Impoverished countries do not have much in common. Half the population of Niger, a landlocked African nation beset by military coups, live in extreme poverty, eight in ten people have no access to ...

The World Bank on Tuesday agreed with President Trump’s complaint that foreign countries engage in unfair trade practices with the US and urged the nations to ease their tariffs on American exports.

In 2020, a new government came to power in Malawi that was committed to reducing corruption, improving fiscal sustainability, and boosting transparency. NGOs working in the anticorruption space—as ...

This week, world leaders and central bankers will convene in Washington, D.C., for the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Both the chaos coursing through the ...

As the world faced a host of intertwined challenges – from climate change, pandemics, fragility, geo-political tensions, to debt distress – the World Bank Group changed to become a better and bigger ...

The Trump administration’s deep cuts to clean-energy programs are raising concerns about U.S. commitments to the lender. By Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta have reported ...

Authorities in Guiyang have applied for $250 million in funding for the development Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 9, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 10-year euro-denominated benchmark bond maturing in January ...

Washington, D.C., October 15, 2024 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 10-year GBP-denominated benchmark bond that matures in October ...

The World Bank is ending its long-standing ban on providing funding for nuclear energy projects - and will be open to supporting efforts to extend the life of existing reactors and accelerate the ...