Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka last month, caused an estimated $4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings, ...

The gap between external debt repayments and new financing in developing countries widened to $741 billion between 2022 and 2024, the largest in at least 50 years, according to the World Bank.

Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according ...

A new World Bank report shows how partners are joining forces to deliver impact at greater speed and scale, reducing fragmentation and strengthening country ownership. In a world facing compounding ...

TUNIS, November 12, 2024 — Tunisia's economy experienced a 0.6% growth in the first half of 2024, a limited increase of its performance in 2023, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s ...

Sets out a road map for reducing annual average PM2.5 concentrations below 35 µg/m³ by 2035 across the Indo-Gangetic Plains ...

The World Bank said on Friday that it has approved $700 million in financing for Pakistan under a multi-year initiative aimed ...

(Reuters) -The goal of ending extreme poverty around the globe remains elusive partly due to compounding challenges faced by economies in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) including food ...

A recent World Bank analysis has revealed that Kenya's shift to a centralised fertiliser subsidy programme led to the loss of ...

The World Bank will centralise some functions across its public and private-sector arms from 1 January 2026, according to an internal email seen by The Africa Report.

A World Bank report outlines the amount of excess natural gas that is burned off, a practice that wastes energy and increases climate-warming emissions. The amount of natural gas flared worldwide ...

COLOMBO: Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka last month, caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to ...