The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sealed an agreement to work together to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy in developing countries.

Watch the heads of the World Bank Group and IAEA sign a new partnership to support the safe and responsible use of nuclear ...

And last month, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim set targets toward universal financial access for all working-age adults by 2020. Many countries have made progress in expanding account use ...

Third, upon request, the World Bank Group and the IMF will help establish country-led platforms designed to mobilize additional climate finance, including from the private sector. The enhanced ...

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga on Tuesday said proposed new contributions from wealthy countries combined with balance sheet changes could boost the bank's lending capacity by $100 billion ...

In 2013, the bank set a goal to end extreme poverty, experienced by people living on $2.15 or less per day, by 2030. World Bank officials have since said that the lender will not succeed in that ...

World Bank, IMF Launch High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth. June 15, 2021. Washington, DC: In the face of two crises—COVID-19 and climate change—the World Bank ...

The group's president, a Trump appointee, has faced calls to step down. The annual meeting of the World Bank, held throughout this week, spotlights the organization’s work to end poverty and ...

As a global organization that has embraced the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity, the World Bank Group is committed to fostering and strengthening diversity and ...

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan revealed the firm's new org chart following sweeping leadership changes earlier this month. Chris Keane/ Reuters 2021-09-24T14:10:22Z ...

The external review, launched in 2019 following reports that communities were harmed by World Bank-funded programs, included 11 recommendations to improve accountability.

The World Bank Group (WBG) recently revised two key sanctions system procedures to account for 10 to 15 years of sanctions case development and issue management.