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A landmark initiative to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the Eastern Caribbean was officially launched this week ...
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 ...
The World Bank is ending its long-standing ban on providing funding for nuclear energy projects - and will be open to supporting efforts to extend the life of existing reactors and accelerate the ...
The World Bank has slashed its global growth forecast to 2.3%, citing trade tensions driven by US tariffs as the primary cause of the sharp downturn.
The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report sounds a dire warning about tariffs.
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.
Executive Head of the Pandemic Fund Priya Basu said she was pleased to see that the project is taking an integrated approach to investments in the important areas of surveillance, laboratories ...
The World Bank forecasts a significant decline in global commodity prices, predicting a 12% drop in 2025 and another 5% in 2026, bringing them back to pre-pandemic levels.
New Delhi: India has made significant efforts to strengthen its healthcare infrastructure after the COVID-19 pandemic, said Priya Basu, Executive Head of the Pandemic Fund at the World Bank.
India has significantly improved its healthcare system since the COVID-19 crisis, according to Priya Basu of the World Bank. Initiatives like Ayushman Bharat and the National Digital Health Mission ...