WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2025—The World Bank and Italy today signed an agreement to advance sustainable development in Africa, complementing the country’s recent contributions to multilateral ...

The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 3.6 per cent in 2025, building on an estimated expansion of 3.4 per cent in 2024, as key macroeconomic reforms begin to stabilise ...

The bank’s messaging on climate represents a delicate balancing act between the institution and the U.S., its largest shareholder. The World Bank has softened its once-vocal cheerleading for ...

The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 3.6% in 2025, building on an estimated 3.4% expansion in 2024, as reforms begin to show signs of stabilising the macroeconomic ...

World Bank Group (WBG) President Ajay Banga is due in Asunción Tuesday for a historic visit to Paraguay, the first by a man in his position in nearly 50 years since Robert McNamara’s in 1976.

April 23 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday cut its 2025 economic growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.1% from its January forecast of 2.5%, saying regional economies must ...

IDA, the World Bank’s fund for low-income countries, supports projects that boost economic growth, build resilience, and provide opportunities in 78 countries around the world. Ireland’s new pledge, ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday for focusing too much on climate change, and pressed the World Bank to prioritize investments in fossil fuels.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called for sweeping reforms to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, criticizing both institutions for straying from their original ...

For years, energy advocates, key World Bank shareholders, and some borrowing countries have urged the bank to rethink its policy banning any work on or financing of nuclear energy — and now ...