The IMF’s seminal mission was to safeguard global financial stability to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression, while the World Bank’s was to rebuild the war-ravaged economies of Europe ...

The World Bank this week became the latest international organization to suspend financial aid to Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's sudden takeover. "We are deeply concerned about the ...

The bank had committed nearly $800 million to the country in 2021. By Alan Rappeport WASHINGTON — The World Bank said on Tuesday that it had halted disbursements of aid money to Afghanistan as ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 14, 2018 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced its first Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) bond. The ...

The current cycle of financial commitments of international donors to Afghanistan, with just under $5 billion in security assistance each year and $3.5 billion in civilian aid, expires next year.