South Africa has signed a $1.5 billion loan agreement with the World Bank, aiming to overhaul its transport and energy ...

During his four-day official visit, World Bank’s new Vice President for the South Asia Region Johannes Zutt will meet with the chief adviser, the finance adviser, Bangladesh Bank governor, and other s ...

New Delhi: The World Bank has turfed out Pakistan and Afghanistan from of its South Asia administrative region, said two people aware of the development, even as India presses multilateral banks ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025—The World Bank has appointed Johannes Zutt as the new Vice President for the South Asia Region, succeeding Martin Raiser. His appointment is effective from July 1, 2025.

The World Bank announced Wednesday that it will invest over $1.3 billion to improve the quality of life in three war-torn countries in the Middle East.

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 ...

The IAEA and The World Bank announced a partnership today to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy in developing countries.

The Bank of Korea governor Ryoo Sangdai reportedly floated an idea for banks to be the primary issuers of stablecoins in South Korea before gradually rolling out to other sectors.

Many of the serious problems with the country’s microfinance sector were present at its inception in the 1990s.

Development has been outsourced to multilateral lenders with no stake in our sovereignty. The borrowing continues, but each loan chips away at our autonomy, our dignity, and our democratic will, says ...