World Bank Europe and Central Asia

How is the @WorldBankGroup helping Uzbekistan strengthen its energy security?

This @Masdar-operated solar plant in the country's Samarkand Region adds 200 MW of renewable energy capacity, enough to power more than 150,000 households ⬇️

Why is the @WorldBankGroup investing in energy efficiency efforts across the Western Balkans?

Because it not only lowers electricity bills and reduces consumption, but also enables new markets, supports business growth, and creates jobs: bit.ly/4jZNJeO #COP31

Central Asia must rapidly ramp up energy generation to power its economy.

That’s why the @WorldBankGroup is financing capacity expansion there in ways that are practical, responsible, and rooted in each country’s context: bit.ly/4piQFUh

Bringing farm workers into the formal job market is vital for reducing poverty and inequality.

In Türkiye, a @WorldBankGroup and @EUDelegationTur-backed project is creating opportunities for women and refugees—groups often excluded from the labor force: bit.ly/4gBZHru

TOMORROW: The @WorldBankGroup’s Rita Ramalho and @IvailoIzvorski will discuss a new framework for diagnosing institutional capacity—and what it means for private sector development.

📅 November 10
🕘 9 AM ET

Watch our next #ECATalk here: bit.ly/47Vo5R8