World Bank President Ajay Banga said boosting access to electricity is the key to unlocking the demographic dividend in the ...

Policymakers around the globe should not react in haste to announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, and ...

Several Colombians whose visas were revoked were World Bank employees traveling in the United States at the time. They were ...

The world economy is growing steadily in the face of global conflict, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates.

The World Bank has suspended its disbursements to Gabon due to debt arrears of 17 billion CFA francs ($27 million), the central African country's public accounts ministry said.

Global growth is expected to hold at an annual rate of 2.7 percent for the next two years, the same as in 2024, the bank’s ...

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to remain ...

NGOs say the banks’ obligation to prevent and remedy harm “cannot be delegated.” The World Bank and Asian Development Bank ...

The executive director of UNAIDS denounced the role of for-profit health care companies in low-income countries, saying that ...

World Bank Live is the World Bank's event streaming platform designed to engage global audiences in conversations about international development. The platform features high-level debates and events ...

The partnership aims to address Pakistan's pressing challenges, including poverty, unemployment, and climate change ...

Guangzhe Chen, a Chinese national, is the Vice President for Infrastructure at the World Bank as of February 1, 2023. In this position he leads the Bank's global efforts to build sustainable ...