The World Bank is strengthening its procurement requirements to help address the jobs challenge in developing countries by requiring companies working on World Bank-funded projects to include local ...

Christian leaders condemn attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, threatening sacred sites and local heritage in Taybeh ...

The World Bank has taken its first step since ending its ban on funding nuclear energy projects by partnering with the International Atomic Energy Agency to support countries that choose to include ...

Extreme poverty is rising fast in economies hit by conflict and instability, according to the World Bank's first comprehensive report on FCS economies since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 ...

Extreme poverty is surging in Nigeria and other conflict-ridden nations, warns the World Bank. Conflict, instability, and economic downturn fuel the crisis, pushing millions into poverty.

The Philippines’ bid to become an upper-middle-income country (UMIC) fell a few dollars short this year, even after its gross national income (GNI) per capita increased from 2023 to 2024, data from ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new program to improve water security for more than four million residents in India’s tech capital, Bengaluru, in the southern state of ...

LONDON (Reuters) -The World Bank is urging "radical" debt transparency for developing countries and their lenders to stave off future crises, it said in a report released on Friday.

Bounce Empire, Colorado's top-rated indoor entertainment park, has installed the world's largest indoor circular transparent LED screen. The 67.5-foot-long display wraps around the venue's 360 ...

Anker has issued a voluntary global recall for five power bank models that pose a fire hazard. See the full list.