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World Bank chief Ajay Banga’s visit to Mozambique this month at the invitation of President Daniel Chapo to discuss a $6.4 ...
The World Bank has maintained its focus on climate change and gender equality issues in the Pacific, managing director of ...
The World Bank is focusing on climate change and gender initiatives in the Pacific, amidst decreased U.S. aid. Managing ...
The World Bank remains steadfast in addressing climate change and gender equality concerns in the Pacific, despite aid ...
The program supports policy-focused research in six key areas: economic transformation and governance, climate change, ...
Mozambique won World Bank backing for its plan to build Southern Africa’s biggest hydropower plant in half a century.
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday hailed the launch of the World Bank Group’s Country Partnership ...
The bank also lopped 0.4 percentage points off its forecast for global growth this year. It now expects the world economy to expand just 2.3% in 2025, down from 2.8% in 2024.
The World Bank and IMF are increasingly focused on expanding their mandate at the expense of economic development and financial stability goals. This paper urges these institutions to “get back to ...
Under pressure from world leaders, development experts and shareholders, the bank opens its spring meeting on Monday, poised for big changes. By David Gelles and Alan Rappeport Mr. Gelles writes ...
The World Bank is in a unique position to help developing countries prepare for climate change. Here are two things critics say it could do better, and one they say it shouldn’t do at all.