Last week, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank held their annual meetings in Washington D.C. There, they marked 80 years since their creation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

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 climate ...

It is a privilege to stand before you at the convergence of two important moments for the World Bank Group: A moment to celebrate what we have achieved in 80 years and reflect on the lessons we have ...

The World Bank Group’s Annual Conference on Development Economics—ABCDE—is a 36-year-old forum to stimulate an exchange of ideas between leaders in global ...

The conference, themed “Africa’s Development Dynamics: Skills, Jobs, Cities, and Opportunities”, jointly organized by the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) and the Organisation for ...

This paper examines whether the African Growth and Opportunity Act—the United States’ unilateral trade preference program for Sub‑Saharan Africa—has served as an effective instrument for development ...

It is a great pleasure to be here at the 24 th Annual International Conference on Policy Challenges for the Financial Sector, organized by the IMF and the World Bank. You have discussed several ...

The World Bank supported 64 countries in building cyber resilience between 2014 and 2024. Between 2015 and 2018, the World Bank helped establish Bhutan’s national Computer Security Incident Response ...

World Bank donors pledge $24 bln in direct IDA contributions Development lender to stretch cash to $100 bln in grants, loans Strong dollar shrinks impact of big foreign currency increases Dec 6 ...