World Population Day was established by the UN in 1989, inspired by the world population hitting five billion on July 11, 1987. Dr. KC Zachariah, a senior demographer at the World Bank, proposed ...

The World Bank Group has taken an active role in the INC process by organizing side events, sharing analytical tools, and ...

World Population Day 2025 is observed on July 11 to raise awareness about global population issues. It highlights challenges ...

The World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy and said the “impressive” U.S. economy is powering the world. The latest outlook estimates the global economy will expand 2.6 percent ...

A Brief History of the World Bank. In 1944, Allied nations convened in what became the Bretton Woods conference to establish—officially a year later—the International Bank for Reconstruction ...

Its Asian and European counterparts, the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the European Investment Bank, have each committed to devoting 50 percent of lending to climate ...

The World Bank (and the IMF) should get credit for increasing their lending to the world's poorest countries during the pandemic. But without additional action, net flows to developing economies ...

The World Bank has played an active role in making progress in those areas. ... it would be shortsighted to ignore the significance and potential of investing in climate financing.

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi outlined the thinking behind the change in policy at a joint event in Paris. Hear ...

World Population Day is observed on July 11 to raise awareness about global population issues and their impact on society.

In 1989, the United Nations established 11 July after the global body inspired by the world population hitting five billion on 11 July 1987.