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 ...

In this talk, Thomas Piketty will present some of main findings from his latest book, "Capital and Ideology," and from the World Inequality Database. In the long run, we see a trend toward more ...

The IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings will focus on the prospects for a soft landing after years of global economic turbulence. But major challenges remain, including growing climate finance ...