The European Union (EU) and the World Bank (WB) intend to finance a project to develop the livestock sector in Uzbekistan.

The World Bank (WB) has an exceptional role on the projects implemented within agricultural reforms in Azerbaijan, which aim to increase productivity and competitiveness in this sector.

A ceremony for launching a new project aimed at solving major problems in the livestock sector of Uzbekistan was held on April 23 in Central Asian country, Trend reports with the reference to the press service of Ministry of Agriculture.

Uzbekistan has the potential to become an upper middle-income country by 2030 – a goal that the government is pursuing, a representative of the World Bank told Trend in an interview.

Uzbekistan plans to involve the World Bank in construction of a new railway through Afghanistan, Trend reports with reference to the press service of Uzbek Railways.

The 29th meeting of the Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) of the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) was held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Trend reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated newly elected President of the World Bank David Malpass, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani presidential press-service.

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Turkmenistan will be 5.6 percent in 2019 and 5.1 percent in 2020 compared to 6.2 percent in 2018, Trend reports citing the WB Europe and Central Asia Economic Update.

The World Bank expects Kazakhstan’s GDP growth to decelerate slightly in 2019-2020 and flatten thereafter, Trend reports citing the WB Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2019: Financial Inclusion.

Poland's economic growth rate is expected to slow down to 4 percent in 2019, down from over 5 percent in 2018, the World Bank said in a public statement, Trend reported citing Xinhua.