The World Bank has announced the appointment of Mathew Verghis as its new Country Director for Nigeria, effective July 1, ...

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 ...

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 reduced its growth forecast for the global and U.S. economy to the weakest pace for global output since 2008, citing trade war disruptions sparked by President Trump.

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.

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In a significant move to support Nepal’s infrastructure development and agricultural resilience, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved two major projects worth a combined $257 ...

The World Bank has approved a $257 million loan to Nepal for two major projects aimed at improving electricity distribution and irrigation services.

The World Bank has signed off on a $150m financing package for Nepal’s Third Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program. The money will be spent on increasing the organisational capacity of Nepal’s ...

World Bank bureaucrats who jetted to the United Nations' annual global warming conference spewed CO2 emissions equal to what's produced by 200 US households in a year -- sparking accusations of ...