Yet there are solutions. New World Bank Report Urges Multi-Sector Approach for Cleaner Air. KATHMANDU, June 17, 2025 —Air pollution is the number one risk factor for death and disability in Nepal.

David Sislen, the World Bank’s Country Division Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, said, “The World Bank is committed to helping Nepal strengthen its air quality improvement programs through ...

Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, sign a partnership agreement to collaborate on the safe, secure ...

The World Bank is reconsidering its ban on financing upstream projects amid a push to bolster the power sector. The World Bank's board lifted its ban on nuclear power financing on Tuesday and is ...

Trump’s trade war won’t just cripple domestic markets—it will slow global gross domestic product growth to its lowest point in 17 years. The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report ...

The World Bank said the U.S. economy in 2025 will grow 1.4 percent, 0.9 percentage points slower than its January forecast. It also called for all nations to reduce tariffs.

The World Bank has slashed its 2025 global growth forecast, citing trade tensions and policy uncertainty as the United States imposed wide-ranging tariffs that weigh on global economic forecasts.

The World Bank on Tuesday agreed with President Trump's complaint that foreign countries engage in unfair trade practices with the US and urged the nations to ease their tariffs on American exports.

Recent World Bank data reveals a significant decline in India's extreme poverty rate, dropping from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, lifting nearly 270 million people out of extreme poverty.

The report also showed that the Philippines is expected to continue to have the second highest economic growth in Southeast Asia next year at 5.4 percent and in 2027 at 5.5 percent. Despite this ...