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Congress warns foreign adversaries are stealing encrypted data now to decrypt later with quantum computers. Your files aren't ...
Pennsylvania once boasted over 1,500 covered bridges, earning it the nickname “The Covered Bridge State.” Today, with fewer than 200 remaining, each surviving structure like Lower Humbert Bridge ...
Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic ...
The goal of ending extreme poverty around the globe remains elusive partly due to compounding challenges faced by economies ...
The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...
When it comes to the gross domestic product—a measure of goods and services made within a country during a specific period—World Bank economists said it will grow at an annual rate of 1.4% ...
The World Bank (WB) today approved $640 million in loans to Bangladesh for two projects aimed at enhancing gas supply and improving air quality in the country. "Enhancing energy security and air ...
The World Bank on June 10 cut its forecast for global growth this year and warned that the 2020s are on track for the weakest performance for any decade since the first Apollo moon landing.
Urges government to double down on reforms MANILA, Philippines — With Philippine economic growth expected to fall below target this year until 2027, the World Bank is urging the country to ...
WASHINGTON DC, June 18, 2025—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved two projects totaling $640 million to help Bangladesh improve gas supply and air quality. “Enhancing energy ...
The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ household ...
India has witnessed a dramatic fall in extreme poverty, with the rate dropping from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 5.3 per cent in 2022-23, according to new estimates released by the World Bank.