WASHINGTON The World Bank Board has approved $660 million in financing to support Türkiye ’s efforts to expand electric rail transportation that will help improve the efficient movement of goods across the country, boost exports, create jobs and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project will help expand and modernize one of the oldest and outdated sections of Türkiye’s existing limited rail network, the multilateral development lender