pesquisador Associado no Escritório Nacional de Pesquisa Econômica dos Estados Unidos (NBER). Anteriormente, foi professor de economia e vice-presidente de Estudos de Graduação da Universidade da Califórnia em Los Angeles (UCLA), e antes disso presidente do Programa de Estudos Comparativos e Tópicos do Centro Latino-Americano da UCLA. Végh substitui o equatoriano Augusto de la Torre, que foi economista-chefe para a ALC desde setembro de 2008 e se aposentou no final do ano passado. As pesquisas de Végh sobre política monetária e fiscal em países emergentes e em desenvolvimento são de grande influência e são apresentadas com regularidade na imprensa financeira internacional. Carlos Végh contribuiu para vários relatórios do Banco Mundial, como o relatório Perspectivas Econômicas Globais. Carlos Végh também foi pesquisador visitante no Banco Central do Chile, no Banco da República da Colômbia e no Banco do México. Durante as décadas de 1980 e 1990, ocupou vários cargos de pesquisa no Fundo Monetário Internacional e no Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, em Washington D.C. Atualmente, trabalha como editor-chefe da revista Economía, uma publicação da Associação Econômica Latino-Americana e Caribenha. Carlos Végh já ocupou outros postos editoriais em periódicos especializados como IMF Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics e Journal of International Economics, entre outros. É Doutor em Economia pela Universidade de Chicago e Bacharel em Economia pela American University, em Washington D.C., e pela Universidade da República, no Uruguai. — Saiba mais sobre o trabalho do Banco Mundial na América Latina e no Caribe: www.worldbank.org/lac Visite-nos no Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank Atualize-se via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC Assista o nosso canal no YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC  

WASHINGTON, 12 de enero de 2017 – Carlos Végh, de nacionalidad uruguaya, es el nuevo economista jefe del Banco Mundial para América Latina y el Caribe. Végh supervisará un equipo de economistas encargados de proporcionar liderazgo intelec…

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2017 – Carlos Végh, a Uruguayan national, is the new World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean. Végh will oversee a team of economists charged with providing intellectual leadership, economic analysis, and advice on the development issues facing Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region. “It is a great honor to take this position and build on the intellectual leadership of my predecessors,” said Végh. “Despite significant economic and social progress in recent years, the region is likely to face some challenging times in the near future. In the long run, LAC will need to consolidate past gains and strive for further improvements in a broad range of areas. I look forward to contributing to this process.”    Végh, who will start in his new role on February 1st, is currently the Fred H. Sanderson Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Previously he also served as Professor of Economics and Vice-Chair of Undergraduate Studies at UCLA, and before that as Chair of the Program in Comparative and Topical Studies at UCLA’s Latin American Center.  Végh replaces Ecuadorean economist Augusto de la Torre, who served as Chief Economist for LAC since September 2008 and retired at the end of last year.  Végh’s research on monetary and fiscal policy in emerging and developing countries has been highly influential and is regularly featured in the international financial press. He has contributed to several World Bank reports such as the Global Economic Prospects.  He has also served as visiting scholar in Banco Central de Chile, Colombia’s Banco de la República and Banco de México. During the 1980s and 1990s Végh served in different research positions at the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C.   He is currently editor in chief of Economía, a publication of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association. He has also held other editorial positions in specialized publications such as the IMF Economic Review, the Journal of Development Economics and the Journal of International Economics, among others.   He holds a doctorate degree on Economics from the University of Chicago and bachelor’s degree on economics from American University in Washington DC and Universidad de la República in Uruguay. — Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac    Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank  Be updated via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC   For our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC    

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2017 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$ 45 million loan today to strengthen the science, technology and innovation (STI) system in Peru, which will help improve the productivity of companies by innovating…

Organization: Raleigh International
Country: Nepal, Nicaragua, United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 03 Feb 2017

We’re looking for passionate Team Leaders to join Raleigh International Citizen Service (ICS) in Nepal, Nicaragua and Tanzania for three months from this June.

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ICS is led by VSO and funded by the UK government. It’s a development programme that brings together young people from the UK and developing countries to volunteer in some of the poorest communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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