The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved $250 million in financing to strengthen public sector performance in Bangladesh by enhancing transparency, accountability and efficiency ...

The World Bank was among the first development partners to support Bangladesh following its independence. Since then, the World Bank has committed more than $45 billion in grants, interest-free and ...

The World Bank on June 10 cut its forecast for global growth this year and warned that the 2020s are on track for the weakest performance for any decade since the first Apollo moon landing.

London (CNN) — Global economic growth is on track for its weakest decade since the 1960s, according to a new analysis by the World Bank, which cites President Donald Trump’s trade war as a ...

The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ household ...

The Sh20 billion Mwache Dam in Kwale, which was funded by the national government and the World Bank, was intended to provide clean water. However, its major irrigation component has been ...

Taye Diggs discusses breaking mental health stigma and his advocacy work with Live Your PosSCZible to support Black families.

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key benchmark rate at 2.75%, citing the need to probe the effects of U.S. trade policy, but said another cut might be necessary if the economy weakened in ...

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The World Bank said it is committing $1 billion to help the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare for the development of the next stage of what could be the world’s biggest hydropower project.

The World Bank promotes expansion of private land ownership and title to improve efficient land use and recently announced billions of dollars to support these policies, claiming it will also ...