But South Asian countries had sought to enhance regional connectivity and integration. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation has long been in place to promote cooperation and improve ...

A mechanism set to support pandemic preparedness in low- and middle-income countries is set to be launched later this ...

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 ...

Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, sign a partnership agreement to collaborate on the safe, secure ...

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.

South Africa has signed a $1.5 billion loan agreement with the World Bank, aiming to overhaul its transport and energy infrastructure and reignite economic growth, the National Treasury said on ...

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 ...