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WASHINGTON - The Government of Mali will benefit from a multi-donor investment of US$160 million to increase the productivity of smallholder agricultural and agribusiness producers and to increase the use of sustainable land and water management (SLWM) practices.

WASHINGTON - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan of $84 million to the People's Republic of China to assist Chongqing Municipality's efforts to meet the challenges of rapid urbanization. The project aims to increase resident access to improved public services including roads, water supply, employment training, and primary health care.

WASHINGTON ― The World Bank has approved a US$ 495 million loan to Brazil, in support of the Eletrobras Distribution Rehabilitation Project. The project will increase quality of service and operational performance of six state power distribution utilities located in Brazil's poor North and Northeast regions. Approximately 3 million people in 118 municipalities, an area equivalent to Colombia and Bolivia combined, will directly benefit from improved power reliability.

This weekend, for the first time ever, hackers from around the world will gather at Microsoft's Washington, DC offices, for a marathon of forty-eight hours of hacking for humanity - to develop practical software solutions for disaster risk reduction and response.

WASHINGTON - More than 400 leading international development and technology experts have agreed to work on the application of innovative technologies to help countries throughout the world to mitigate and prepare for the catastrophic effects of disasters, saving lives and economies.

Nairobi — Kenya's economy is recovering steadily and is forecast to grow at 4.0 percent in 2010, according to a new World Bank report. It even has the potential to improve further to 4.9 percent in 2011 if no shocks occur.

BEIJING - On June 1 the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a loan of $40 million to support technical and vocational training in Liaoning Province and Shandong Province in China.

WASHINGTON, ─ The World Bank has approved two projects worth US$515 million to India, consisting of a US$450.60 million loan for the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Water Sector Improvement Project and a US$64.15 million loan/credit for the Capacity Building For Industrial Pollution Management Project.

New Delhi: The President of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma and Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry launched the India-South Africa CEOs Forum in Mumbai today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sharma said this Forum will provide an institutional platform for sustained business interaction and guidance on policy issues to both sides. He hoped that the Forum will give dynamic push to the economic relations between the two countries. The CEOs Forum will be headed by Mr. Ratan Tata, from the Indian side and Mr. Patrice Motsepe, Executive Chairman, Africa Rainbow Minerals from the South African side. The South African Trade & Industry Minister, Mr. Rob Davis, President of Business Unity South Africa, Ms Futhi Mtoba, and representatives of chambers of commerce and industry were present.

New Delhi: India's first vaccine against H1N1(Vaxiflu-S) indigenously manufactured by Ahmedabad based pharma major, Cadila Healthcare was launched today by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare. The egg based, inactivated vaccine based on conventional technology has been developed by the group's experts at its Vaccine Technology Centre (VTC), Ahemdabad.