The World Bank logo is seen at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2023.

The World Bank is getting a new president. Ajay Banga, the former CEO of Mastercard nominated by the Biden administration for the position, is expected to be selected by the bank’s board on ...

DHAKA, December 12, 2023: In light of recent reports of online loan scams misusing the World Bank’s name and logo in Bangladesh, the World Bank is warning general public of scams offering loans from ...

The World Bank, along with its sister organization, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was created at the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire in 1944.

A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018.

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, created in 1944 to rebuild postwar Europe, is the world’s largest multilateral lender. It funds a range of projects for poor countries and emerging economies, ...