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Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic ...
Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political ...
The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...
The World Bank is reconsidering its ban on financing upstream projects amid a push to bolster the power sector. The World Bank's board lifted its ban on nuclear power financing on Tuesday and is ...
The World Bank plays an important role in shaping the global debate on combatting poverty, and the indicators and data the Bank collates and makes available shape opinion and actual policies in client ...
The World Bank forecasts a significant decline in global commodity prices, predicting a 12% drop in 2025 and another 5% in 2026, bringing them back to pre-pandemic levels.
Trump administration says IMF, World Bank ‘falling short’ of missions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank ...
The bank’s climate work is occurring as several of the Trump administration’s allies want the U.S. to exit the World Bank entirely, arguing that its mission runs counter to American national ...
The World Bank is under fire over allegations of impropriety in financing the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan. Specifically, bank officials are facing accusations that they failed to comply with ...
World Bank bureaucrats who jetted to the United Nations' annual global warming conference spewed CO2 emissions equal to what's produced by 200 US households in a year -- sparking accusations of ...