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

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 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 Group is considering financing $500 million of South Africa's participation in a new credit guarantee facility meant to unlock private financing for a massive transmission grid ...

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 recently approved an initial $250 million in financing for the controversial Inga 3 mega dam project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a move that worries civil society ...

A new World Bank report has issued a stark warning on the growing threat of extreme heat in South Asia, projecting nearly 1.8 billion people, roughly 89% of the region’s population, will be ...

The World Bank said it is committing $1 billion to help the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare for the development of the next stage of what could be the world’s biggest hydropower project.

The World Bank promotes expansion of private land ownership and title to improve efficient land use and recently announced billions of dollars to support these policies, claiming it will also ...

The 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank concluded recently in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of rising protectionism and declining development ...