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OPEC fund helps finance Egypt's largest private solar plant

OPEC's Fund for International Development is among a group of development banks providing $114 million of loans to build the largest privately owned solar plant in Egypt. /VCG OPEC's Fund for

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Iraq reconstruction: Is the goal of $88.2 bln possible?

Aspartofathree-dayconference,representativesfromKuwait,Iraq,theUnitedNations,theEUandtheWorldBankaregatheringinKuwaittodiscusseffortstoraise88.2billionUSdollars

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Quake-hit Nepal unveils reconstruction plan, costs to exceed 8 bln dollars

​Nepal's government on Thursday unveiled a five-year work plan on post-quake reconstruction and rehabilitation. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli unveiled the plan which provides outline on how reconstruction works would be carried out.

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Nepal to mobilize over 1,300 engineers to rebuild houses damaged by quake

Nepal is set to mobilize over 1, 300 engineers in the worst-hit districts this week as part of the post-quake reconstruction campaign, Prime Minister Sharma Oli said on Wednesday.

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Nepal begins reconstruction of heritage sites a year after earthquake

A year after a devastating 7.9- magnitude earthquake, the Nepalese government has initiated reconstruction of damaged cultural heritages on Monday.

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Nepalese economy struggles to recover 1 year after quake

Nepalese economy, hit hard by last year's deadly earthquake, is struggling to revive as the government's spending in reconstruction and other development activities has remained poor.

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Ecuador begins reconstruction after devastating quake

Ecuador has begun reconstruction, days after the massive earthquake shook the country on April 16, President Rafael Correa said Saturday.

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Nepal passes long-delayed bill on quake rebuilding

Nepal's parliament on Wednesday passed a long-delayed law to pave the way for rebuilding after April's massive earthquake, ending months of bickering that paralysed reconstruction despite donor pledges of billions in aid.