The World Bank has warned that developing countries should prepare for further downside risks, as Euro Area debt problems and weakening growth in several big emerging economies are diminishing global growth prospects
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World Bank supports Harare sewage rehabilitation

The World Bank has dispatched a technical team to work on Harare City Council sewerage reticulation system.
The World Bank has dispatched a technical team to work on the rehabilitation programme for the Harare City Council sewerage reticulation system in Zimbabwe
European/African science cooperation promoted
Members of the European Parliament have called upon their colleagues to support scientific partnerships between Europe and Africa
Butterfly Project empowers African children
Social Enterprise Africa CIC is harnessing the power of social enterprise to stretch the potential of African children to become changemakers
Ethiopia set to improve rural finance
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has committed to helping Ethiopia improve rural access to financial services.