ISLAMABAD, May 24, 2025—World Bank Managing Director for Operations, Mrs. Anna Bjerde, concluded a two-day visit to Pakistan yesterday. During her visit, she commended the authorities for the reform ...

NAIROBI, May 27 (Reuters) - The World Bank has cut Kenya's growth forecast for this year by half a point from its initial prediction to 4.5%, it said on Tuesday, citing high levels of debt ...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2025.-The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new loan to improve the quality of cross-sectoral social protection in Chile, targeting 2.2 million ...

President Trump has a long history of cashing in on his personal brand, but to many in the crypto world, his meme coin venture might be his most naked and predatory money grab yet. Photo ...

A World Bank vice president on a leave of absence while campaigning, the Zambian has three decades of development finance experience. As president, he would launch behind-the-scenes work to ...

By Aaron Boxerman and Fatima AbdulKarim Aaron Boxerman reported from Jerusalem and Fatima AbdulKarim from Ramallah, West Bank. The Israeli government has barred foreign ministers from a number of ...

Many salaried Kenyans could see the amount of taxes they pay significantly go up if the government adopts proposals made by the World Bank. In the proposals—which the World Bank said could make ...

However, the landscape has changed as governments around the world reorder policy priorities and uncertainties have climbed to new highs. Forecasts for global growth have been revised markedly down ...

Kullu: Sirens wailed and emergency teams mobilised across Himachal Pradesh on Friday as the state conducted a large-scale earthquake preparedness dril.

Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday stressed the importance of skill development to create employment opportunities for the youth..