WASHINGTON—New York University economist Paul Romer is set to be named the World Bank’s chief economist next week, succeeding India’s Kaushik Basu. “Yes rumors are correct—very excited ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Sunday said it plans to publish in the future the names of all companies it bans from doing work with the poverty-fighting institution, and immediately ...

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Monday named 15 chief executive officers including financiers and asset managers to a group launched by the lender's president, Ajay Banga ...

Have you ever stopped and thought about the name of your home country or one ... one of the more complimentary translations in this world map – Swift and Strong. Named Burma for the nation ...

In March I wrote about a world map where the country names had been translated to their original literal meanings, as far as anyone could be sure. Language, after all, is a complex and confusing ...

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2018─The leaders of the World Bank and the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) have laid out an ambitious new plan to work together in the fight against extreme poverty and hunger.

Fortune magazine recognized U.S. Bank as one of the 2023 World’s Most Admired Companies, naming it No. 1 in the Superregional Banks industry category for the 13 th consecutive year. Within the ...

After decades in public markets, the Rothschild dynasty — one of the most storied names in banking — has decided its flagship bank is best in private hands. Rothschild & Co., whose ...